newbie questions

Hello to all, I am 66yo, came out of retirement earlier this year to run a mobile Plastics recyling crew (Texas, Florida, and Ga.) we are now reconfiguring our equipment to flatbed mounted grinding equipment to be pulled/moved by a yet to be purchased semi-tractor, I have about 4/5 years experience driving (hauling fuel in Ark-feed in Kansas-Farm Co-Op supplies in Kansas/Okla-pre-stressed concrete in Kansas) but this was prior to CDL regulations so i am to start CDL classes at the local community college next Monday. My work exp has been in supervision/production.
My question is if I am gonna be able to get a job with a OTR company if this job fails to come thru. Does the CDL from a comm college have the same impact on prospective employers as one from a trucking school?

Any help/input/info/advice would be appreciated.
Thanks

 

last time I heard "welcome to the party" i woke up with a headache

 

thanks for the replies.
If the deal works out with my current (but layed off) employer i will be driving the equipment to a job site/completing the job(where i will make most of my money) and relocating to the next site. Idea being that if our stuff is flatbed mounted we can eliminate the process of unloading and start our job immediatly, then move to next location. That being said it is also dependant on my bosses buying a tractor/flatbed/and some new equipment and that has not happened yet. But as long as i have my CDL I figurre I can get work somewhere.

 

thanks for the replies, I had my DOT physical, and will begin classes 2/21. I am still unsure about my promised job, as I havent seen much action on their part as far as buying the truck and equipment necessary to actually implement the plan we had.
Does anyone have info or advice re: hotshot trucking? I have a 2005 ram 4wd heavy duty crew cab and I was considering trying to trade for a long bed dually diesel. would there be opportunities for work with that set-up? Is it going to be less than cost effective to be an owner-operator at that level?
thanks again for teh input and welcome to all the other "newbies"