Do companies hire new drivers, or do they simply manifest with 2 years experience

I recently made the fool's decision of upgrading my driver's license to a class 1. It was a terrible school in terms of how much money I paid. I got the impression that most people who train there are on some sort of government assistance or program because I definitely did not feel like they treated me as if I had just spent over 10,000 dollars to pay for the training. Very disappointing experience, but not as disappointing as the realisation that without exactly 2 years of experience I am worthless to these companies.

I am very sad, I spent a significant amount of money to get this license and this post here is a sort of last resort before I absolutely bury this entire industry and never think of trucking again.

Also I have clean criminal record, clean driving record, 2 years experience driving tandem axel lift gate set up, as well as a significant amount of time hauling bales when I was a kid, a job I somehow managed to do safely despite not having 2 years of experience.

Anyways this rant is driven by desperation and your help would be very much appreciated.

Off topic observation: the new MELT program does not include a load securement course. This is ironic because the cause of the MELT program was a collision caused by...not being trained in load securement. Amazing.

 

Class 1 is a commercial driver's license also known as class A in the United States of freedom.

 

I have applied and spoken with their recruitment team, there are no jobs in western Canada right now. They are a great starter company though from what I've heard.
For the record, I've applied for positions with every company in BC and Alberta