New...really new!

when I came up there were no schools - I relied on individual effort but for your position I suggest hanging back and doing the work - as research - while you have a stable position, and be advised many employment agreements sound good but do not think that enforcing the contract will be an avenue, do the D&B type investigation on your own and talk to companies that would put you through the school

I think the safety-coordinator / in-office is a better avenue for you but if the pricing on the school is comparable to cdltesttruck then include that in your examination and as well consider local as a place to start so that you can see what it is like without heavy investment of resources

 

When you go to just about ANY trucking company, especially an LTL out fit, when they see your educational background, and your years of experience, they WILL offer you a better job than driving.


good luck to you, let us know how you make out with this.

 

I researched MANY companies and found a lot want team drivers. In fact at US xpress when you finish training you team drive for 8 weeks with another rookie. That was not for me. I ended up with Roehl for the benefits, starting pay, all around better and the only company I found that gets you to training either on a plane or rental car....not a bus. I am in Va and going to training in southern Atlanta next week. Good luck. I was an EMT (volunteer) 4 years

 

well you being in floor-e-dah, i am not fully aware of the LTL companies down there, BUT, if Yellow, Roadway, NewPenn, R+L, to name only a few "up here", then apply at Yellow first, Roadway second, NewPenn third, etc,etc.

but be forewarned about something else...many LTL companies buy out other outfits, then they have too many "chiefs" per indians. lay off's happen to management, FASTER than the indians.

 

quick question, my brother who work's for o/o is paid percentage on all loads he pulled,and not paid per mile driving, i just want too know the pro's and con, and if it so good , why not the major company's not doing it.

 

it is quite simple in fact..o/o's "get away" with paying percentage...of the load....

what does he get paid if he is empty..???

if he gets paid say 20% of the load, what is 20% of no load...????

this is why trucking companies in general DO NOT PAY this way..

would you wanna drive deadhead, and NOT get paid..????

i know i wouldn't....

anyone else..????

you're an "X-trucker" for what, 11 years as per your bio, and you didn't know this...?????

 

You could come close to that if you knew what you were doing and were lucky in landing the right company and score a good dispatcher. Like the other guys said, Florida is also going to be an obstacle. I am from Florida too! If you want to make really good money personally I would recommend the floral carriers. For example, Armellini is out of Florida. They are a floral carrier (deliver flowers to all the flower shops, markets and warehouses) You only can run team but this is how you will make the big bucks. Their trips average 5-7 days and you have about 30-65 stops all over the place. You get paid by the mile and per stop! Plus bonus pay and such. I worked for a company (stansell, no longer in biz) that did the exact same thing as Armellini and made incredible money. Plus you will be home more often.

If you are serious about making money and doing it fast, personally this is the route I would choose.


http://truck-driving-jobs.armellini.com/

There are a bunch more companies like this but Armellini is the one I know for sure that takes students.