CDL A with no experience

Avoid CRST and Swift. Don't walk. RUN!

 

KKW Trucking Company will probably hire you. They run Western states and Texas. They're in Pomona but hire all over California.

 

I'm starting to believe this (the part in bold) is a myth.. I've heard about it for years but I don't actually know anybody personally with this restriction on their license.. Sure, we ALL know someone, who knows someone, that has this restriction, but I don't know anyone that actually has the restriction.. I know plenty of people that took their test in an automatic- no restriction..

To be clear, I'm talking about their test from their state DMV- not from a company..

To the OP- MOST (I'm sure not ALL) SYSCO plants are going to require that you've had your CDL for minimum of 1 year.. I'd still look into- but that's just a heads up..Other food service and beverage companies probably don't have that same requirement..

 

In colorado it's the E restriction missouri has it as well can't remember the letter it's not a myth

 

You know anybody that has it? In New Jersey its a restriction to.. WE just sent 2 guys to get their license this past week in automatics.. Both passed .. Neither have the restriction.. I believe its a myth

 

A simple search in this forum will show guys asking how to get the restriction removed oddly enough a fellow from new York with the automatic restriction claimed to have moved to new Jersey last year and transfered his license to there and new Jersey removed the restriction because they don't recognize it so , that's prob why your guys don't have the restricrion

 

Show me this "simple search".. I've only seen people concerned about it because that's what we're all told.. I've been wrong plenty of times, and if I'm wrong on this, hey its nothing new..lol.. I just have never interacted with anyone that actually HAS the restriction- even though we've all heard about it

 

http://www.thetruckersreport.com/tr...ds/attention-cdl-changes.293810/#post-4765592 just one of the few posts

 

There ya go.. Thanks.. So why is it so inconsistently enforced? I don't expect you to know that, its rhetorical..lol.. We all hear about it, but very rarely is it ever enforced.. Is it a state thing (because there are NY drivers that tested in an auto with no restriction), a county thing, or an individual DMV officer thing?

For the record- I'm in FAVOR of the restriction.. I just don't understand the inconsistency

 

Lots of good advice here. If you don't want to go otr be prepared to bust your ### doing food or beverage delivery. If you get lucky enough you might get into a LTL company doing pick up and delivery. It can be tough at times but not nearly as intense as food/bev

If you get into a decent company you can do around a 1000 week gross. Entry level 50-52k a year is pretty darn good. Otr entry level wages you won't come close to that at MOST places. Say you started otr at 33 cents/mile and did roughly 2300mi/wk that comes out to $759 week or just under 40k a year. To me that extra 10-12k a year is worth it for that added labor. What I stated for food service was on the low end. I worked for a not so good company and on a 2 driver turn and burn I would do about 1200 on a high case count week