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Starting Company for New CDL Holder

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by SeasideRide, Nov 7, 2023.

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  3. Nov 7, 2023 #22
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    Indian River Transport
    indianrivertransport.com
    2580 Executive Rd, Winter Haven, FL 33884
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    Coast-to-coast food grade tanker. One account hauls tanker loads of wine out of California.
    No Tanker Experience Required – We haul products such as juice, milk, cream, and everything in between.
    Has terminals coast-to-coast.
    Hires new cdl school grads.
    Started hiring new cdl school grads recently. Not on the website yet.
     
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  5. Nov 7, 2023 #24
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    You notice, I posted mostly reefer companies. During recessions, food and medicine and plasma still has to move. Holidays, such as Christmas, New Years, Easter, keep reefer drivers busy supplying families for the holidays. Food grade tanker such as Indian River Transport will also keep you busy.
     
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  7. Nov 7, 2023 #25
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    Ah, I see, that makes sense. Thank you for all of the recommendations! I will look through them all and apply to a lot, given the current hiring climate it seems the best option would be to apply to a few position, at least. The information about reefer and food grade tanker positions being less susceptible to recessions is invaluable.
     
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  8. Nov 7, 2023 #26
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    This is quite helpful. I am generally pretty cautious so I thought driving hazmat tanker might be okay, but yeah thinking about it I would prefer not to put others at risk due to my inexperience.
    Okay, yeah decent training is important to me. And I had no idea about the self-insurance aspect! That seems key.
     
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  9. Nov 7, 2023 #27
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    Hazmat tanker companies wouldn't be hiring new cdl school grads if they thought it would put others at risk.
    I drove for one and we hauled some nasty stuff and the company hired a few new cdl school grads. The new grads were as good as the experienced drivers, because they have to attend tanker school, after cdl school. We hauled acid and some other stuff to 48 states and Canada. Many drivers on this forum went to hazmat tankers right out of cdl school. The best paying one, for new grads, is Eagle Transport. I didn't list it because you want OTR and Eagle Transport is not OTR.
    Eagle Transport Corporation | Locations
    VIRGINIA
    Chesapeake
    Richmond
    Roanoke
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    Gemini Motor Transport hires new cdl school grads to haul fuel to Love's Truck Stops.
    [​IMG]
     
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  11. Nov 8, 2023 #29
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    Okay, that makes sense. Additional training on tanks sounds nice, so I will definitely consider them.

    To clarify, the main reason I am interested in OTR and living in the truck is to earn (and save) the most money. Seeing the country is a nice bonus, but if driving a tanker and paying rent would lead to net higher earning and savings then I would potentially do that instead.
     
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