help please fresh out of school need job

Try companies like Coca Cola , Pepsi , and beer distributors . They don't require much experience .

 

Roushfann is right! As long as there aren't any experienced drivers looking for local work in your area.

Unfortunately you are a newbie and as a newbie you must pay your dues just like everyone else had to do. If you can't handle over the road you are in the wrong profession.

Weekends off

Just a side note the definition of weekends off in the trucking industry is Sunday 2-3pm!

I think you should have research the profession a little more.

 

Hey bro I live in Philadelphia, PA there is a company out of NJ that is hiring it is called allstate Power Vac. look them up also if you choose flatbed try PGT of of Monaca, PA that's where I am going they say every other weekend guarrenteed but I talked to the owner via e-mail and was told every weekend due to my family situation.

 

I worked for a company similar to Allstate Power Vac . They are on call 24/7 and drivers are often called in on weekends . If they do power plant outage work workers stay onsite running 12 hour shifts for 2 or 3 weeks with no days off .

 

A friend of mine had his CDL B, and he got a job at Coca Cola and they let him use one of their trucks to obtain his CDL A. So now he drives trailers for Coke and loves it.

 

I get out of school soon and have been trying to find a local job or regional with decent hometime. So far the most promising is a beverage company, UPSF, Conway, etc.

 

The onlything I can input is, esp. with your endorsements is try fuel tanker....I don't know how it is out your way but here out West it's a pretty good gig....And they train you!

But, there are outfits outthere that will hire you on. I work for a 4 truck 6 driver inhouse private fleet with awesome pay, bennies, the works! And I am the only driver with any OTR time....One guy hired on straight out of school.

There is always something out there!

 

Anyone,
I am over 65 and very much want to get into trucking. I have my CDL permit here in Colorado and plan on attending truck driving school in March. Does anyone know what my chances are of getting hired? I am physically fit, no drugs, no accidents or tickets, no questionable prescriptions, passed my DOT for getting the permit and entrance into trucking school. I just don't want to be wasting my money if I can't get hired because of my age.
Any info would be appreciated.
gary

 

Ahhh, don't listen to all these " you have to pay your dues " guys. They are the ones who just "took it" when told they had to be gone all the time. In less than four months after I originally got my CDL I was driving for a company where I was home daily and off weekends, unless I wanted extra work. So the guys that say the jobs aren't there are the ones who didn't do the research. Good luck and keep looking around.