Finally Saying Hi

Welcome to the forum, congrats on your new adventure, keep us posted on how things are going for you.

 

Congratulations!
What school are you going to? I'm finishing up training at Sage next week. My only advice is to study as much as you possibly can especially with the pre-trip.
Good luck and post your progress if you can.

 

Start submitting job applications during the first week of school; don't have to wait until graduation.
Which type trucking do you want? Get hazmat endorsement for more job opportunities.

 

One driver that used to post on here from your area, found a tanker job right out of school by knocking on doors in the area. It was some "off the grid" company. He stayed there a year then went OTR with Quality Carriers. Cant find his last post I received, but he was doing a layover in Reno,NV
Can't remember his screen name.

 

Trimac Transportation hires new cdl grads; it's up to the terminal manager I think.
Kearny,NJ terminal ads say they hire new cdl grads and you're probably in the hiring area. Drop in for a face to face talk with the terminal manager as soon as you can; that's what they want; not a phone call. They want to see you. Their ad says $88K for long haul.
Saw another ad in New Hempstead,NY
Try to locate their terminals and make visits before graduation. Their Elite Fleet drivers can make $100K which takes 24 months exp. to qualify.

 

Possibly that is true for your area? Or it was true at one time in the recent past?

What I found out through applying to them and there adds posted for drivers out of FL was they required 3 months experience for the tanker jobs. Also if you were to start off in their van division you wouldn't be able to switch over to tankers until 6 months...