Need final bit of advice before jumping into flatbed trucking in Los Angeles area

The written word rules, so if Prime wants you to sign a contract, read every word of it and get a lawyer to explain parts you do not understand.

If you will be signing a contract in Utah, find out if the state has a cooling off period that allows you to back out of a signed contract with no penalty.

There is a huge shortage of truckers in America, so if you can pass a drug test, have a clean driving record, can pass the truck driving physical and don't have a criminal record/warrants, then you are employable in the trucking industry. And if you are a responsible person, you won't have a problem finding work.

 

If your not “tied down” move to Joplin, MO and apply at TMC. You will get home every weekend if you do your job and you will have a great parking place at their terminal.

And no, not Des Moines

 

If you are unemployed or underemployed, do a search for WIOA Grant. If you qualify they will give you a list of local schools and will pay the tuition for you.

 

McLane hiring for warehouse.

Get on then tell them you want your CDL. They’ll get you your CDL.

 

Don't let prime put a manual restriction on your license or you will be bound to work for a mega carrier only. You will make more money at smaller companies that will most likely only have manual transmissions.