New CDL A Driver with a different situation from most.

Where were you again in Alaska? A remote location or in like Anchorage or something? Reason ask is that's one thing its just terrible hard to reconcile, the open bareness of the Dakotas, even on the western edge.
I spent 5yrs in the Pacific NW, minus driving the Cascade passes in the winter months, no where on earth do you find such grandeur, temperate surroundings, islands to lose yourself on..and lots and lots more... so culture shock is not even close a description to what is waiting in the ND patch

 

OTR experience is gauged by running 5-7 states over the past 3 years. A driver that has been driving 20 years can take a 3 year break and will be looked at as if he has zero experience.

Trucks change, roads change, but mostly regulations change all the time. You know how to drive but you don't know all the other stuff. A plus is you have the CDL. Any of these training companies will be willing to send you out with a trainer for 6 weeks. A negative is not many hire out of Alaska. You could possibly move to a state that will just do the written test on transfers and go from there. I know IL just went to road tests on transfers so check before you move somewhere. You would be stuck without the CDL.

Other than that you might get another chance with a small local outfit.

 

Look, if it was me just coming over, have to allow at least three yrs, 1 to collect the exp, 2 to bank the wages necessary to get the heck out of Boonville and start out right. There's an overwhelming amount of top notch tanker work also available. That 2nd yr could allow you to get onboard with one of the prime players, there's about maybe as of this posting and not exactly the most accurate count or guess, I'd say about 15 movers and shakers doing the real heavy lifting out there. Haliburton, Baker Hughes, Plains Marketing,Whiting Petroleum, these guys will look at a person after a yr or so. You'd be talking to them anyways at different sites, if a site supervisor sees your work ethic, doesn't take too long to get that life time offer. Baker Hughes has operations all over the US, guessing Pennsylvania, Ohio, that'd get you closer to Detroit. I'd say go straight over to Pennsylvania or Ohio, just have little insight on the current status there, North Dakota's oil play is likely more long term at this point though.

 

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They are going to look at you like your fresh out of CDL school.

That said, I like Maverick.

Theres lots of companies that will take CDL newbies, and thats what you are to them. Period.

Just stay away from Swift, Werner, and CR England. The odds are against you. Swift drivers will come and sing their praises, but just forget it, there are 20 used up thrown away newbies for every success story over there.

Dont sweat it, do some research here, read read read. Start HERE.

Read up on Roehl, Maverick, and Prime. Halfway decent places to start if your looking to break into OTR with NO experience.

 

i've looked into one company at one time. they wanted continuous 48 in the past 2 years.

 

Try melton trucking..They only want 1 month of previous experience.

 

prime,roehl, werner, there are many that will mewbie's like your self,you really need to get online and fill the app's with as many of these types of companies to get your foot in the door.