FL based companies that allows a dog

Where are you in Florida? The hiring area varies depending on how far south you live in Florida.
There may be several companies to choose from that have cdl training plus a pet policy.

 

Titan Transfer - cdl training & pet
Contract Freighters - cdl training & pet (www.cfidrive.com)

 

You'll stay at the school. The trucking company provides lodging and meals plus transportation from your home to the school, usually by bus or whatever you work out with the company. Some students might fly to the school, then the company reimburses them.
Titan school is in Shelbyville,TN.
Jim Palmer Trucking, you'll probably go to school in Montana or Missouri.

Contract Freighters school is in Joplin,Missouri. Sometimes they might pay for private school in your area though.

All those companies allow you to take the truck home. After you're assigned your own truck, they route you home to get all your personal belongings and your dog.

 

Getting a cdl through a company can have its Limitations. Such as only being able to operate a auto truck. Or being under Contract to repay the company if you leave before a certain time period. Witch in some cases it's impossible to make it a year without quitting. Because the driver isn't getting a decent wage per mile.

Getting a cdl through a technical college is the best route. And you won't owe a company a dime afterwards.

 

The school is 3 - 4 weeks then you must complete some road time with a trainer. Each company has their own policies on this.
Some companies will let you fly or rent a car. They reimburse you usually the amount that a bus ticket would have cost. Again, each company has their own policy on this.
I wouldn't ride the Greyhound bus; miserable trip plus good chance your stuff will get stolen. You can't see your luggage because it's underneath the passenger compartment accessed from outside the bus.

 

The companies I recommended to him pay well; milage plus accessorial pays. I think Jim Palmer is .40 cents per mile or more; not sure, I'll have to check the website.

 

I was typing my message while you had sent yours. Either way any starter company that. Pays better than .32 cpm is OK in my book. Compared to the companies where the driver will only make $300 or less p/wk

It seems like a lot of those starter reefer companies, or L/P reefer companies are well rounded in screwing over the driver. Or wait, if the driver signed a contract would it really be a screwing?