Eastern Carolina

You're in a pretty good location for some decent jobs. Some of those produce outfits in NC run teams to California and back, but there's other options also.
Here's a pretty decent job that pays really well and the longer you're there the pay goes up pretty fast. Probably $70K is the average. As a cdl school graduate, you do have less than one year experience. This company does hire new grads on a case by case basis. You'll be home either daily or a few times during the week.
Reinhart Foodservice
Associate Driver - apply for "Associate Driver" position.
100 Industrial Rd
Greenville,NC 27834
Job Description
Position Summary: . Reinhart will hire and train individuals with less than one year of experience and enter them into our Associate Driver training program. Driver Associates will perform driver duties that will allow them to gain the necessary experience to qualify for a Professional Driver position with Reinhart Foodservice after successfully completing the program.
Required Skills and Experience:

• Drivers must have a valid Class A CDL for interstate commerce with less than one year of current Class A CDL or equivalent military driving experience within the last year.
• We are an interstate carrier, by law you must be at least 21 years of age.
• Candidates must have a satisfactory motor vehicle record.
• Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills.
• Drivers must be able to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds frequently and lift and/or move up to 85 pounds occasionally.
• Position must pass a post offer letter drug test, DOT physical, background check and physical abilities test.
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You'll need all the endorsements including doubles/triples because you may pull doubles at times. This job you will run with an experienced driver and help him unload at each stop. Eventually, you'll be promoted to 1st seat driver, just like the guy that's training you.
Include your degree on the application; probably spark interest in someone in the hiring chain. You can apply online.

 

Tanker outfit up the road on 70 in Kingston. They’re called tidewater transit. Ugly Volvo’s, but hey a terminal close to home is a plus.

 

Here's some more that hire new cdl grads, even if that's not on the website:
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Cargo Transporters - Cargo also offers an extensive finishing program for recent trucking school graduates with Class A CDL. Solo drivers stay east & teams run to California and Pacific Northwest.
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Mountain River Trucking Company - home weekly

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Millis Transfer - runs eastern half of USA and usually home weekends. Has their own cdl school in Eden,NC
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Produce haulers running teams to California:
WLA Inc.
Hardy Bros. Inc.
Inman Trucking Co.

 

Good info. Tidewater hires new cdl grads. and has an excellent reputation.
Contact Tidewater and ask which schools they will hire from. That would be an excellent job for you with good paychecks and hometime. Some tanker companies are particular about which cdl school you graduate from.

 

Many companies without APU will allow you to idle the truck for CPAP power.

 

I think Averitt quit hiring new grads and now want 3 mos. experience. Call and ask to be sure.

 

Seems you could find a decent job with international companies affiliated with China or working at an American Embassy in China.