Can I at 18 do a 540hr training at NETTTS in the tiny state of Massachusetts?I want to eventually become a OTR driver. Advice appreciated!![]()
Starting training at 18 in Massachusetts for a CDL class A license!
Discussion in 'Trucking Schools and CDL Training Forum' started by Emma.w223, Jul 9, 2025.
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Actually, yes....sort of:
New To Driving
Nearest Terminal:
Chicopee
Burnett Road/I-90/I-291
Chicopee, MA 01020
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Training & Orientation
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Truck Driving Jobs | Dot Transportation, Inc. (Hires 18 year old CDL-A drivers)
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Says she is 18 years old. I don’t think she’s driving out of Massachusetts
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Your age greatly limits which companies can hire you and you can only work in-state.
THERE IS NO TRUCK DRIVER SHORTAGE. There are lots of experienced CDL drivers with perfect records not getting hired. Intil you are 21 or 23, depending on the company, you are not in high demand. I always recommend nobody go to CDL school until they have lined up their first job that knows everything relevant to the hiring decision. CDL schools will claim even those in a coma should go to CDL school this week. They will tell students with little chance of getting hired to start school now. That's how schools pay their own bills.
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