CDL

Since a CDL permit has a brief life, I suggest not doing it this way.

 

In these times....forget help out of most training companies. Newbies w/license standing in line for opportunities.

 

The problem here is....for now.....& the foreseeable future....CDL jobs for rookies are fewer & farther between -- than say, 3 years ago.

However -- here's a very rare opportunity for you to get a CDL thru a company, & also be home daily:

Coca Cola -- driver trainee -- Knoxville, TN -- no CDL req'd

-- L

 

It's no longer possible to do that. After Feb 2022 everyone attempting to get a CDL, HazMat endorsement, School Bus endorsement, or Passenger Bus endorsement must get ELDT training from a ELDT provider. You can get ELDT training online, but no trucking company can hire you until their insurance company's requirements are met. That will lead you almost always into a CDL school providing 160 hours of instruction.

Before you decide how to get a CDL you need to find the employer that knows your background, especially if there is anything in your background which is negative (poor driving record, traffic tickets, DL suspensions, felony convictions, drug use, DUI/DWI/OWI, long gaps in employment, not having a US driver license for at least 1 year, less than 23 year old applicant, etc). Each of those will severely limit which trucking companies can hire you. Some trucking companies only hire newbies from some individual CDL schools. Some trucking companies have their own CDL schools. Get your CDL however THAT ONE EMPLOYER wants for the newbies they hire. You will be drug tested and marijuana, cannabis, THC, weed, pot, etc are all Federally prohibited and any state law about it has ZERO meaning to the Feds for CDL purpose, in case that is relevant to you.

THERE IS NO TRUCK DRIVER SHORTAGE, if anything there are too many CDL drivers for the amount of freight needing to be moved. The media and the trucking company associations have been pushing a fake story "truck driver shortage" to get money from the govt, attract new technology, and change govt regulations.

 

No Experience? No problem! — R. E. West Transportation
14 Bluegrass Drive,
Ashland City, TN, 37015,
No contract to sign.
WE PAY YOU TO TRAIN
That's right - we pay you to train. On top of any sign-on incentives you may qualify for, R. E. West considers its trainees employees and pays them through the entire course of their training.

 

Frequently Asked Questions - KLLM Transport Services
If you are a MS or LA resident, you can obtain your Class A Permit through KLLM. If you are an AL, AR, TN, TX or GA resident, you will need to obtain your permit hard copy and DOT physical before coming in.

For students who attend our Jackson, MS., academy, there is a $200 incentive bonus that is paid out to entry-level, permit holders, and refresher students during the 22 days. Students are also paid $812/week training pay while on the truck with their KLLM certified trainer for those 240 hours in total of training after graduation.

 

CDL Training & Truck Driving Schools
Pay and Benefits
I think the pay, while attending cdl school, is $616 a week.

 

Swift Refrigerated – Sign On for the Trucking Career of a Lifetime …

Academy Opportunities – Earn your CDL in as little as 4 weeks

 

Three week
TMC's in-house CDL Training is a three week program that educates you in all the basics required to obtain a Class A license. TMC will help transfer your CDL to your state of residency upon completion.
Paid CDL Training | TMC Offers Class A CDL Certification
www.tmctrans.com/drive-for-tmc/new-to-trucking/