Recent CDL Student Question

Probably won't find it to where they train ya. At least not like an apprenticeship. Some LTL carriers will wave the one year otr requirement if you graduated from an accredited school. Check your area. I was hired on as a linedriver with a ltl carrier directly out of school. Don't let anyone on here tell you that it can't be done.

Check with vendors like Coke or one of the beer distributors as well. You may start out working the dock and pick up some shifts until something fulltime opens.

Before anyone asks. Yes, i started with pulling doubles and triple trailers. I haven't killed anyone yet or broken anything. Must be beginners luck

 

Depending on where you live you might check out con-way freight. They have a program where you work on the docks and show up early or after shift and they train you to drive local. It is a 3 month program. They do not have openings at all their terminals but had about 15 or so jobs open for this student program. When you get to their site check out careers and then LTL job openings last week.

 

It is totally unnecessary to train for a couple of months . That's just a scheme of starter companies to get cheap team drivers .

 

like cough cough prime dont know why anyone would agree to there long 6 month training terms

 

Isn't that only for drivers with no CDL? Maybe I am not reading it right or don't know enough.

 

Extremely far and few between. It's hard to skip OTR, as most but not all local companies require a minimum of 2 years experience.

 

you might try coke or pepsi or a local beer company.