Just got my CDL permit! Now what?

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  1. PackRatTDI

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  3. blazerbaby

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    Any trucking companies that will train with a cdl permit in texas? Also lookkng for maybe short hauls till i get use to driving.
     
  4. Chinatown

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    Did you try those companies list I gave you?
     
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    I lost the list
     
  6. Chinatown

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    LaBatt Foodservice
    Reinhart Foodservice
    McLane Foodservice
    All 3 of the above hire drivers with only a cdl permit.
    Apply for "Driver Associate" or "Driver Helper"
     
  7. blazerbaby

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    Thank you for the information. None are close to my area thou. I live near Amarillo Texas
     
  8. Chinatown

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    Driver Apprentice-FedEx Freight- - Amarillo, TX
    Must possess a class A Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) or a CDL permit prior to entering job classification.
     
  9. Chinatown

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    Can't you just attend a trucking company cdl school? Plenty of those around.
     
  10. blazerbaby

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    There is no school here. The closet is amarillo but.no.money to get.started
     
  11. Chinatown

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    There's some schools in Dallas that will provide a bus ticket to Dallas, then provide meals and lodging while attending their school.
    FFE (Frozen Food Express)
    Millis Transfer - need $500.00 for fees
    Roehl Transport - pays $500.00 weekly while in class.
    Raider Express
    Stevens Transport
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