Some of you may recall that I've basically been waiting to get into trucking for the last year due to a Careless Operation ticket that I received back in December. Well I challenged the ticket and the ticket was dropped from my record and the accident changed to non-preventable last week. Was the first time I had ever challenged a ticket before, and was really awesome winning against the city! Anyway, I have begun the process of applying to the usual suspects of starting companies and am really wanting to get started with training in the next month or two. I just wanted to make a thread for questions that I might find myself wondering about without hijacking a different thread that someone might had made for their questions. The main thing that I have been looking for is the type of freight. I find myself wanting to get into flatbedding eventually - just the work involved appeals to me more than vans or tanks. Are there any flatbedding companies out there that will take students or possibly train for cdl? I know that I have to pull a year or two of service to the big guys first to get any of the great jobs in trucking, but I don't mind - anything is better than what I have now (No financial aid or desire to continue college with a minimum wage job). *edit* I also have 100% NO desire to lease a truck, so I'm trying to stay away from the companies that have the reputation of pushing leases down students throat (that means you, CR E).
Roehl has a flatbed and a curtain side devision and they also have their own school. Maverick hires new drivers (at least 23yrs old) TMC hires new drivers as well (at least 23yrs old) American Trucker
Looks like I am out of the hiring zone for ALL of the above I figured some flatbedding companies would want a guy that lives about 45 miles from New Orleans... Oh well.
I used to haul a lot of coils out of N/O port going to murfreesboro TN. Then it dried up. I would have to bounce to MS to get a load.
Thanks! I'm going to give them a call in a few hours! Worst thing they can tell me is that I have to find a school first...
I know Werner has a flatbed devision. I have been thinking about trying it out since I could all ways just drop the skateboard off and go back to van if it turns out to be more work then I can handle.
