New Grad Looking For Job

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by s461978, Jun 20, 2023.

  1. s461978

    s461978 Bobtail Member

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    In Austin, TX.

    CDL-A with Tankers

    Under 23

    No Team

    No particular preference whether it's OTR, Local, Regional, etc as long as the company is, hopefully, trustworthy. Hopefully it's a reputable company as I'm willing to stay in for extended period of time.

    Reasonable pay based on market for new grads and, hopefully, reasonable treatments for new grads.

    Home time hopefully once a week, little less little more is all okay depends on types.

    No contract.

    No extremely long training program with, for example, $500 take home pay per week for 7 weeks.

    Note: If possible, please explain to me, as much as possible, how difficult or how different it is with Flatbed vs dry van vs reefers vs tankers. The reason I ask this question is because it seems like there's lot more flatbed companies willing to hire newbies and willing to pay slightly higher than dry vans. There seems to be more of a shortage of flatbeds vs dry vans.
     
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  3. Chinatown

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    Dry van freight is really slow right now due to recession.
    You can do good with reefers, tankers and probably Paul Transportation as flatbed choice. Paul Transportation hauls lots of oil field supplies.
     
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    Western Dairy Transport is a decent tanker outfit that hauls milk.
    Nice sleeper trucks.
     
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    Lily Transportation is a reefer outfit. I'll Private Message a phone number to you. Not allowed to post phone numbers on the open forum.
     
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    Berger-Allied in Austin has run ads for new cdl school grads.
    This company hauls HHG ( House Hold Goods) nationwide.
     
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    Shepherd Oil Company
    shepherdoil.com
    1831 S Main St, Blackwell, OK 74631
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    Hires Texas new cdl school grads.
    If you don't see the "new grads" on the website, then submit the application from the website anyway or give a call to verify new grads are still being hired. I usually recommend submitting the online application first, then follow up with a phone call to; "I'm checking on my job application。”
     
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    Darling Ingredients is home every day.
    Check the website to see if Austin in on the list.
     
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    KLLM Transport is coast-to-coast reefers. Big terminal & school in Lancaster, TX and terminals nationwide.
     
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    Freymiller is a coast-to-coast reefer outfit.
    Have to dig to find it, but Freymiller has a training program for new cdl school grads.
    Hires all over Texas.
     
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  11. s461978

    s461978 Bobtail Member

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    Thank you, also do you have any personal recommendations (if those above weren't your personal recommendations) for new drivers? Because after talking to some recruiters, I really feel like there're some big "margin of scams." What I mean is, recruiters will try to talk me into their company and it's very likely that the expectation is (completely, partial, mostly) different from reality, and assuming they're not lying because no written statements.
     
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