@motocross25 - thank you again!!!! You’ve been an invaluable resource in a short time. Maverick has already offered me employment. Naturally they...
Thanks! Maverick, McElroy & Melton have been way cool about me + flatbed = ❤️. I’ve not heard anything discriminatory from them, to the contrary...
@RedRover - thank you again! I’m approved and offered orientation with Maverick. I had an instructor in school who retired with them and highly...
Thank you!!!! I’ve inquired with every recruiter about riders and pets (I have an old grandpa French bulldog who would love to retire his days in...
I’ll grab a newspaper tonight (prob my neighbors, haha, they’ve had a few sitting in the drive the last few days) and check that out. Something...
@Coover Thank you for contributing! I am thankful for it. While I’d rather not do OTR (I own my dream house & love the secluded location in...
He really did indeed. I’ll try them too - thank you for the lead!
Whoa @motocross25 - yay!!! Thanks for all of these leads. With the exception of Beelman (they want a years worth of exp right now) these are all...
Thank you @RedRover - thanks! I’m learning it’s more difficult to get that local gig than the school lead me to believe as I was signing my...
Thanks @Vic Firth I appreciate you. I’m glad to hear it’s okay to apply and talk to so many. Yes, my goal is to stick with whatever I start...
@Vic Firth thanks again! I did apply and was approved with WST and also Freymiller at the suggestion of @Chinatown I’m definitely considering...
Hey! Thanks to you also for responding. I think intermodal would be wonderful! At school we drove by an intermodal yard daily and I’d often remark...
@Vic Firth - thanks so much for responding. Yes for FedEx and UPS - not for Estes yet they want hazmat (I’m scheduled for fingerprinting...
Greetings from St. Louis! As the title of this thread states - I’m a recent CDL grad, and am putting out applications like crazy. My ideal would...
@Chinatown - thank you! That’s so close by. I looked at the website and they’re asking for 1 yr exp. I’m going to put in an app anyway and see...
Schneider, Swift and Amazon all paid for students in my local 160 hr CDL school. A few of us paid out of pocket, others were funded by a state...
I wasn’t feeling confident or ready when taking my test this Tuesday. I demolished a cone, lost a gear and nearly killed the truck - but passed my...
@Chinatown Thanks again for your knowledge. West Side Transport was on the lower end for training pay at @ $70.00 daily (I think I spend more...
The range of training pay varies wildly with the OTR companies - from $300-750 a week. McElroy being the upper end. I have savings to buffer me...
@Chinatown - West Side Transport approved me - I spoke with them today. Additionally McElroy and Melton have made offers. So far, locally, Lazer...
