Want to be a local driver, but don't know where to get started!

Am in Tennessee, NOBODY anywhere I've seen will hire for local for a noob.
6 months experience is a min

 

http://www.thetruckersreport.com/tr...ttention-all-rookies-wannabes-local-jobs.html

 

Sorry Charlie....You gotta pay your dues just like the rest of us......Put a Year in at a regional carrier......Then go over to USF Holland, YRC, Pepsi,Sysco Etc.. (You Know..The GOOD jobs)

If you think your gonna get a CDL,,Then punch a timeclock at 6am everyday...You are Crazy.. BUT It WILL eventually Come to you.

 

I don't pay dues. The first company I started out with was a company that delivered roofing supplies. The job was a flat bed and it paid $16 per hour. I had to operate a moffit lift and that was different.

The jobs are there you just have to look for them. Now, I make closer to $100,000 then the $32,000 but I am out three weeks and home for two days by choice. You have to decide what you want to do. The dues you are paying is the fact that home time equals no pay. You spend money when you are home and make it while on the road. How hard do you want to work? Not very, then you won't make much. You are welcome to those jobs.
You should also apply for food stamps and welfare, that will let you know just how much money you can make without any effort. Just remember to check the little donkey on your ballot.

 

Have a quick read of my last blog post. I too am a recent grad of CDL school ( comm. college) and didnt want a OTR job. Now, it's true that it is very difficult, BUT, it's not impossible to start your career as a "local" driver. Go and talk to different company's in your area and give it a shot. You just might get lucky and someone will give you a chance. I just got a job with a logging company(first driving job), home every night and off w/e's . BUT, i have put in some loooooooong days so far. But in my situation, it's well worth it.

 

I'll try and send you a PM!

 

Sure you can get a job local with Pepsi or some other beverage company even though the ads say 6 mos. experience required. Same with the cement companies. Some auto parts companies the same. I worked for a reefer company and they got many new younger drivers from those types of companies; beverage/bad backs ; cement/no work on rainey, freezing days or bad weather days ; auto parts/fast paced and horrible working hours.

My recommendation; attend a good community college CDL school, get the tanker/hazmat and doubles endorsements. Then work 6-12 months for a tanker hazmat company to gain experience, then you can get a local home every day job. You won't regret taking these steps when you see your paychecks and hometime.

Some tanker companies haul dry bulk cement and deliver to readymix cement companies and construction sites. The reason you should get the doubles/triples endorsements is because after 12 months experience is if you decide you don't want to remain in tankers you can get an excellent LTL job with companies such as Old Dominion, YRC, Southeastern, and many others. Holland, Reddaway, etc.

Here's some companies that hire new CDL grads for hazmat/tanker:

Superior Carriers (from certain schools)
Trimac
CTL Transportation
SVTN
Schneider Bulk