Trying to pinpoint the "better" LTL companies:

Yeah, I see that on their website they have a lot of office-based jobs that don't require too much as far as academic qualifications go, such as a degree.

BUT - they require people to be knowledgable in logistics, I'm thinking it'd be wise for me to grab onto a maw/paw company for a while, get my foot in the office side of things, and then hope the job economy bounces back and some of these people start hiring again - I'd have the experience to do something like operations manager at DF or something.

 

Thank you both for your replies, and transparency. It’s something I’m on the fence about but I still want to attempt it, for the knowledge, skills — just anything I can gain!

 

Hi and thank you for the reply.

My question would be, would it be worth while becoming something like I suppose an operations manager for DF?

Is this a good position for someone wanting to advance to by getting their foot in the door as a driver first, seeking more knowledge second.

As far as I know, the location near me isn’t hiring at the moment but keep their applications constantly posted.

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To answer your question, this thread is more of a theoretical question for the future, so when I am more resourceful in the logistics aspect I can reference to this thread and have a better idea of what companies I could go with that have my intentions in mind.

In my area, majority of mega carriers aren’t hiring for anything at all, even drivers. So my intention was to temporarily work again at a maw and paw type gig and gain experience in the backend of trucking, just so when they do hire I am more rounded when applying.

Hopefully this makes sense I just woke up lol.

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edited and came back to say that before anyone asks why I would like to even go office it’s simply because I personally have a little bit of academic experience in business management and administration, tied in with my passion for trucking overall - I just basically eat, sleep and breathe this industry and want to be as resourceful as I can be. It just comes from me having a strong drive for what I love

It’s something I would like to experience on top of driving too.