Yet another newbe looking for a ride

Did you get a cdl on your own or from a cdl school?

 

That's good; the Community College program plus your work experiences will open many doors. Many companies will welcome you aboard.
You may find some smaller outfits on Craigslist, but here's some medium to large companies that hire new cdl grads.
Melton Truck Lines
Paul Transportation
Britton Transport - flatbed division
Senn Freight Lines
Keim TS
UPT (United Petroleum Transports)
OFC/Schmidt Liquid Trucking Companies
Loves Travel Stops & Country Stores - hauling diesel and DEF to truckstops.
Bay & Bay Transportation - has tankers & flatbeds. Not sure they hire in your area because websites for companies aren't always up to date. Call and ask if you're interested.

 

and your point ...... being ? Are you looking for work? If so all you'd need to do is just tell them what your telling us looks like you would be Mr Fixit so going O/O would suit you fine, with a solo driver for a company usually they like to do the work themselves and won't let you do any repairs. Age is no barrier either only if you believe that it is. I new a bloke who came over from Australia on a H2B visa he was over 65 years old and was one of the best and reliable drivers the company had.

 

Maybe @1951 ford will come along and have a suggestion, he's from Hutch. Good luck.

 

Girton Propane Service - hauls mostly agricultural chemicals. The website has 1 yr. exp. required, but a couple of new cdl grads posted they were hired. Submit an application anyway.

Girton Trailers
Girton Propane currently use 4 types of trailers; MC 331, DOT 406, DOT 407 and DOT 412.
MC 331 Pressure Trailers:
Used for hauling propane, butane and anhydrous ammonia
DOT 407 Stainless Trailers:
Used for herbicides, general chemicals, oils and specialty fertilizers
DOT 407 Dedicated Stainless Trailers:
Dedicated to kosher food grade service for phosphoric acid and specialty alcohols
DOT 406 Aluminum Trailers:
Used for oils and petroleum based products

 

By Steve's description, I'm 99.9% sure we know each other and have talked about machinist stuff several years ago. The guy I'm thinking about has a shop in the SW part of town.
You might try Groendyke. The Hutch terminal is independently owned/operated. I have several friends who went there with no tanker experience and got on fairly quickly. Being independent, they can bypass some of the experience rules the corporate terminals can't.

 

Of the last 2 friends of mine that went there, 1 worked for a small hydrovac company out of McPherson and had only held a class B before going. He had straight truck experience only. The other did escort work, had a class A and had some driving experience, but no recent experience.