Driving jobs in Michigan

NTB has a yard in Newport which is around 35 miles south of Detroit. They run mainly regional but do have loads going as far south as Texas.

 

The unemployment rate in MI is 17%. Trucking companies are slowing as almost all are geared toward automotive with the exception of what WAHWAH said.

Chrysler Toledo (Jeep) is down to one shift and will lay off an additional 400+ before the end of the first quarter next year.

My daughter was a translator for GM (French & German). She was laid off over 2-years ago with almost no hope of returning. She was forced into moving back home with us.

And you want to look for work in Michigan?

 

ok, so the whole lease thing, as of right now, not a good way to go. so, here is what im looking for.
1. a good company that hires west mich drivers
2. sorry, hate frieghtliners, prefer petes or kw's
3. van or reefer, prefer reefer
4. has good safestat score
5. fair pay, im just over 1 1/2 yrs experiance and no, .30 cpm is not fair
6. comunication skills with drivers is a must!
7. fair hometime
8. NO CANADA
9. has the miles
10. Fair and reasonable health care
11. Good rider and pete policy

Im sure some of you may feel or think im being to unreasonable, but It dont take lone in this industry to learn what you will accept and wont. If you other drivers know or work at a place I may be intrested in, pls let me know. I have clean dac, DMV and can pass background checks and good for security clearance if company needs me to have one. thanks

 

Have you checked with Van Kampen or Van Erden?

 

yep, im a few mths short of the 2yr min and van kampen last i knew is only hiring teams right now, i have applied there 2 times already, that is my dream company. every time i have gone into van erden, they tell me they are not hiring that they are in a freeze. thanks though.

 

hey why dont you look into JEFF FOSTER TRUCKING they hire in western MI there out of wi. they pull flats and vans.

 

I no a place hiring right know....dedicted run between kc.mo and mi...talked to them yesterday...

 

also hiring dedicated for ky to kc mo 2-3 times a week

 

Has everyone left and shut the door? I was laid off from Old Dominion in Feb. and been looking for a reasonably good paying driving job. Seems like the whole country has forgot about Mich and not hireing here. Anyone got any ideas for me? Thanks

 

Join the club,I live in the thumb and have applied to every company I can find.The response I get is that they are not hiring out of MI. or that I live too far north from Detroit,or that I don't have enough experience.But yet I'm seeing drivers from other states getting hired right out of school.I can't even get a job at the fast food joints,the high schoolers get them.I have even tried several times to get a job cleaning out stalls on dairy farms,and NOTHING!!I wasn't aware you had to have a college degree to clean cow pooh!!