Help. No experience, no CDL

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  1. dptrucker

    dptrucker Road Train Member

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    swift has a terminal in jurupa valley ca. intersection of i15 and 60 freeway.
    you can put in hometime anywhere you want. swift policy is 1 day off for every week you are out.
     
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  3. Moosetek13

    Moosetek13 Road Train Member

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    It shouldn't be a problem as long as he is OTR and not regional.
     
  4. Navjot

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    i am gonna go to a training school here in LA county and found a trucking school which has financial grant from government and I filled their application waiting for response.

    when I get my cdl from there how can I find a job that will hire me? I am 21 and will be 22 in September. Also my regular DL won’t be 1 year old.
     
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  5. Chinatown

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    When will your DL be 1 yr. old?
    Dot Foods Transportation sometimes hires drivers under 21 yrs. old & sometimes as young as 18 yrs. old.
    Locations | Dot Transportation
    Terminals in Eastvale and Paramount.
     
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  6. Navjot

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    in a year.

    I checked that I can get the cdl without 1 year dl in ca. but many say companies will require 1-2 years for insurance
     
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  7. Chinatown

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  8. Navjot

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    I am willing to literally work any job and any schedule and anywhere as my first job. OTR as well to gain that first year experience and my plan is-

    to gain that 1 year experience and then find a niche high paying trucking job in a lcol area where I can afford a home in and settle there.

    that’s my ultimate goal.

    what do you suggest?
    I can do physical labor in food Service if that is required.
     
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  9. Chinatown

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    Food service pays really well.
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    Dot Foods Transportation
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    Locations | McLANE COMPANY, INC. | Boldly Leading the Way
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    Solina USA is a Food and Beverage Manufacturing company located in Eastvale, California
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  10. Chinatown

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    Do a hitch in the US Navy SeaBees and drive trucks there. Also, can get a home loan with no down payment & lower interest rates because you'll be a veteran. I used USAA Federal Bank to finance a home. That bank is for veterans and their families.
    [​IMG]
     
  11. Navjot

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    what’s the process for this and can I do this right out of cdl school
     
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