Considering CDL, what’s the best path for a job with no exp?

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  1. Chinatown

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    This one probably send you to Denver, CO for training. Pays for transportation to get there.
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    Still more "food for thought"....

    Just in case no one else has brought it to your attention: many of the better carriers that hire new(er) drivers have some sort of CDL school tuition reimbursement program.

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    How that works....will of course vary...from one carrier to the next.

    Thus -- tuition at an independent CDL school will not necessarily be a permanent, up-front expense for you.

    Also: depending on where you live -- & your income level, & status -- you may well qualify for certain grants &/or scholarships....to offset (or possibly even eliminate) the major portion of CDL school costs.

    It may well be very much worth your time to thoroughly inve$tigate $uch.

    I got a CDL-A on the cheap...mainly by investigating the above.

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    48 state otr jobs are hard to find for me. Most jobs are eekly or by weekly home. Frustrating.
     
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    48 state reefers:
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    You posted you'd re-locate, so this may be your chance.
     
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    Salt Lake City area is a good place for company drivers out west.
     
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