Completely NEW wanna be driver looking for advice.

Here's another one if you attend a 160 hr. cdl school:
Dynamic Transit
"We require a Class A CDL and will consider recent graduates.
The Dynamic Transit service area is all of the lower 48 states. Our core business is focused around the Midwest, Southeast, Western Plains and West Coast. We have locations in St. Louis, Kansas City, Denver and Los Angeles."

 

You should consider food service. Most places you'll start out making more than the guy thats been otr for 10 years. And most of the companies will take you fresh out of school.

In terms of driving experience food service cannot be beat. Tons of tight technical maneuvers. You'll be able to squeeze a 48 ft'er most otr guys wouldn't dream of

 

Foodservice is mostly manual labor unloading the truck at places like McDonalds, Arby's, cafe's, restaurants, etc. Lot's of two-wheeling cases of food or other supplies down a ramp from the back of the truck and into the customers freezer or where ever they want you to put it.
There's dozens of foodservice companies:
McLane Foodservice
Reinhart Foodservice
Sysco
and many more.
Deliveries are made while the customers places of business are closed, usually from very late night into the wee hours.

 

Aye... being a foodservice helper around DFW pays about 750/week. They will train you for your cdl over a few months as well.

Another option is to work the docks for local LTL companys, only part time but 17/hr to start and free cdl training.

If you really want OTR, Texas workforce will pay for your cdl school in Lancaster or Elm Mott. Just have to swing by the office and get set up, takes a few months to "get your spot".