Newbie looking at solo CDL

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  1. RedSonja61

    RedSonja61 Bobtail Member

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    This is swift
     
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  3. RedSonja61

    RedSonja61 Bobtail Member

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    I was reading on their site. They do not guarantee a job driving with them after you graduate from their academy.
     
  4. Chinatown

    Chinatown Road Train Member

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    Dedicated account drivers make a lot more, but that's about right for first year driver there.
     
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    Well, if they don't give you a job, you'll at least have your cdl and can go many places.
    They'll hire you though; they use that "not guaranteed" to weed out undesirables that managed to pass the school, but not a good fit for Swift.
     
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    Thank you for your assistance with the names of the companies. I will follow up. Just a question, what does a bad company look like???
     
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    Well, one persons trash is another persons treasure.
     
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    Ah come on, I see don't work for England. Trans am are bottom feeders. All kinds of stuff. Help,please.
     
  9. Chinatown

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    Here's one in Tennessee and trains in Knoxville:
    TLD Logistics – Always Hiring Quality Truck Drivers
    https://tldlogistics.com
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    CDL DRIVING SCHOOL
    With locations in Knoxville, TN, Crossville, TN, Morristown, TN, and Lebanon, TN, TLD Logistics can get you trained and on the road in no time. Owned by Toyota Tsusho, you can count on TLD Logistics to have the latest equipment and state-of-the-art simulators that will get you on the road quickly.

    We have trained hundreds of drivers over the years. With TLD, you will receive your class A CDL and be able to start driving right after your graduation from the program.
     
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  10. 88 Alpha

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    China is being honest with you when he says one man's trash is another man's treasure. There are long term drivers with most every company. That doesn't mean the company is good or bad. It just means the long-term driver has figured out a way to make it work for him.

    If you sign on with one of the companies China mentioned, then 3 months later move to a different company, then 6 months later you move to yet a 3rd company, is the problem with the company or with the driver? It is likely a combination of the driver not being a good fit for the company AND the company not being a good fit for the driver.

    I'll leave you with this anecdote. I spent 28 years as a super-regional driver (seldom went west of the Mississippi River). I found the local job I have now and I love it. Paid by the hour, home every night, etc. They hired another driver a few weeks after me and all he wanted to do was get experience and move on to an OTR company. He was very much disappointed when I told him a lot of companies won't consider local work as experience, but I advised him if OTR was where he ultimately wanted to be, then use his time with our company to work on and improve his backing ability. By doing that, he would be ahead of so many new OTR drivers.

    You see, I finally found the job I can taper off into the sunset with and the next guy just wanted some experience so he could move on to the next chapter in his life.
     
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    I hear the wisdom in your words. Thank you.
     
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