New Driver seeking employment advice or any pertinent advice you may have.

They should have a list of companies that hire from them. Reach out to the school and find out.

 

Trucking Jobs in the US - Halvor Lines

 

Drive for Empire Express | Empire Express offers an …

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  • 100% no-touch freight
  • Now, for over 35 years Empire Express has taken special pride in the Empire Family, where, just like your family, every person is known by their name, not called by a number.

 

This is one of the best out there for new drivers.
Stick with this company and work up to $100G or more.
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Old Dominion Freight Line
3301 Mayflower Dr, Lynchburg, VA 24501
Drivers

ODFL offers competitive pay, benefits and bonuses. The company has a guaranteed weekly match on your contributions to the 401k plan, as well as a discretionary matching contribution each year based on the company’s annual net profits after taxes.

 

Do you know yet if you want to start out dryvan/reefer, flatbed or tanker? What are some things you hope to get out of your first year? Do you want longer hauls where you can see more of the country, frequent hometime etc...?

 

Old Dominion Freight Line

 

What carriers (if any) visited your class while you were in CDL school?

Do you not like any of them?

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It’s like that show, “Undercover Boss,” where the company CEO hides his identity and takes on a low level job to see the business from the ground up. Everyone thinks ALL truck drivers are stupid. When someone thinks you’re stupid, hide your cards. If I were OP, I would never voluntarily mention my business experience to anyone involved with the trucking company. Discerning people will realize that you are different from average, and the true idiots of the world will never be able to figure you out.

 

Can't speak for the OP, but a guy I know who got his CDL from a community college program earlier this year said only one recruiter came to his class. When I got mine in 2022, it seemed like we had a different recruiter almost every day. Granted, I went the private school route, so maybe the recruiters just target those more because they know a lot of their students have new loans to pay back, but it could also be a sign of how slow the market is.