New driver schedule

Truck Driving Jobs | Dot Transportation, Inc.
Truck Driving Jobs | Dot Transportation, Inc.
Colorado
Denver
7338 US-85 North
Commerce City, CO 80022

 

Ffe Transportation
www.ffeinc.com
5151 Bannock St, Denver, CO 80216

 

I've previously mentioned this a while ago.
I've been told Darling is a good company to work for, just be aware you may be hauling dead animals at some point.

 

JBS SWIFT was hiring new grads to run Greeley/Denver not long ago.

 

@Bfunk --

THANK YOU -- for your service to our Great Country!!!

As mentioned above -- Denver is indeed a pretty good place to look for a CDL job.

Note, however...that currently, the general freight market is in a recession -- so your search for a first carrier may well be harder & take longer than normal.

By the time you graduate & get your CDL, some of the above-mentioned carriers may have stopped hiring...at least in your area. OR -- they may then require more experience than someone has right out of CDL school.

Better news: because of your military background -- it's very likely you will find the CDL world to be a good "fit" for you.

BTW: If you have any CDL driving experience while in the military--BE SURE to list that exp on your job applications, later.

With the above in mind -- to stack the deck in your favor for later -- weapon up by getting ALL those CDL endorsements when you 1st get your CDL: tanker, hazmat, & doubles/triples.

You asked about which CDL school is better: one strategy here that will pay off for you...is to pick which carrier(s) you'd like to work for -- & then ask them which school(s) in your area from which they prefer to hire. "Pick the bride, then pick the church"...so to speak (& NOT the other way around ).

Because of the current sucky freight market -- when you first graduate, look for jobs that are food -- or food-related; your odds of success with the food world will probably be better.

Of those listed above (for "food")...in order of preference:

• DOT Transportation
• Decker Truck Lines
• Dairy Farmers of America

Given you military experience -- I'd be surprised if one of those just listed didn't hire you.

-- Lual

 

General dry van freight does food as well as everything else that is needed.

All the talk about a freight recession, at the time of year when it is always a bit slow.
Like every year, it will pick up soon.

 

If you pick a company near your home that has accounts with shippers near that area it is easy to have that schedule. Although, your "weekend" is going to be very close to 34-48 hours, not 2-3 24 hour days. With the legal minimum of 34 hours off duty you CAN get two sleep periods. Freight is slow, which means, there is less spare time/money that can be used for "luxuries" like driver rest and relaxation. The type of schedule you ask about will not just fall into your lap by applying to every company and then picking the company that gives the most optimistic response. Every company claims to give superior treatment to drivers. The words of the company and their recruiter are no more indicative of the actual working conditions than a car commercial on TV or YouTube is how most drivers use that particular car. The results of your job search depend on YOU picking wisely and doing research that satisfies you that you know what you are walking into. I strongly suggest you ignore what any company website claims and EVERYTHING you think a company recruiter is claiming about the trucking company. Maybe what they say is true, maybe it's not. The most reliable, but imperfect, description of pay, working conditions, schedules, equipment, way of life is to get info from current working drivers doing the type of trucking at the company you are considering. You even need to make sure the driver giving you info is OTR, if you want to work OTR. Imagine talking to the punter on an NFL team and asking if being in the NFL really is hard work when you are considering trying to become an Offensive Lineman. Even if the punter tells you 100% accurate information, he has no idea what it is like being an Offensive Lineman. The results you get in this job search is largely dependent on how much reliable info you can get. Good results will take you time and effort. Great results will take you a lot more time/effort. Most newbies do a short and low-quality search and then quit the industry before 12 months experience. 80-90% of newbies quit before 12 months of driving. The trucking companies hiring thousands and thousands of drivers every year are also losing thousands and thousands of drivers every year. Neither the company or the applicants for that company try very hard to learn about the other and the results speak for them self.

 

I’ve been going to Sage down in Fort Pierce, Florida, and I will attest to the program. Down in Fort Pierce, the first week is in the classroom followed by computer based training or CBT and then you hit the range and the road with your instructors. Two students at a time for learning how to back up and then your road time is one on one with an instructor. Any questions just ask and I’ll be more than willing to help you out.

 

China I notice you did not include Navajo. I think it was mentioned on here once or maybe twice at the outside that they no longer provide training to new CDLs.
This of course is true but how the heck do you keep all this in your head?
Do you have a spreadsheet or something ?
You never fail to impress me my brother.