Future Class A Driver graduate looking for experience

Trucking is shady. Can't really avoid it if you're in the industry. As long as you stay W2 you can rely on your state labor board to get you owed wages if need be.

As a new driver, you're not going to make much money OTR because all the carriers willing to take you on are paying through the nose for insurance to cover you unless they're self insured.

You are a very high risk employee that's going to have accidents. Any company that hires you is going to take advantage of you by default. No way to avoid it unless you get a local job that pays hourly.

Good thing is you have this forum to read and learn vicariously from other's unfortunate experiences. You also have this site to ask for help and advice when you can.

Just pick a carrier that comes to your school and has the trailer type you're looking to learn with a preference as close to home as possible.

 

We'll find a decent company for you; give us a few minutes.
Will you have endorsements?
Your age?
Do you want flatbed companies included?

 

Call Total Transportation. in Mississippi. They take new grads. and are decent.

 

howardtransportation.com/info/careers/index.cfm

• Student Training Program (must be graduate from approved Driving School)
• Free company paid Health and Life Insurance for the driver

 

Find a CDL Job Near You | Hiring Areas | Pride Transport
Hires from 48 states.
Even if you don't see Louisiana on the hiring area; apply anyway with the application on the website.

 

The best money right now in this economy is refrigerated & flatbed.
If you don't want that you'll have to go with dry van.
Schneider might hire you for tankers, but put the dry van fleet at the bottom of your list.

 

Find Tanker truck driving jobs near you | Schneider
Apply, even if you don't think you'll be hired.
You'll be sent to tanker school in Houston, TX.

 

Southern Louisiana?

Why don't you just say, "the Gulf Coast"?

A zip code would work much better....

-- L

 

BWI Trucking is a trucking company based in Eufaula, Alabama, …
Benny Whitehead Inc. is a family-owned trucking company & freight carrier based in Eufaula, Alabama. Operating from the Southeast to the West Coast, hauling refrigerated and dry goods.
CDL School tuition reimbursement.