Kirkwood in Cedar Rapids

Community college cdl program is a winner.
Get all the endorsements while there.
Will you live in or near Cedar Rapids?
What type trucking interests you; maybe we can give you some leads.

 

Liquid Trucking sometimes, on rare occasion, hires a new cdl school grad.
This is the only OTR company I know of that pays hourly pay vs. mileage.
Probably worth making contact when you have a school start date.
Opening page of the website has a "Chat Request" so you can talk directly to someone in the company.
Home - Liquid Trucking
https://liquidtrucking.com
Mar 23, 2019 · Founded in 1989, family owned Liquid Trucking, has grown to one of the 30 largest tank trucking companies in the United States. We pride ourselves on providing the highest quality liquid transport services out of the midwest, servicing the continental US and Canada.

 

Here's one; $69K first year.
DHL Supply Chain - Iowa City
Applicants with a valid CDL-A but less than 6 months verifiable experience may be considered for special DHL finishing & compensation program.
Click here > Apply On Company Site

 

It sounds to me like you have an ideal plan

 

I'm sure several recruiters will visit that community college and some will probably have regional positions available for you.

 

I went through Kirkwood in 2011 via CRSTs two week program; 3rd generation driver but no verifiable and all had retired, they do a good job and with my experience it was pretty much useless for me lol but never the less no matter your knowledge or experience a refresher is never a bad thing.

When yall do move here I strongly encourage yall to live outside of Linn & Johnson county because it is cheaper the more rural you get and with it being only 30/45 mins to go from Benton to Jones county it wont add much to a commute. I'm always willing to help if you have any local Iowa trucking questions. I got lucky and found a 1 truck local operation.