TDI in Milton first week completed

Pepsi and coke are good starter companies if you want to drive local. I agree with Chinatown, I’ve talked to long term drivers that had several surgeries. If you must, get in, learn, and graduate to something better!

 

are you going to get any endorsements if you get hazmat and/or tanker there are more options like oil and gas jobs they pay alot more and dont care if you are new they will help you learn on the job

 

I was thinking about getting all my endorsements, but with school being M-F 7am-5:30pm it's really hard to break away to go get them. Something I'll have to take care of after CDL school.

 

I applied to Florida Rock and Tank Lines, but denied my app because they need a solid year of tractor trailer experience.

Cougar Oil posted an ad on Craigslist in the Pensacola area and mentioned no gas or oil required and willing to train, but it does not mention anything about tractor experience so I'll call them tomorrow to confirm.

 

Now that I think about it. I'm going to steer clear from food/ beverage.

Chinatown is right about there being a price to pay. These guys are crippling themselves. I am already familiar with the industry, and was doing everything they were doing just with a box truck.

Time for me to work smarter, not harder for those dollars!

 

yeah you cant get hazmat till you have your cdl as for tanker it is a quick test you can do now or later... you only need tanker if you want to haul tanks but hazmat is very useful on its own

 

What's the turn around time for getting a Hazmat endorsement and the TWIC card? I've reading somewhere that the TWIC card is also required or something really good to have.

 

it took a few weeks but it was a while for the twic as for hazmat depends on the speed of you state plus a month or so for the fed background check... a passport express card helps speeds up the background check.. I have never used the twic I did otr team for 2 months but now I have switched to oil and gas ... I am a perf gun loader now I just finished training and am about to go to midland friday to start my job. I am looking forward to it ... nice money (wireline operator make 100k ish with 100+ hrs/ week and gun loader is less but only cuz less hrs) and think I will make a career out of it

 

That is awesome, congratulations!!!

You are bringing in that money, but at 100+hrs/wk will you have any time to spend it? Geez and thought working 70hrs/ in 6 days was a lot.

I need to step my game up.

 

Endorsements are just a couple written tests, go ahead and take them.