What should I do?

Hi guys. I obtained a CDL last year in June. I had a bad driving record and many companies would not give me a chance. I now have 2 tickets in a 3 year period on my MVR. Never had a DUI. Cintas is the only company that accepted my record for a driving job. So for the last year I have driven a Cintas truck from salt lake city where I live, to grand junction Colorado and back 4 times a week. It's a 24 foot freightliner box truck with a 16000 gvw. So I haven't even been using my cdl.
I got my cdl at salt lake community college. We learned on freightliner cascadia trucks with 13 speed transmissions.

I say all this because I dont know what to do now. I'd like to actually use my cdl and go to a local company and see if I can get a local or regional job. I dont know if they'll even look at my cdl as valid. I never really had much problem shifting but with mostly automatic transmissions on these large fleets now I dont think they'd care anyway.

What do you guys think I should do? I almost feel nervous thinking about getting back into the seat of a big rig again. Having to shift gears properly while handling the rig properly while obeying traffic laws etc.
Which is why getting an auto would help.
Thanks

 

Try the dump truck outfits or end dump. Something of that nature. They have alot of local tankers or alot of companies run up and down i15 and i80 i84. If u wanna stay local i would avoid the big megas. I always see signs for frito lay up there . not sure if they require experience or not but they pay pretty well. Doug andrus is a bigger company but they run west coast regional alot and have alot of different division of freight and i believe they take in newer guys . i think u will be fine, could always try out coca cola or food service like sysco or mcclane. Just look around, slc is a great place to have a cdl. I had a bad driving record before i got my cdl as well . getting started is thr hardest part judt make sure u keep it the cdl clean from now on . good luck to you

 

What are the two tickets for? Any 15 mph over?

 

dont let using a manual hold you back, it will all come back to you within a few miles.

 

None that high. Highest 7 over and the other 4 over.

 

Apply to who ever you want to work for,let them tell you yes or no , you never know what will happen till you try . It does not cost anything to apply .

 

Do you live in Salt Lake City?

 

Yes

 

Start the applicatons; something will click.
Here's some to start with for local/regional:
Here's one in Ogden that offers local/regional/otr. Apply online and see what happens.
Dot Transportation - www.drivefordot.com
Day cabs & sleepers.

 

Reddaway - SLC

• Home Every Night
• Overtime After 8 Hours
• Competitive Wages
• 401k Plan
• Excellent Benefits Program with no benefit premium cost for employee