Kansas City, MO looking for company and school suggestions

Yes, start your career in tanker or flatbed if that is what you prefer.
Keep in mind, many companies will hire a good applicant right out of cdl school, even though the website may have "experience required", so apply to any company you like.
Schilli Corporation has a total of 6 tanker companies you can apply to. I think their "quick app" covers all the companies with just one application.
Private cdl school will give you many choices of companies to choose from such as Melton Truck Lines and Keim TS.

 

Here's a good example: This company hires new cdl grads, but the ad doesn't state that. Two drivers on this forum have already been offered jobs there at cdl school graduation.

We are looking for Class A CDL Truck Drivers!
Missouri
REQUIRED 1 year minimum Regional or OTR experience
Top Drivers earn $75,000 to $85,000 Paid Training! ($1000 per week with 1 year experience) Paid Training! ($14 per hour for drivers with less than 1 year) *Hazmat is NOT required to start. Liquid Trucking will train the driver and pay for fingerprinting!
Our Truck Drivers enjoy excellent compensation and benefits packages, including:

• All hours paid-no sitting for free
• Take the truck home with you!

 

Here is good school in Missouri.

http://www.crowder.edu/academics/departments/truck-driving/

You listen to @Chinatown . He will give you some good advice.

 

Kansas City has a set of underground caverns to the south and east if I recall correctly, inside those caverns should be at least three companies involved in some form of Reefer work.

I forget to this day what they are exactly At least one of them was part of the FFE family decades ago.

 

you have trans am in olathe that will train you

 

Private cdl school grads:
Melton Truck Lines - flatbed
Keim TS - flatbed
System Transport - flatbed
Trimac Transportation - hazmat/tanker
Old Dominio Freight Lines - dry van/linehaul
Tyson Foods - refrigerated - Kansas City, MO
$64,600 a year - Tyson Foods is looking for Class A CDL drivers for its expanding fleet. Thanks to our NEW PAY PACKAGE, Tyson drivers average $64,600 annually.

 

I liked your first idea Liquid Trucking. Don't know anything about them, though. Why not learn some sort if skill set like tanker right out of school?

I would definitely agree with OD for line haul.

I'm kind of down about pulling a 53' dry box down the road. Wages don't seem to be going anywhere. Especially when a big carrier like Walmart just lowered their starting wage.

And @x1Heavy I think your referring to those caverns in Carthage MO. The big carrier out of there is DD something. Those guys just don't look very happy going down the road in those 63 mph trucks or even making a lot of money.

And @Dugan_nash , where ever you go to school learn to drive a standard shift. You can always go to Automatics anytime.

 

Girton Propane Service, Clay Center,Kansas has hired a couple of new cdl grads that posted on here.
GirtonLLL specializes in the transportation of Ag chemicals, general chemicals and petroleum products. We run all 48 states with emphasis in the Midwest and Plains states. GirtonLLL is dedicated to provide top quality service and customer satisfaction while being safe and reliable.