New CDL-A graduate, Can't find work ANYWHERE.
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Cyb3rst0rm, Apr 12, 2025.
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First off you’re not overqualified for any of the jobs you’ve applied to just because you have a class A license. I could teach a monkey to get a class A these days. The economy is also garbage right now so that doesn’t help. Get your weight under control and maybe find a flatbed company to give you a shot. That would get you into better shape.
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Dude I’m a unit but I’ve seen guys 2x-3x my size. they must be 600+ purple legs taking 1 step at a time with 30 second breaks per step.
go to a mega carrier and get experience. While doing that work on your weight and stay active while out on the road. Since I stopped driving I lost 100lbs. Diet, eating right, following through with a plan, and staying active.born&raisedintheusa, ducnut and nextgentrucker Thank this. -
You’re way too fat, first of all. Extremely overweight employees are less valuable, and pose a higher risk.
Secondly you’re in a horrible hiring area. Get a zip code on your license from within 50 miles of Chicago and you’ll be offered jobs that week.
if you’re serious, it’s simple, get a zip code on your license from a big hiring area. Aka move. Hot markets are Chicago, Kansas City, Atlanta, any city on the east coast.Last edited: Apr 12, 2025
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Get rid of the communist in your picture and you might get a job.
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At any rate, I appreciate all the useful advice that's been given here. I'm going to go through the thread and get applications sent out to all the companies everyone has listed if I haven't already applied to them. I don't even really care what specific type of work I end up getting right now or truly what the wage is. I just need work so I can start getting experience under my license. If there was a company that hired every CDL-A driver for min wage no questions asked I'd sign on without hesitation at this point.
Admittedly, I wouldn't have quit my prior job if I had known the trucking industry was in a down turn. I just remember during COVID hearing about how truckers were making more money than ever, and a CDL was a golden ticket to the upper middle class and thinking to myself "and here my ####### is sitting here driving a cargo van for a slave wage with no prospects for advancement". Guess maybe I should have jumped ship back then. Oh well, hindsight is 20-20.nextgentrucker Thanks this. -
western express should hire you, I saw some really fat dudes working there when I worked for themborn&raisedintheusa, Ruthless, Iamoverit and 1 other person Thank this. -
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