CDL and employment at 18

i dont know about any other states , but wv you CAN have a cdl , BUT CANT drive out of the state , you might beable to find a local dump truck company

 

Thats all states that I know of, you can get an intrastate cdl at 18 but you wont be elegible for an interstate cdl until your 21. A dump job or cement truck might be your best bet. Maybe look into a lumber yard job with a knuckle boom truck or the likes but other than that you might have to wait till your 21 or older.

 

I live in indiana i have been do research on it cause i want mine to its in the family. I am going to get my class A then haul coal until i turn 21 or at worst grain at harvest time.Log your hours close to home for awhile and take the best pay you can get until your 21. Then go do what you want. Experience will help you and will pay you more later.

 

Well, in Louisiana you can't drive anything over 26,000 pounds without a CDL. A straight truck with air brakes requires a class B CDL with air brake endorsment. You have to be 21 to drive a combination vehical in state or not because they have air brakes and exceed the 26,000 pound limit. Trying to drive a truck at 18, you may as well hang it up because I've tried and got no where so I just stuck it out until I turned 21 and here I am having problems trying to get in at going on 23 because of money issues for the cost of going to school. I don't like the idea of a company based school anyway because you have to sign a contract with them and then your stuck there until that contract is up and it's normally a year.