Need advise fast!!

schnieder would be a better fit for you than werner that is for sure....but as to wanting to local jobs you really didn't do your homework....

If you want to work locally there are plenty of jobs that will take you fresh out of school sometimes one just needs to think outside the box....for instance....

Concrete companies will hire you and train you locally to haul concrete
some Concrete pumping companies such as brundage bone, etc...will hire and train you to run a pump truck...
there are also rendering companies such as darling international will hire you and train you and you will also work locally.

So there are quite a few, also on the other thing as long as you have hazmat you can also try a few other companies such as.....

waste management (picking up garbage)
propane companies

I am sure that with just a little more effort there are plenty of jobs that one can get that will allow you to be home daily if that is something that you would be wanting to do sometime in the future...

just my 2 cents...

 

well I understand that you have a class A and didn't want to drive a class b.....but.....if one didn't have an issue being on the docks and working with a class a...then there would be no difference in working as a class b and moving into class a.....
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Concrete companies will train people even at your age. and they do have class A trucks that they do use, such as the bigger concrete hauling trucks that haul 20 yards....and they do also have flat bed work hauling sackcrete around.

the pumping companies not so sure of class A trucks, but do know that it is hard work as with most they start you out line pumping....

as far as rendering companies they do also along with propane companies also use class a drivers, even though you may have to start out driving class b.

but I have done, and worked each of the above, and maybe my age was a little younger than yours but out of them all the concrete driving job was the easiest.....sometimes the hours sucked, and sometimes the hours were great...and for where I live sometimes one had days off that couldn't take days off.

The other thing one could do is find the local union and see what they have and sign up for the union....yep...been there and done that too and still in good standing...

it can be done just a little effort and applying oneself is all that is needed....

anyways....good luck on your current situation and hope all goes well for you.

and remember......

It may be the early bird that gets the worm...........but........

It's the second mouse that gets the cheese......

have a great day

 

I am with Werner and have been for just over year now... and I am happy hsre at werner... one thing I feally appreciate about werner is they have bsen very good and accommodating in getting me home when I needed to take cade of my elderly father... right now I am on a home daily and weekend account.. the money isnt as good as the OTR or home weekly accounts... but.. i am home every day and every weekend and still making $800 or more a week... for me I can deal with the $800 week.. as my being here is saving me money... paying for home health care while I was out on the road was expensive.....

I really like the gig I got now... and it works well for me..... however.. i am fortunate in many ways.. I live in Omaha Ne.. and have a good variety of accounts to choose from.. and there was an opening on this account.. having been with werner for a year and getting my full performance pay increase... and being able to take care of what I need to at my home and with my dad.. and still get the rest I need to.... so there are factors that make it a good fit for me..

My point.. is you need to look a the factors in your situation and choose... for one driver Schneider will be. A better fit while for another driver werner works better... I chose werner for me and it has worked well... but as I said, a main feazon is I live 20 minutes from the terminal. .. that is what make this account I am on doable..

 

really a whole whooping $800 a week, where do I sign up... lmao......

if you only making 800 a week driving (unless you taking extensive time off) I for one would be looking for another job......

 

Is that 800 a week net or gross?

 

I would venture to guess that this would be gross...not net....lmao....

 

wish you the best

 

Some one other then a newbie is going to have to shot you some reality about these mega-crap trucking giants; they will promise you anything to make their recruiting goals and deliver on none of it! In your position I would look just about anywhere then one of these mega-crap trucking companies. You got too many people to see and too little time and money to do what you need to do.

These companies all give the corporate BS line that you will get 2500miles or better a week and home every other weekend. That is just not the case! Not at all! They will often tell a guy they can move him in a nice dedicated position with guaranteed home time. Rarely does that happen! All these companies fight a turnover of around 100% and most drivers leave by 8 months. What does that mean to the new driver? It means that the better dedicated positions that the recruiter promised you would walk right into are held out as bribery to the some to stay on for a few months past the 8 month average.

Over the road, where the new drivers land, the goal is to take you out of your home-time area and run you as cheaply as possible on short runs that make coin for the company, but leave the driver broke. The longer they can keep you out the more money they make! Home-time without a dedicated account and run is never what the recruiters promise. They are in it to make money not keep a BS promise to you.

As such the 2500miles a week is pure BS. Most of these mega crap companies will get you in the the area of 1500-1800 miles. The average length of run is around 400 - 500 miles. I don't know what Schnider or Werner are starting out now; but that is not a family wage of any kind.

For example consider: Many companies consider a couple days off is not a weekend as you would think. Often times a couple days off is drop a load off Friday afternoon and pick up a load Sunday to deliver Monday. That is a 2-3 days off in the mind of these companies. So after 3 weeks out most of your "2 day home" is catching up on sleep from the numerous time you shifted your sleep schedule. Not much "family" time at all.

I know both Florida and Texas is a stink hole for trucking jobs, but I would look elsewhere for family wage work. If you were just single I would tell you the same thing, but with a wife and a girl to support there is no way I would suggest working for a mega-crap trucking company.

 

Texas is a stink hole for trucking? Have you been to Texas? I don't even know how you could possibly get that.