Gittin' my CDL in a week or two...got a question about a company to start with...

Maverick is a good starter, put a year in then plenty of companies to explore. Good Luck

 

I hear maverick is good I got an app in with them hoping to drive for them

 

Heck you live right smack in the middle of the flatbed freight lane. It would be really hard to keep you from the house.

 

Trailiner Corporation in Springfield might be a good fit. One driver posted he works there and does a lot of West Coast turns.

 

I don't know, better call and ask.

 

What do you mean by "on your own"? If you mean you rented a truck/trailer and took the skills test and didn't go to school, you're going to have some problems. I used a truck and trailer at the company I work for and went and took the pre-trip and road test ($50 total) so I didn't have to pay some stupid amount for CDL school. I have a perfect driving record and no arrests or convictions of any kind. The problem was, when I was looking into other companies, every company I called said, "How much experience". I told them I just got my CDL. Then they say, "What school did you graduate from". So I tell them that I didn't go to a school and that I went and took the test on my own. EVERY SINGLE COMPANY said, "You either have to have previous experience or you have to have graduated from an accredited school or you can go to our school for $5,000 (or whatever that company's price was)". I was stuck until I got more experience with the company I was working for. I actually stayed at my current company and 1 year later I'm avg 3200mi/week and home every night and every weekend so it all worked out.

Just letting you know that if you get your CDL on your own without school, you will more than likely have to go through some type of school at a company (such as Maverick's driving school) and it will cost you and you will be contractually obligated to that company unless you get lucky with a smaller company like I did.