How do you start out?

Thats what happens to allot of us.Me personaly have had my CDL for 6 months or so but have drive tractor trailers for a few years(military trucks as a civillian)Options are slim if no one local will pick you up.Seems like the mills are the way to go for starters(swift,prime,schnieder,millis,jb hunt,ect)Its tough to have the cdl with no school.Almost all wanna see a credited school grad.im prob just gonna go through one of the company schools.Which isnt a bad thing,the more training the better.Nothing worse then having someone completly untrained doing something that can be very dangerous.

 

ummmmm
Werner
Swift
Stevens
CR England
There is endless truckin companies hiring rookies......

 

The "screwing" complaints are usually from those that get their CDL through the company's own "academy/school" and the cost of training is applied to the driver over an extended length of time...instead of having to pay up front. So you can start with a "training company"...[as mentioned above]...and get your first year or more experience from these training companies. You never know, you might enjoy who you start with and never leave...some do!

 

I didn't go to a driven school and Next Month I'll be going to Phoenix to do Orientation with Swift

 

Them and JB seem to be the 2 that will look at me in my situation.

Have CDL
prior experience in non varifiable
All autos was what i drove(would prefer stick but government does thinnk so..lol)

crappy spot..lol

but workable

 

there are quite a few rookie-hire companies, based in WI...keep looking!

 

Where you are living at, in the "boonies" is a major strike against you. OTR is you only option for now. J.B. Hunt, Swift, Scheinder, Werner, Stevens Transport, etc.