Looking to get started in Expediter Work

Discussion in 'Expediter and Hot Shot Trucking Forum' started by watrucker, Jan 21, 2013.

  1. watrucker

    watrucker Light Load Member

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    I have had my CDL for a while, but I have never really used it. I don't like driving the full size tractor trailers, they are too big for my tastes and a pain to get into a lot of places. My experience left my frustrated and I went back into my old line of work. I was stopped at a truck stop the other week on my way back from a new years eve party in CA and I found myself wandering around and noticed a fed ex custom critical straight truck with a sleeper and said "that looks more up my alley". Did some research on it was and it sounds like something worth trying. My issue is that it all seems to be O/O geared. Now I am not willing to make the kind of financial commitment on something I have never done before, but I still would like to roll with an O/O or a company and check it out. I applied on Fed-Ex custom critical's website to run with another driver as a team, but if anyone here has any leads, or knows of someone in my area that does the straight truck work and needs a co-driver I am all ears. I could be ready to go ASAP.
     
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  3. dschmidt201

    dschmidt201 Light Load Member

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    Hit up Craig's list looks like there is a lot of opertunity for you since your so clOse to seattle
     
  4. watrucker

    watrucker Light Load Member

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    I have, nothing comes up right now.
     
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  5. BigBadBill

    BigBadBill Bullishly Optimistic

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    Contact some of the larger expeditors. They have owners of small fleets that are always hiring. Lack of experience may be only issue.
     
  6. Chinatown

    Chinatown Road Train Member

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    Panther Expedite hires with no experience required if you have a CDL.
    On the website, click on Careers & then on Fleet Drivers.
     
  7. Bigarmin88

    Bigarmin88 Road Train Member

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    If you got at lease 6 months exp in T/T and want to drive a straight truck look into Express - 1,Bolt Express,J.D Clerk or C&M. Panther will hire you if no prior exp for straight but I wouldn't roll with them living in CA they don't do well in west coast. Do some homework Panther in my option is a starter company for getting S/T exp.
     
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  8. TennTrucker

    TennTrucker Light Load Member

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    Thats how I got started, drove a few months and loved it so I bought my own truck.

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  9. watrucker

    watrucker Light Load Member

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    I live in WA, but I didn't figure they looked West Coast geared. Looking into Fed Ex Custom Critical right now.
     
  10. Truckinchic

    Truckinchic Medium Load Member

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    try this site here..put an app in with the main website and it will connect you with all the different websites out there.

    http://www.expeditersonline.com/gap/success.html
     
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  11. FuturoAbogado

    FuturoAbogado Bobtail Member

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    Hey TennTrucker...if you have any information you could give to a young pup looking to possibly get into this or a company to try with I would greatly appreciate it. I live 45 miles east of Nashville.
     
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