South Florida Resident - Get Paid While Getting CDL - Paid Training

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Seadragon H.'s Comment
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Looking for options........I'm not paying $3-5K for any schools. I'm fine with signing a contract as long as it's a good company with a decent starting salary.

What are my options. Most places / most good places are not hiring out of Florida.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Roehl Transport pays you $500.00 a week while attending their cdl school.

CDL:

Commercial Driver's License (CDL)

A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:

  • Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
  • Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
  • Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
  • Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
Errol V.'s Comment
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Seadragon, I don't think money's the real issue for South Florida. There's just not enough freight traffic to support drivers who want to do home time near the Everglades. Those interstate jobs are like hen's teeth.

Interstate:

Commercial trade, business, movement of goods or money, or transportation from one state to another, regulated by the Federal Department Of Transportation (DOT).

HOS:

Hours Of Service

HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
6 string rhythm's Comment
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HEN'S TEETH.

I love it.
Auggie69's Comment
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Thank you everyone for all your input and advice. After much research I have decided to attend Roadmaster mid January. Once I obtain my CDL I have a job waiting for me with Armellini. Armellini is in the next city over from where I live so my home time would be weekly. Plus the pay is great!

For all of those hunting for schools and companies still, don't give up. It pays to make the phone calls and this forum to make the best choice for your situation and your future.

Forward Air seems to run quite a lot of our stuff coming out of Florida

CDL:

Commercial Driver's License (CDL)

A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:

  • Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
  • Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
  • Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
  • Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.

Dm:

Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager

The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.

HOS:

Hours Of Service

HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
Errol V.'s Comment
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6 string is in love:

HEN'S TEETH.

I love it.

I'm all for keeping these old phrases alive.
Seadragon H.'s Comment
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If you're moving to Tampa, then look at CTL Transportation. Excellent money in tankers. CTL will put you through their tanker school in Tampa.

Well in my case, if the school accepts me then I'll be living in Tampa upon start date. My fiancé will remain in NYC until I'm done with schooling and hired by a company.

Seadragon H.'s Comment
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Covenant and Florida Beauty Express hire as far south as Miami. Florida Beauty Express leaves Miami with fresh flowers and runs to California with stops in between, then usually will reload to New York, then back to Miami. Hard work, but the benefit is you get unlimited time off between runs without worrying about losing your job. The drivers making the big bucks don't abuse that benefit. Yes, they hire new cdl grads.

Seadragon, I don't think money's the real issue for South Florida. There's just not enough freight traffic to support drivers who want to do home time near the Everglades. Those interstate jobs are like hen's teeth.

CDL:

Commercial Driver's License (CDL)

A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:

  • Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
  • Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
  • Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
  • Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.

Interstate:

Commercial trade, business, movement of goods or money, or transportation from one state to another, regulated by the Federal Department Of Transportation (DOT).

HOS:

Hours Of Service

HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
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