How Much Experienced Needed

you're 27 now, but 20 years ago, at the age of 7, you worked the docks.>???

ooookay.........

regarding the time on the job (as far as trucking goes), I SAY at least get in one full year of 4 seasons driving before you try applying for local...some companies "may" take you at 6 months, "some" may want more than one year.

 

that musta been some tough warehouse, working poor little 7 year olds...lol

 

where did you get that pic of me..???

 

Sign up with UPS. You'll do about 4 years in the warehouse, then get a shot at a local package truck. $100K year. And you'll certainly get plenty of exercise.

Then you may get a cdl truck with them. They only promote from within, and everyone starts in the warehouse.

Fedex similar path.

 

I'll second this. I did very well for myself at UPS. If you live in a area where construction is booming and a lot of new people are moving in the wait to get on the casual driver list can be quite short. In PA we had guys filling in seasonal with only like eight months on the preload.

 

You get to see how great the trucks are loaded lol. This is the last route I ran before I left. Average of about 200 delivery stop 350 packages and then I would do 22 pickups and get about 200 packages. You will work your scrot off but you will be well compensated for it. This pic is what you would see when you go up to the truck in the morning and pop the bulkhead door open to throw your lunch back there before you do your pre trip lol.

 

With you having years in a related field your best bet may to use your experience for a dock to driver position. LTL would be your path. Depending on what hours you currently work infusing a part time UPS or Fed-Ex package handler position could be a good stepping stone as well.

All the major players have a terminal in or around Des Moines. Your in a good area.