Question... I can Get a job of truck driving local without experience?

Discussion in 'Flatbed Trucking Forum' started by nil4, Mar 16, 2018.

  1. nil4

    nil4 Bobtail Member

    7
    1
    Mar 16, 2018
    0
    How about friends, I'm about to start at the truck driving school, but I have a question and I hope they can answer me, I want to get my A class but I want to be a local truck driver, I want to spend time with my family, but I have heard that I need One year of experience, the question is, can I get a job with no local experience? or class B, but I am more interested in A pay more and it strikes me to handle class A
     
  2. Truckers Report Jobs

    Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

    Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.

  3. homeskillet

    homeskillet Road Train Member

    5,800
    42,700
    Jun 1, 2013
    Dayton, OH
    0
    If I'm reading your post correctly, your question is, "Can I get a local Class A driving job as my first job out of truck school?"

    If that's what you're asking, the short answer is "yes".

    The fact is, it takes a lot of research and legwork.

    Try looking on your local craigslist, check with your state/county job office, state/county civil service, city public works where you live.

    Also, cruise around the industrial part of where you live, looking for signs up for "Drivers wanted, CDL A"...stuff like that. Go in, ask questions, meet people....like back before smart phones. ;)

    Take a look at the equipment as you go in, looking for bad leaks, bald tires, big cracks in the windshields, basically safety stuff. Old and dirty is not necessarily a deal breaker. A lot of mom&pop trucking outfits are long gone, and the ones that are left are trying their best to stay afloat. So m&p are gonna slice their piece of the pie between equipment, pay, and benefits a lot thinner than a mega carrier.

    This type of local carrier is unlikely to visit your school, so the burden is on you to go find them.

    And the possibility exists that such a company may not exist in your area, or if it does, they're not hiring because they only have openings when someone retires or dies.

    And if someone is paying $2000 hiring bonuses for local drivers, ask them why.

    Hope this helps for a starting point. Just work hard at school. Be the first one on the practice pad and the last one off. Show some hustle and curiosity, make yourself stand out in a good way in the eyes of your instructors. The local job you seek may be someone they know. Good luck.
     
    Puppage and driverdriver Thank this.
  4. dptrucker

    dptrucker Road Train Member

    4,676
    3,190
    May 14, 2012
    adelanto,ca.
    0
    Check sysco foodservice and mcklane. Ups might hire you as a dockworker/driver trainee
     
    driverdriver Thanks this.
  5. TROOPER to TRUCKER

    TROOPER to TRUCKER Anything Is Possible

    7,656
    12,695
    Dec 15, 2014
    Charlotte, NC
    0
  6. driverdriver

    driverdriver Road Train Member

    4,254
    5,283
    May 30, 2011
    0
    Yep, that you gotta due a year of otr is a big load of bs.
     
    bottleneck rookie Thanks this.
  7. driverdriver

    driverdriver Road Train Member

    4,254
    5,283
    May 30, 2011
    0
    Yep ABF has a training program too for fresh out a school folks.
     
    dptrucker Thanks this.
  8. bottleneck rookie

    bottleneck rookie Bobtail Member

    43
    68
    Mar 14, 2018
    0
    The idea you have to do Otr before going local is wrong. I’ve only been licensed for 6 months and I’m making $25 per hour hauling steel on a flatbed.
     
    driverdriver Thanks this.
  9. bottleneck rookie

    bottleneck rookie Bobtail Member

    43
    68
    Mar 14, 2018
    0
    Do you drive cement mixers? Wondering if it feels different going down the road with a barrel spinning on the back.
     
  10. TROOPER to TRUCKER

    TROOPER to TRUCKER Anything Is Possible

    7,656
    12,695
    Dec 15, 2014
    Charlotte, NC
    0
    I did it a full load is as heavy as trucks but no big deal .
     
    bottleneck rookie Thanks this.
  11. ZhenyaP1991

    ZhenyaP1991 Medium Load Member

    573
    702
    Nov 6, 2014
    0
    Ya you can, just not looking hard enough. Disturbing beer, milk, food, sodas. A lot of them have training programs
     
    driverdriver and dptrucker Thank this.
  • Truckers Report Jobs

    Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

    Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.