Advice for after school

sventvkg · Sep 28, 2021

Chinatown said: ↑

Did you try Waste Management?

Must be at least 18 years of age

Hold a current Class A or B Commercial Driver's License with an air brake endorsement.

Legally eligible to work in the United States.

100% tuition paid for eligible employees and your family, and established career opportunities

We Are Investing in You: Amazing medical, dental & vision, 401K with match, discounted stock options, dependent day care, provided uniform/PPE, 3 weeks paid time off and holiday pay, employee discount programs, and more!

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Yea it's a Class B job. Worthless for trying to move on to a Tractor trailer job since you get no Class A experience. There are plenty of crappy paying Class B jobs for the taking, sure.

MaunaLoa · Sep 28, 2021

sventvkg said: ↑

Good luck. I'm in Jupiter and I can give you my experience. Paid for school myself, went to PRIME, stayed for 2 months of the training but came home due to a medical issue and decided to stay and look for something local. I was never able to even get an interview with anything other than food/Beverage service (sysco, Coremark, Coke). Having spoken to and witnessed the amount of physical work these guys do (My wife is a restaurant manager) I was advised by every one of them to stay away. The job is for younger men. I have been interested in LTL stuff. Estes P & D type stuff. If has some physicality to it and you aren't trapped behind the wheel for alone in your rolling cubicle for 11hrs, 5 days a week. Even Tanker stuff where you get out run hoses, fuel etc. Anyway, with my lack of experience I haven't been able to even get an interview with a CDL and a completely clean DMV 50 years old. It seems like in other places in the country they are begging for drivers but not FL. You may have to go OTR or try to stick it out with a food service delivery job for a year. That's my experience so far man. Good luck!
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Thank You for your input. The first 10 years of my hospitality career I was an Executive Chef with Marriott, so I know all about food delivery. Hahaha. Definitely a younger mans game. I have a couple leads I’m following. Excited to get to school and get things moving.

HiramKingWilliams · Sep 28, 2021

Chinatown said: ↑

XPO Logistics has been hiring new cdl school grads.
4531 Madison Industrial Ln, Tampa, FL 33619

To be 21 years of age or older

Valid Class A commercial driver's license

Safe driving record and history

Hazardous materials endorsement

Doubles/triples endorsement

Tank vehicle endorsement (tanker drivers)

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I was hired at XPO right out of school. It’s a good job, decent starting pay that progresses to a good wage over 3 years. Good benefits. Just be aware that they have one board for both P&D (City) Drivers and Linehaul Drivers. So you can get bumped off one onto the other based on seniority. That’s what happed to me, otherwise I’d still be there.

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