Looking for a dry van company in NEPA

Metallica88 · Nov 19, 2018

I'm looking for leads on dry van companies. I live in Scranton PA with less than one year experience. I wanna try a company that will train me.

gntorres61 · Nov 19, 2018

Calex, maybe?? Sorry, they haul produce and you want dry van.

Metallica88 · Nov 19, 2018

gntorres61 said: ↑

Calex, maybe?? Sorry, they haul produce and you want dry van.
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I probably should elaborate on my career so far. I'm embarrassed so that's why I left the post vague.
I got my cdl through Luzerne County Community College. I got hired on at Calex and took a trip out

Voyager1968 · Nov 19, 2018

Metallica88 said: ↑

I probably should elaborate on my career so far. I'm embarrassed so that's why I left the post vague.
I got my cdl through Luzerne County Community College. I got hired on at Calex and took a trip out
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Not liking Calex too much?

gntorres61 · Nov 19, 2018

I understand produce and reefer in general is a pain in the arse

Metallica88 · Nov 19, 2018

Metallica88 said: ↑

I probably should elaborate on my career so far. I'm embarrassed so that's why I left the post vague.
I got my cdl through Luzerne County Community College. I got hired on at Calex and took a trip out to California and back with a trainer. I didn't return after that trip after talking to a few drivers about payroll issues.
After that it took me a couple months and I decided on another reefer company in the Midwest.
I got with my trainer and it was a nightmare. Trainer was a great guy but out first load we dropped trailer 2200. Bobtailed to the truck stop and went in the sleeper. Get a call about 0300. Our load is ready come get your trailer.
Man was I tired and we had too drive from Kansas to L.A. picked up our loaded trailer and off went. I was dead tired but I made up for with a big nap in New Mexico.
On our way out too LA, we get a message on the Qualcomm. "How's your student?" "I need a favor" .
I knew right there we were team driving. Which really pissed me off because I was told training was six weeks and team driving was only done the last two weeks. I absolutely hate running teams.
I was ready to get a on a bus and go home but the load went by my house so I got off the truck and didn't go back.
I ended up getting a job with a produce company driving local after that. Driving trailers but sometimes just straight truck. Things were going good until I got a letter from PennDot saying LCCC did not give the drivers test properly and I gotta go back and take it.
I went back and failed for coasting.
That was in June. I just got my license back in October.
I wanna start fresh. A lot has changed in my life since then.
I see a lot of reefer companies hiring but not much dry van.
Veriha is all I really see.
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DieselDrivinDaddy · Nov 19, 2018

Are you looking for home daily, regional, OTR?

JB Hunt is always hiring out of Pittston. Probably Home Depot account, night shift to start.

NFI in Pittston if LCCC is on their list of approved schools.

Bolus doesn’t have the best reputation but has some decent home daily and regional runs.

Paul Miller Trucking in Camp Hill has a lot of regional and local work in the northeast.

McLane in Jessup.

US Foods in Pittston.

If you’re willing to commute to Allentown, RIST has home daily LTL and linehaul.

Metallica88 · Nov 19, 2018

I'm thinking I wanna give OTR one more shot. I'm single now. I'm fairly young. Early 30s. I just wanna put my stuff in storage and try and bank some cash.

Chinatown · Nov 19, 2018

Transport America
CFI - www.cfidrive.com
A.N. Webber
Celadon
Ozark Motor Lines
West Side Transport
Seward Motor Freight
deBoer Transportation
Don Hummer Trucking
Halvor Lines

Metallica88 · Nov 19, 2018

Voyager1968 said: ↑

Not liking Calex too much?
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I had a quick stint there and quit. I put a few applications in for them on indeed but no response.
I've thought about going over there in person and trying to smooth out the relationship.
Produce and reefer could be tough. But those west coast runs look nice. Plus I know my load back is always bringing me home.

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