New Graduate Pre-Formed Team looking for work out of FL

Hi, all!

In a bit of a pickle here perhaps. Myself and a family member are enrolled in school starting in April. Oak Tree Technical. 6-week program.

We are wanting to work as a pre-formed team after graduating.

Upon graduating, we will have:

• Doubles/triples, tankers & HAZMAT endorsements (doubles/tanker already acquired with permit)
• TWIC cards
• 160-hour certifications

Here’s the rub:

• Vero Beach, FL
• South of I4
• New grads (obviously)

As I’m sure many are familiar with, nearly every call results in one or more of the following:

• “We require 6+ months experience.”
• “We don’t hire in your area.”
• “We don’t offer teams.”

To make matters worse, due to various life circumstances, have no work record for over a decade.
We had savings we were living off and some cash rentals, so no employment/tax records.

We’d prefer to avoid being separated during weeks+ of training/mentorship. Covenant was the only one we found who’d keep us together. Covenant can’t hire us due to location.

No, no conveniently located pals to share an address with north of I4.

We ultimately wanted to get into team-oriented doubles/triples with a company like FedEx. But it appears there’s some stepping-stones to find before we get there?

Armellini is allegedly hiring but I get mixed answers from them on whether they’ll take new grads or need 6+ months experience. And we couldn’t pair as a team for as long as a year or so with them.

Any suggestions would be deeply appreciated!
We’re really wanting to work and are very much looking forward it!

Thanks, all!

 

@Chinatown Thank you for the suggestions! The hitch with changing address is FL Homestead. Your license should reflect your homestead, and we’re disinclined to try duping the tax man!
It’s useful info nonetheless! Just needs someone not tied to homestead tax protections. Had to do a crash-course on that after your thoughts!
Thank you!

Schneider is an option if they have team-driving positions open; it sounds like they only separate teammates for about a week on the road from what I heard over the phone.

C.R. England requires three months and isn’t hiring out of FL except very north — I.E. Jacksonville.

@tscottme Being an adult also means making mistakes and learning from them! Plenty of research done prior to enrolling, as well as changes in end goals as we learned and adapted. All part of life. We’re trying to thread a particularly specific needle but you miss every shot you don’t take! Just have to be willing to try again and adjust if you miss.
Florida is definitely a tricky one! Thankfully there’s a handful of fallbacks in FL, they just don’t tick all the boxes.
In any case, I hear there’s some pretty good rock-climbing places in Kansas and sometimes you have to make do.

@lual Thank you! I’ll give them a ring and see what they say!