Truckers Report Jobs

Find Trucking Jobs

Company Driver Company Driver Dry Van Dry Van Flatbed Flatbed Refrigerated Refrigerated Specialized Specialized Owner Operator Owner Operator
More Trucking Job Searches ⌄ Fewer Trucking Job Searches
⌃

Live in NC, no CDL, want to drive

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Tim28345, Dec 28, 2015.

Page 1 of 2
  1. Dec 28, 2015 #1
    Tim28345

    Tim28345 Bobtail Member

    6
    10
    Dec 28, 2015
    0
    Hey all, I've been browsing your forums and the net for the past couple of weeks trying to get as much info as I can about starting out in truck driving. I live in NC and do not have a CDL. I know a school would be the best way to go in terms of getting a CDL, but my finances and low paying job won't allow for that at this point. I've always been interested in truck driving, just never looked into it much. Before you say it, I'll go ahead.. stay away from CR England, got it. A good friend of mine works for KLLM and he enjoys it coming from Stevens and before that had taken a $6500 loan to go thru schooling for a CDL. I contacted a KLLM recruiter and he told me they couldn't hire me on because I didn't reside in one of the 3 states they are out of. I want to do OTR/long hauling, I don't mind team driving, I know i need to committ to somewhere around a year of experience with one of these companies before looking to get on with a better company. I know going with a starter company can have many disadvantages, I just don't know how many of them are out there that take NC residents and I'm trying not to take the plunge into an exciting new career with a nightmare of a company. Any help is greatly appreciated.
     
    Tim28345, Dec 28, 2015
    Tim28345, Dec 28, 2015
    #1
  2. Truckers Report Jobs

    Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

    Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.

  3. Dec 28, 2015 #2
    dog-c

    dog-c Road Train Member

    1,852
    1,546
    May 30, 2011
    New York, NY
    0
    You have to be willing to be gone for long, long periods of time. If you can start by looking at community colleges that offer cdl a training. Or you can do swift and join the driver training academy in PHX. You have to be willing to leave NC for a while
     
    dog-c, Dec 28, 2015
    dog-c, Dec 28, 2015
    #2
  4. Dec 28, 2015 #3
    Tim28345

    Tim28345 Bobtail Member

    6
    10
    Dec 28, 2015
    0
    I don't mind leaving the state for training. Not moving per say, just being out of state for a matter of weeks to train, that's understandable.
     
    Tim28345, Dec 28, 2015
    Tim28345, Dec 28, 2015
    #3
  5. Dec 28, 2015 #4
    Chinatown

    Chinatown Road Train Member

    75,097
    171,266
    Aug 28, 2011
    Henderson, NV & Orient
    0
    Wil-Trans
    Southern Refrigerated Transport
    Celadon
    Earl Henderson Trucking
    Western Express

    This list is carriers that run 48 states and have their own CDL school and provide meals & lodging during CDL school. Apply to several at the same time if you want.
     
    Chinatown, Dec 28, 2015
    Chinatown, Dec 28, 2015
    #4
  7. Dec 28, 2015 #5
    yohan78

    yohan78 Bobtail Member

    23
    2
    Aug 2, 2015
    Thomasville, NC
    0
    Right around $3K and all your weekends for a couple of months can get you your CDL in NC. I just finished CDL school in NC. Not sure how you go about it but there are ways to get grants to pay for most if not all of the school cost. I man in school with me said in only paid around $800 and a grant took care of the rest. I believe I heard some one say to check with the employment office about grants for CDL students. What part of NC do you live?
     
    yohan78, Dec 28, 2015
    yohan78, Dec 28, 2015
    #5
  8. Dec 28, 2015 #6
    Tim28345

    Tim28345 Bobtail Member

    6
    10
    Dec 28, 2015
    0
    Thanks for the list Chinatown, I'll check those out. I'm out of Richmond County.
     
    Tim28345, Dec 28, 2015
    Tim28345, Dec 28, 2015
    #6
  9. Dec 28, 2015 #7
    LMB

    LMB "Olde Goat"

    1,692
    897
    Aug 12, 2007
    Rocky Point NC
    0
    Check into Cape Fear Community College, in Wilmington, NC. Very good truck driving course, and they have student loans available
     
    LMB, Dec 28, 2015
    LMB, Dec 28, 2015
    #7
  10. Dec 28, 2015 #8
    dog-c

    dog-c Road Train Member

    1,852
    1,546
    May 30, 2011
    New York, NY
    0
    Skip celadon per their scam on ripping off o/o with fuel surcharges
     
    dog-c, Dec 28, 2015
    dog-c, Dec 28, 2015
    #8
  11. Dec 28, 2015 #9
    yohan78

    yohan78 Bobtail Member

    23
    2
    Aug 2, 2015
    Thomasville, NC
    0
    You could check out Crosscountry Truck driving school in Thomasville, NC. While I do have some bones I could pick with them, for the most part it is a good school. Just finished with them 2 weeks ago.
     
    yohan78, Dec 28, 2015
    yohan78, Dec 28, 2015
    #9
  12. Dec 28, 2015 #10
    BigKountry

    BigKountry Light Load Member

    103
    53
    Nov 8, 2015
    Eastern NC
    0
    I'm in NC also, I'm going to Henderson. Though I can't speak from experience, what I read seems fair and they start out at .38cpm once solo
     
    BigKountry, Dec 28, 2015
    BigKountry, Dec 28, 2015
    #10
    Chinatown Thanks this.
  • Truckers Report Jobs

    Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

    Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.

    • Page 1 of 2