beging to think geting my cdl was a joke

I wish I had read it first. WIA paid $1500 of the CDL school leaving me with a $6000 loan at 18%. Even though I have no job at all, I've been charging the payment to protect my credit score. I have went to 3 OTR companies and 1 local. I failed at all of them. I've been out of a truck since 7/28, so if I want to get back in, I need a refresher ($1000).

 

like other said try local companies. usually get paid by hour or percentage of load get see wife n kids everynight i got my cdl when i was 18 and it was so hard for me to find a job went to a local farmer who had a 88 mack triaxle and he got me on with him for a year and then things got slow again so he said i miswell look at something else i got a job in gas wells sucked as so i quite now im at a feed mill hauling bulk feed hopper bottom dump so just hang in there youll adventually find something just go to local places little guys that dont have many trucks they seem to be the ones that can convince there insurance to get you on maybe a lumber company or w/e but ull get some seat time you just have hang in there and like others said local sometimes better than otr since maybe ur used to being home everynight no need to go otr right away i don;t think i could ever do that kind of trucking. so just drive round look for some small guys and just keep plugging away at trying to find something there is someone out there looking for a driver thats not advertising it n thats how i found all my jobs

 

I would imagine like gonzo said that a trash company is always hiring.

 

Already got the 'no thank you' email from the trash company; they're not interested. In my area, even trash companies want experience.

 

So whatever baldness to the op? Probably nothing good since he's no longer posting

 

Wrong time of year. But concrete company's are always hiring. They have about the same turnover as OTR. Cannot find people that really want to work hard. And it can be very hard work.
Also does not pay that great lol, but it is a job.
Dumps are about the same, though allot less work.
When applying for a local construction type company. Show up in clothing you could work in. Good boots. Work shirt. Jeans. Make sure they are clean. No t's
Talk to someone in charge, not the secretary. She will have a standard answer. Don't just go in and ask for an App.
Ask if they are looking for a driver. You never know.
It worked for me every time I tried in the past 20 years.

Also go to an agency that does professional temp workers. Like manpower.
Some company's will hire local drivers that way. Since they can try them out for a month or so, and don't have to worry about insurance or comp. Then if they work out they will hire them on full time.

 

A local concrete company here had an ad for mixer and dump drivers in the paper a few weeks ago . It seemed odd to me . They are union and I suspected they were preparing for a strike .