CDL and Class C

This is probably a very stupid question but I've honestly gotten a few mixed answers when I've asked smaller forums, but do you have to have a class C to actually start working either local or OTR. It seems almost all of the major carriers require at least a year/year and a half, but some companies are vague, they just want you to have a license and a good record they don't specify what kind of license, like for me I have had a class M for 5 years ever since I was been 19 and never really cared much for driving a car since motorcycles are cheaper with my salary. Some people say they've hardly sat in a car but have their driver's license and then went immediately into a career as a truck driver, others say it isn't necessary because you'll pick up horrible habit from driving a car. What kind of companies can I look into or companies that might not require a Class C or at least someone who hasn't had it for a year yet.

 

Thank you guys, I'm a month away from taking my class C test. it seems most of the smaller companies that I look into require you to have your Class C but that's just to have it, doesn't say anything about needing to have it for years. I hope my current DMV record that companies want clean for a few years will suffice instead of needing to rack up a Class C DMV record. Roehl Transport seems to be where I want to end up. They mainly work east coast and a contract for 15 months after you get trained by them which is fine by me. Local is where I want to end up and all local places require a year or 2 of experience it seems. so 15 months with Roehl is good way to get experience.

 

Surprisingly enough Not a maniac at all. thank god I chose a sport bike that didn't have that sport bike power. only been pulled over and given warnings twice in 4-5 years i've owned it. I also have a question to ask, if most major carriers want 1-2 years with a driver's license but at the same time want 5-7 years clean DMV record how is that possible if you've only been driving for a year or 2?

 

cdl exam as in their permit or the actual license exam. if it's the permit exam i'm going to be getting it and a few endorsements before I apply for Roehl's school. I know some endorsements take weeks to finalize so that will give me a little more time with my driver's license.