Class A or B for local runs only?

ABF Freight
7 Depot Hill Rd, Enfield, CT 06082
This company sometimes offers a dock-to-driver program to help get cdl-A.

• Make more money! Wages are Teamster Union Scale which are greater than most other carriers! Hourly employees also receive overtime pay after 8 hours/day.
• Be Home more often! Home time for ABF Freight drivers far exceeds that of other drivers within the truckload industry.
• Vast majority of ABF Freight local driving jobs are Monday through Friday.
• All drivers receive health and welfare benefits with no employee paid premiums.

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There is a lot of Class A local work in bigger cities. For example, food service companies (they deliver food to restaurants, schools, etc) are usually chronically short of drivers. Not every job is widely available in every city or location.

 

Can drive a Class-B truck with a Class-A cdl.
Cannot drive a Class-A truck with a Class-B cdl.
This gives you more options for local jobs.