If all goes as planned, I will graduate from a technical college cdl program and get my cdl next month. For family reasons, I'll need a local job for at least my first year.
I'm looking for something that is out and back. I.e. Drive about 3 hours out, make a stop or two and come back. I will have all the endorsements, and also don't mind having to unload.
What I don't want: making ten stops in the same city all day.
What keywords do I look for besides local?
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Try for Old Dominion line haul division. Terminal to terminal, drop & hook, then back home. If there's a terminal near you, drop in for a personal visit so the terminal manager can take a look at you; first impressions mean a lot for those premium jobs.
How close are you to Richburg? Hadden House is food service.
Centerline Drivers is a temp service and probably has local work.
Smith Dray Line & Storage (Atlas Van Lines) - local hourly pay
Averitt Express has line haul positions for new cdl grads.
Reinhart Foodservice and McLane Foodservice hire new grads to run as second seat/driver associates, to help the other driver make deliveries. Good money there.
Sygma Network - same as Reinhart and McLane.Last edited: Feb 23, 2017
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Search "hourly" or "hour" on Craigslist.
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Daily, nightly usually worked for me. But you also get those that pay daily mixed into your results.
A local job can be difficult to find with a fresh CDL. They're out there though. Good luck!Protein Hauler Thanks this. -
Choose a first "local driving" job carefully. I'd expect to continue "local work" for the foreseeable future because a lot of regional and OTR positions (where you'd have to change employer) won't give past local driving history a lot consideration. For experienced solo positions, they want to see 12+ months driving experience across 5+ states and including winter conditions. They may want you to come in and run as an apprentice with a "trainer" for a while, not much unlike coming in as not having any driving experience at all.
Beginning somewhere like Old Dominion gives you a lot of protection down the road as you look to expand out into other positions. Being able to remain with the same employer as you expand your horizons has huge advantages. -
For local gigs the kewords I'd look for are
Misery
Traffic Hell
Monotonous Life
Assisted Suicide
I'm just kidding around man. I was just complaining about people sharting on my gig. I guess that makes me a hypocriteLoneCowboy and bottomdumpin Thank this. -
Does Old Dominion linehaul require Doubles / Triples endorsement or Hazmat? How much experience do they need?
I'm getting experience with Veriha now, but interested in something more local or at least more consistent like dedicated. -
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Yes, any [driving] job at an LTL career like Old Dominion will require both doubles and hazmat endorsements
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OK I was wondering if there are many home daily linehaul jobs. I'm willing to run overnights.
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