The Werner Dollar General Account

I wanted to do car hauling fresh out of school but everyone told me to give it a bit of time first and get some experience doing something, anything, before I went in to so much responsibility. I needed a job ASAP so I didn't have time to continue doing my due diligence on whether or not this account was a good idea. I left and went into Orientation hoping for the best. I heard so many conflicting reports that I lost count. One minute the trainer would have me on my route and I'd be taught how to do that job. The next moment the trainer will do whatever he or she wants and I'm probably going OTR. What good is OTR if I'm doing DG? I'm sure there are basics I could pick up but the way I'm understanding it DG is some seriously hard work. I need all the practice with this I can get. I have continued to read and speak with people and no one has said anything good. You would think and hope for one good report. I've heard nothing and they all say the same. Accidents involving cars or body parts. No one ever lasts. I'll be honest here. I'm a bit scared. I'm scared I'm going in to try to do a job and I'm going to sideswipe a building on a way too close turn. Just like that my career is gone on something so trivial that I knew I couldn't do to begin with. Besides that I'm homesick. I planned to get my life together and get my own place but what's the point when I live in the truck? So I guess what I'm saying is I want to know my options. How long do I have to tough this out before jobs look my way? Training is between four to six weeks. I don't think two months really counts as experience does it? But I'd imagine I'm not the first to take this job and run for the hills after I got a whiff of what it really is.

My question is this. Where do I look for jobs that'll get me home at night? Is it possible to make the $900-1K/wk fresh out of school and be home nightly? Where do I look? What doors do I knock on? I've tried Indeed. They want my resume and there isn't anything to show yet. The Megas are all pointing me towards Dollar accounts. Are there any other options?

 

Newark.

See I really wanted to but everyone advised me to get experience first. It seemed like a good idea to get experience and learn my way around a trailer before I did something with so many variables over my head such as messing up the car.

You're right though. Maybe I should've. I've heard US Road may be taking some people fresh out of school but they admit very few.

 

LTL? What's that?