Is this possible??

They said Thanks, but no thanks. They quit hiring student (read new) drivers recently and said to come back in 3 months provided I have acquired steel coil experience in that time. She said the turnover and containment issues was too high with pure rookies. I get it.

 

Shelton and Paul Transport both basically said the same thing-need 6 months experience anywhere with Tractor/Trailer experience and come on back to see them.

They also said keep my nose and my DAC clean in that time and they would talk then about a shot. That's seems fair to me. So that pretty much leaves me with Melton where I am a go for orientation (3 weeks out 3 days home,2200- 2500 miles a week (recruiter speak) @.41 a mile with $40 tarping pay and fuel bonus up to .04. Trucks for newbies are 2016 KW with APU and 1500 watt inverters. Not too shabby considering I don't know ***t and can barely call myself a truck driver, no less a professional one. Other choice is Cypress which is home every weekend (wife's pick), strictly SE region,.40 a mile no bonuses or tarping pay that I know of and Oh yeah it is taking them forever to process my app. Every call starts with 'what is your last name again'.
Doesn't inspire me much but I would love to be weekly. But not for 1800 miles and less then 800 gross a week. Lousy options for living in Florida and wanting to drive flatbed.

 

Exactly.

Running out of reasonable options on this let's live in Florida and drive a flatbed dream of mine.