Not much time and only one shot at this. Please help.

Sorry to harsh your mellow, but you asked, I answered.
Perhaps you can come back in a month or two and prove me wrong.
Good luck.

 

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Assuming you acquire your CDL as described above (i.e., thru the "Hope Scholarship" pgm) -- I think probably your best option for starting out in the trucking world would very likely be with Wiley Sanders Truck Lines:

Truck Lines | Company Fleet | Shippers | On-Time Delivery | Wiley Sanders | Troy, Alabama

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Entry Level Drivers | Truck Driving School Graduate | Less Than 6 Months | CDL | Wiley Sanders | Troy, Alabama

Their terminal is on the north side of Troy, AL.

I have seen TV ads within the past few weeks, advertising for drivers.

Not sure if they are currently taking in new drivers...or not.

Best to inquire within.

A co-worker used to work/drive for them.

She had nothing negative to say about them.

They offer several different freight types.

You will later find that driving a big rig is VASTLY DIFFERENT....from all your previous road adventures.

It's definitely not for just anybody.

-- L

 

Here's a current (as of the timing of this post) ad for new drivers, with May Trucking....their nearest terminal is further away...over in Pensacola, FL:

May Trucking -- hiring new CDL grads -- Eastern OTR

They have the nickname of "no-pay May"....so ask what kind of miles you'd be getting.

At 41¢ per mile -- you need A LOT of miles every week.

-- L

 

How far are you from like a major city like Atlanta or something like that? Sign up for Uber, Lyft, DoorDash Instacart, all of them and sleep in your car between shifts if you have to. Go work around the clock for as long as you can somewhere like Atlanta you’ll earn $300 a day. Until you figure out your CDL situation. This will give you an instant income source. If you were gonna go, do OTR work, you were going to be away from home anyhow. Just a thought

 

This carrier accepts new drivers from approved schools, & has a facility in Valdosta &/or Atlanta...& you have a shot at a home weekly gig:

Epes Transport -- hires new drivers from approved schools -- inquire within for acceptable area CDL training facilities

-- L

 

Your CDL job search is not complete -- until you've looked at this carrier....they normally accept new CDL holders:

Werner Enterprises -- terminal on West side of Atlanta -- hires/trains new CDL holders

Be sure to inquire about & avoid any "dollar store" type jobs with this carrier. Those "dollar store" jobs are the "kiss of death" for inexperienced drivers.

-- L

 

My neighbor does DoorDash and Instacart both. Makes tons of money.