Attention all rookies and wannabes: Local Jobs for New Drivers

Are you SURE of that? Some states have different rules and regs. . .

 

I went to Ft. Worth Star-Telegram and was trying to dig past what this post is warning about as well as a lot of additional stuff I see too often on the web and saw a claim by an ad that Werner is taking zero-time drivers .... I could do that and I can believe that decent companies can and will do that (sometimes ) but I am flat on the idea that I am not going to pay a "driver-training" operation when I probably have better skills than what they are going to say is an instructor and as well I have zero-tolerance for sales-as-authority so .......

 

I just recently graduated from Lancaster Career And Technology Center March 9,2012.
I am very very encouraged by this posting as i have thought through the whole 1-2 years experiance thing i decided " How Bad Do I Want To Be A Truck Driver".?
That thought motivates me to keep on keeping on.
I have been turned away about 5 times so far but thanks to this forum i will not give up cause i believe that " When God closes a door , He always opens a window".
I look forward to staying connected to all you other drivers cause we are not gonna give up here in Lancaster , Pa.

 

This is from my state CDL manual

Class A Exam Requirements – To operate trucks or truck combinations weighing 26,001 lbs or more, and towing a vehicle/unit over 10,000 lbs, then a Class A license is needed. The following tests are required:

General Knowledge test
Combinations vehicle test
Air Brakes
Pre-Trip
Basic Skills
CDL Road Test
Applicable exams for desired endorsements

Endorsements
"Endorsement" means a special authorization, which permits a driver to drive certain types of vehicles or to transport certain types of property or a certain number of passengers. The following endorsements can be placed on Class A, B, or C commercial driver licenses.
H. (Placarded Hazmat) - Issued to those who have passed the required written and skills tests and who will transport placarded hazardous materials.
N. (Tank Vehicles) - Issued to those who have passed the required written and skills tests and who will drive tank vehicles.
P. (Passengers) - Issued to those who have passed the required written and skills test and who will drive passenger vehicles.
S. (School Bus) Issued to those who have passed the required written and skills test and who will transport pre-primary, primary or secondary school students from home to school, from school to home, or to and from school-sponsored events. (Does not include a bus used as a common carrier.) The P endorsement is also required.
T. (Double/Triple Trailers) - Issued to those who have passed the required written and skills tests and who will drive double or triple tractor- trailer vehicles. Triple trailers are not allowed on Florida roads.
X. (Placarded Hazmat & Tank Vehicles) - Issued to those who qualify for the H and N endorsements

 

wow that is cold as a trucker's wife I hope my husband does not feel that way since everything at home falls on us

 

been reading this thread, even though it may not be easy to put in words things like who unloads the truck and if one is really suited to O.T.R. are only gauged by doing it ~ I would hang around a truckstop in mesquite decades ago wishing to be a trucker, later I thought otherwise as I was working in construction -- now with decades of working I can tell most start-offs that which company you work for is important but without a year O.T.R. there is really no way to know what it is about

 

Humm most of the companies he has listed has bottom feeders. drivers earn over 75K a year after they get experience under their belt. Yet most of the bigger carriers are self insured now a days and will take you right out of anytime truck driving school. Depends on what you what to do. Happy trails.

 

I've just recently graduated this past thursday and still getting my endorsements, just in case any local companies take me on. Thanks again for being honest. I'm applying at any and all I can get ahold of.

 

I see that the OP has had a little name change !!!!!

 

I like your location change!!