Hiring students in Florida?

Oh geez... $10 an hour..? OUCH!!!!

I haven't been paid that low since... since.... holy crap I don't ever remember making that little.

 

And the bad part is I still today I see local gigs that offer this same crazy pay.Its sad I know,I think employers are trying to cheapos becouse of the economy.

 

Just found this thread....North Florida here and graduating in late September from a 320 hour school. Teaming with my hubby and sure haven't found many companies hiring (not even teams) out of Florida. Got a call from May the other day and was told they weren't hiring out of Florida. We did hear from Conway and were told everything looked good but contact them 2 weeks before I graduate. Hubby doesn't have alot of years OTR (many years drving local but....we all know only OTR counts for driving) so I will have to go out with a trainer for 3-4 weeks. Not excited about that but after all this work ya gotta do what ya gotta do right? How is everyones job searchin goin here in Florida?

 

No trucking jobs in florida,thats why I just moved back north(PA).I also was talking to a friend of my the other day who lives in south florida,told me now there few or no jobs out there,he just got a local part time gig making $13.00 an hour driving a dump truck for a o/ther than that there no jobs! It real bad for drivers in florida.

 

You will HAVE to move (get an address in another state) to get a job. If not, you are SOL. Even drivers with years of experience are having a tough time in FL. You need an out of state CDL to have a prayer. Don't count on these companies telling you to call a couple of weeks before you graduate either...they LIE. You get your hopes up only for them to tell you to call back in a month or they aren't hiring at this time. You can take your home time in FL and still "live" somewhere else.

 

How do I go about "moving"? If anybody else has done this I would love to know. I stay in North Florida but it might as well be South Florida the way things are right now. I love Florida, I just hate the way it is for truckers.

 

You can find a relative in GA (since you are in N. FL) and use their address. If you don't have any, you can find a short term rental (1-2 months), get that lease and get a GA DL. You only have to have a GA CDL (or whatever state) and address to get in the door. It's what I had to do.

 

In January I am moving to Missouri after I graduate roadmaster truckdriving school like I said i bunch of times. I talked to recruiters who said FL is DEAD. All of them said hometime was where you wanted to take it. By All, I mean Swift, Stevens, FFE, Roehl, Covenant, Cr england, Werner.

KH

 

Hey, I understand. I had to go to great lengths to get a job too and spend lots of $$ doing it. There will always be the nay-sayers but until they have been in your position, they don't really know. I've been there and you take what you can get. If it's 15 months...so what? that's nothing in a lifetime...I can do anything for 15 months. Then you will have that year of experience and be able to go to greener pastures. Good luck to you!