Probably been asked a million times

Don't believe all that crap. Swift is a decent company and the pay is good.
Reefer division is where the money is.

 

@NickSM --

Suggestion: Get a better CDL experience--go tanker!

Western Dairy Transport has a terminal in Vinton, TX.

Western Dairy will pay you while you get your CDL with them--and also provide meals and lodging while you train with them for your CDL.

Then afternwards, you'll have a tanker job waiting for you with them, when you finish.

It's milk--so it's pretty recession-resistant work, too!

This is a fantastic opportunity for anyone in the midwestern states area with CDL aspirations--& very little real out-of-pocket costs to get started.

CAREERS & APPRENTICE PROGRAM | wdtmilk.com

Total disclosure: No, I'm not a recruiter with this carrier, nor do I work for them, nor have I worked for them in the past.

Just posting what is obviously a killer opportunity. No kickbacks.

--Lual

 

CDL Training | Truck Driving Jobs | Wilson Logistics
Go for the cdl school in Springfield, Missouri because those graduates pull reefers running 48 states.
They pull Prime, Inc trailers, so there's plenty of freight.

 

Wish you well in your quest to find a good "starter" program buddy, think you will eventually find one that fits all the above requirements with the exception of the "high morale amongst drivers" that is something that will be a task unless you want to join the USMC.

 

Plenty of companies hire El Paso drivers right out of cdl school.

 

@NickSM --

Even if I did know somebody who has--that info wouldn't do you much good, really--unless they were working out of the exact same terminal as the one near you, in the El Paso area.

See....all truck terminals are different. No two are exactly alike. Each is run differently, and managed differently.

Thus--your experience as a driver will vary--depending on what terminal you are assigned.

To answer your original request--very few companies will pay for virtually all your up-front expenses, and a training salary, to get a CDL, and then give you a job, afterwards.

That's virtually unheard of.

I gave you an option to do all that--plus start out in tanker.

Yes, you will visit a lot of farms to pick up milk.

But the bulk (pun intended) of your time will actually be spent in the truck--either driving, or waiting to be loaded/unloaded.

Don't expect $100,000 per year right out of the gate in trucking, either.

And trucking is NOT a 9-5 type gig.

Very few trucking jobs (especially for a new driver) are close to, or less than 60 hours per week.

Best of luck....

--Lual

 

You are in luck!
If you happen to be breathing then you are qualified to drive for CR England!