Any Linehaul for Beginner Teams?

I have some experience (enough to fulfill the "2 years exp. in past five years" requirement), but my wife doesn't have a cdl. Just wondering if it's worth it for her to get a cdl in order to team? It's really a ha$sle to send her to cdl school, and the whole idea was to give teaming a go, but that won't happen if they all require experience. Otherwise, I'll keep doing solo with her as my passenger.

We just want to get a job where we drive between terminals back and forth. Doesn't necessarily have to be LTL. Actually that would probably be nicer with a 53ft van trailer than with doubles. If we can't find some sort of terminal to terminal gig teaming, than I think I'll just have to stay solo. For solo I'm not sure I could do otr anymore. Really not interested in getting pinged around the country anymore and not knowing how much money I will make with operations wasting my time and pay packages that always have you waiting for free. Not so adventurous anymore. Just want to know how much work I'll do and how much I'll get paid for it.

Willing to relocate obviously since we're homeless with no ties anywhere. Currently paper residents of Nashville.

 

The sad truth here is....because of the spouse's lack of experience--you may not be able to start things off at what would be considered a "first pick" carrier.

To do team driving, with zero experience for the spouse (and....like you said...not necessarily LTL)....check out:

• Schneider National; or
• Covenant Transport

Put in at least a year running with either of these.....then things should open up considerably for better-paying possibilities down the road (yes, pun intended ).

--Lual

 

This one might work with you & the wife. Website has teams home 2 days a week, so tell the HR person you want to stay on the road vs. home 2 days a week.
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Bulkley Trucking
www.bulkleytrucking.com
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5889 Interstate Highway 30 W, Brashear, TX 75420

 

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This company hired a husband wife team. He had experience and she was fresh out of CDL school.
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Carolina Logistic Inc.
carolinalogistic.com
Contact us
At: Diesel Power Truck Center
2348 Smokey Park Hwy Ste. 204, Candler, NC 28715

 

This company runs teams out of Lebanon, Tennessee.
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RustyDog Express Inc. | Lebanon TN

Our mission is to have truck drivers enjoy being truck drivers while making consist pay per week... Lebanon, TN

 

Dot Foods is building a new DC in Manchester, TN. They’ll pay for your wife’s CDL training. She’ll be put with a female trainer, until she gets up to speed. Then, you can run team, for them. It’d be DC > DC or DC > trailer swap. 53’ reefers and dry vans. Volvo VNL760. ~$120K per driver. You would be on a 24hr schedule for ~100hrs, then go back to your home DC, for your break.

Transportation Company Jobs | Drive For Dot | Dot Transportation, Inc.

 

@Chinatown

You need to just make several threads on jobs
Like
1 for new teams
1 for those with 10 dui’s Vs only 3
1 for those with 9 speeding tickets
1 for those with a clean record Vs the person with a meth charge
And so on…

 

And, a thread for each state of residency.

 

But……
I don’t have an address…. Now what?