Local jobs MI new grads!

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by ChancexTaker0827, May 9, 2016.

  1. lagbrosdetmi

    lagbrosdetmi Box Monkey

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    R&L, huge barn right there in Ypsilanti, they're hiring pretty much all the time. They were nice guys, went thru the process last summer and got an offer but stayed at my company. Road test was very basic pretrip, around the block and back into a dock upon return.
     
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  3. lagbrosdetmi

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    Take a ride down to Eastern Market and poke around the produce houses (Maceri, Lopiccolo, del Bene, wolverine packing, Nuccio, Simon Leeman to name a few), small family companies that are almost always looking for a good driver. Wolverine runs semis regionally west to Chicago and east out to Pittsburgh I think.
     
  4. ChancexTaker0827

    ChancexTaker0827 Bobtail Member

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    Yes I see alot of r&l trucks! Do they hire new drivers
     
  5. lagbrosdetmi

    lagbrosdetmi Box Monkey

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    As every new drivers friend Chinatown says, don't worry what the website says about required experience, apply anyways. Many companies will overlook their own requirements for a good candidate.
     
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    lagbrosdetmi Box Monkey

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    Remember it's the insurance companies that call the shots on a lot of hiring, a clean mvr is an important tool for success in this industry.
     
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  7. ChancexTaker0827

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    I have another question, so my friends wants to start truck driver to but just got his regular license this year. He have been driving without one since 16 he is 23 now, do he have to have his regular license for a couple years before he can get his cdl?
     
  8. Chinatown

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    Depends on the company policy. Earl Henderson Trucking might take him.
    Western Express
    Carolina Logistics

    Some companies want 3 years with a drivers license and some don't care.
     
  9. ChancexTaker0827

    ChancexTaker0827 Bobtail Member

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    #### so he should just wait 3 more years? Cause I don't think nobody will hire him he's getting all the endorsements if that makes a difference
     
  10. Chinatown

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    I didn't say he should wait 3 more years. I listed a few companies that might hire him today. If he attends a private cdl school there are other companies that might hire him.
    Cowan Systems might hire him as a driver helper, but there's many others also.
     
  11. Chinatown

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    Is he going to attend a private cdl school?
     
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