Realistic choice for new driver?

It can be done. To hell with any naysayers

 

Start putting in applications. Find out. EVERYBODY is looking for people to work. You’ll probably be surprised how fast you get a job offer.

 

I would get in touch with the local refuse companies and see if they have training programs.

 

One local garbage company has signs out they will help you get your cdl. I don't know if that means they will pay for training, or if they have an in-house school. It does, however, imply that they will take people with a shiny new cdl.

 

Footwork. Pound the pavement. Show your face. Sell yourself. It can be done

 

If everybody in your area wants experience then ask them about hiring on as a helper, or maybe pitching but not driving on a rear-loader.

 

I got hired to run hazmat tanker in ND right off the bat when i got my CDL nust before the boom. So it can and does happen just shotgun your app out. SOMEONE will be scrambleing like mad for a driver and wont care if your a 60 year OTR vet who can drive anything with wheels or a talking dog with a drinking problem as long as you can fill a seat.

Just be careful and review any company before you sign. Many who are that open with hireing are that way for a reason.

 

In the county I live in it’s an individual that has the contract to all the garbage. He has actually hired guys before they had a CDL and let them ride/train while they were studying up to get it. One of the guys working for him is my first cousin and he loves his job.