Just got my CDL - and my first job !

I just passed my state testing and got my cdl - I am studying for my endorsements and will have my hazmat, doubles-triples, and tanker endorsements by weeks end.

My school had all of the recruiters come out, but the prospect of making only 350 a week for months while being away from home the whole time just didn't work for me. So I decided to try and find my own job.

I found an owner operator who was looking for a team driver from Chicago to South Dakota - 4 runs a week. Leave Monday afternoon, and making one round trip a day until Friday afternoon, off every weekend. And the pay is 800 a week - a LOT more then the new trucker hiring companies offer. (Swift, CRST, Schneider, Werner, US Express)

Basically I would be driving about 4400 miles in 4 days (2200 each, its a team run)

My question is this, I am a little nervous obviously being new and going on my first run and all - just curious how the run from Chicago to Souix Falls SD is ?

 

Thanks guys I will keep you all posted on how it goes for me, I am just excited to have an opportunity to not only make a decent buck right out of school - but also to be home for 3 days every week ! !

I always thought the way my school put it, is that going with one of the new driver companies (crst, schneider, usexpress, swift, werner, ect.) was the only way to get the 1-2 years experience needed to get a job with a local company. I really hope this works out with this guy, I may have just gotten extremely lucky. Right place right time?

 

Found the job in the local classifieds. Just called around and found someone willing to meet with me - I never lie, I told him over the phone right off I was a new driver and just completing a 240 hour course. He wanted to meet me to see if we got along I guess, he seemed cool.

I went (currently going) to Star Truck Driving School in Hickory Hills IL. A very good school. I already passed my state exam (pretrip, skills, road) but still have a week left of school, so I am using this time to just work my endorsements and get some extra road hours and docking time. (The school is in an actual trucking terminal)