Noob alert

Welcome aboard.

 

How strong are you? Can you lift a rolled up tarp that weighs 75 or 100 lbs. off the ground and put it on the trailer?
Huntsville is a good area and many trucking companies of all types will hire you at graduation.
Melton Truck Lines is a good flatbed company.


Tidewater Transit (tanker) hires in your area and you'll make a lot more money there.

 

You're in the hiring area for Melton. They're a coast to coast outfit, so you'll probably see all the lower 48 states. Orientation is in Tulsa,Oklahoma.

Here's some that hire new cdl grads & can consider them if you change your mind on flatbed.
Danny Herman Trucking
Freymiller
Magnum Ltd.
Titan Transfer
Abilene Motor Express
Tyson Foods
Navajo Express

Danny Herman Trucking stays below I-40 and runs coast to coast.


Tyson Foods^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^Danny Herman Trucking

 

During training tmc will make you stand on the ground flat footed by a trailer and tell you to get on the trailer deck. That might be an issue with your height. You will also have to go to des moines iowa for 2 wk training. I think back when i did it there was about 50 drivers there trying to get a job, and only 10 or so of us made it to very end of the 2 wk period. They sent one guy home for hitting a train on the simulator lol.