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Welcome Chris!!
I’m guessing you went through private training. We strongly recommend company sponsored training for the very reason your experiencing now.
Florida freight is always a hard one. Alot going in with very little coming out. Espically the further south you get.
Also this is a very trying time in trucking. Capacity is high, rates are low, and consumer consumption is low. A very trying time for shippers and trucking companies.
Use this site and apply everywhere. You may get many no’s but it only takes that one yes!!
Let us know how it goes.
Shipper:
The customer who is shipping the freight. This is where the driver will pick up a load and then deliver it to the receiver or consignee.
Company Sponsored Training:
A Company-Sponsored Training Program is a school that is owned and operated by a trucking company.
The schooling often requires little or no money up front. Instead of paying up-front tuition you will sign an agreement to work for the company for a specified amount of time after graduation, usually around a year, at a slightly lower rate of pay in order to pay for the training.
If you choose to quit working for the company before your year is up, they will normally require you to pay back a prorated amount of money for the schooling. The amount you pay back will be comparable to what you would have paid if you went to an independently owned school.
Company-sponsored training can be an excellent way to get your career underway if you can't afford the tuition up front for private schooling.
Yeah, ditto what PJ said.
I assume you have asked the school you went through to help you with connections they might have?
Otherwise, it’s obvious you are frustrated. It may take some time, but if you keep searching and applying, eventually you will find a job to get started with.
Schneider does freight in Florida. Have you tried them?
New CDL Driver Jobs - Cypress Truck Lines
Click the link above. Cypress Truck Lines is based out of Jacksonville & has a terminal in Tampa and other places across the south.
They're notable for two things: 1. They're a trucking company that actually hires out of Florida 2. They hire new CDL grads and will train you up.
I've heard good things about them.
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.
Terminal:
A facility where trucking companies operate out of, or their "home base" if you will. A lot of major companies have multiple terminals around the country which usually consist of the main office building, a drop lot for trailers, and sometimes a repair shop and wash facilities.
Also go ahead and fill out this application through Trucking Truth. One application but its sent to like 10 different companies. Definitely do this because you're essentially opening up 10 more doors for possible employment.
Hi Chris. The longer you hold a CDL without experience, the staler it gets. That's not to say jump at the first chance you get if it seems completely wrong for what you need and want. Just something to keep in mind.
I encourage you to use the app here like others said. I did and am in my rookie year with a company that wasn't even on my radar and happy with my decision.
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.
I met a driver today with Butler. He was hired in March directly out of a private CDL school in Kansas with no experience.
He said he was given 2.5 weeks training and turned loose solo.
His base pay rate is 45 CPM.
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.
CPM:
Cents Per Mile
Drivers are often paid by the mile and it's given in cents per mile, or cpm.
OOS:
When a violation by either a driver or company is confirmed, an out-of-service order removes either the driver or the vehicle from the roadway until the violation is corrected.
Indeed profile and put in that you already have your CDL [and I'm assuming medical card] and you will get offers.
Also, like someone said above, Schneider is always hiring.
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.
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Man, I just got my CDL class A but no one will hire me either because I have no experience or I’m too young or I’m located in Florida. HOW AM I GOING TO GET EXPERIENCE IF EVERYONE SAYS NO!
I just wanted to get that off my chest because im going through it right now. I know things take time.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles: