Bad Idea For A 18 Year Old?

im Kinda In The Same situation over here in iowa. if any one knows a trucking company that would hire me on that be great

Well, the more and more I search for places that hire at 18 the more and more I realize no one does as far as trucking goes. I however did find a job at a auto-parts store delivering parts around town. It may not be a 18 wheeler but at least it will give me some experience outside of fast food or retail. Thoughts?

David, do what you have to do to get by until the opportunity presents itself. Take the auto parts job !! I'm sure they will deliver to trucking companies !!! How cool would that be ???? But keep looking, while you are employed.....Its out there for you,,,you just have to keep looking. BUt most OTR companies won't touch you until you are 21, unless they put you to running the yard dog moving trailers....which isn't a bad gig either ...

Ok here are some places to look for driving jobs.....

Construction companies (dump trucks, lowboys and flatbeds mostly) Sand and gravel companies Road construction companies concrete mixers Pepsi Coke Moving Companies Local food delivery (i.e. places like sysco) City bus companies

That is all I can think of at the moment.

I think at this point what I may do is start putting some feelers out to companies in the area that are or might be hiring. And talk to either some recruiters or management to see what may or may not be available for someone my age. Its possible I may have to put this off until i turn 21-23. But I guess we'll see.

At this point its more about who you know in my opinion. Do you know someone involved with a local trucking company? Rather its Friend/Family/Neighbor/Family Friend/ Whoever. I looked into it at 18 years old to and its hard to find a company thats willing to do it. its more of an insurance thing then a company thing. At 18 i found unless you know someone involved with a trucking company its almost impossible to find a class A job before 21. Maybe i just didnt look hard enough. Best of luck to you though! And about the whole college thing.. I just got over that. Im young myself im 23 and as soon as i told people i was dropping out of college to become a truck driver they literally though i was just giving up on life. little did most of them know at that time its been one of my dreams since i was a little kid looking at trucks on the interstate just wanting to drive one and be a truck driver so bad. Most of my family/friends have gotten over it at this point and are supportive of it for the most part. Once they learned more about what all goes into being a professional driver and that its more then just being a fat smelly guy who holds a steering wheel they have come around and some of my friends are even considering becoming a driver themselves.

Well, the more and more I search for places that hire at 18 the more and more I realize no one does as far as trucking goes. I however did find a job at a auto-parts store delivering parts around town. It may not be a 18 wheeler but at least it will give me some experience outside of fast food or retail. Thoughts?

This may be your best bet.. or driving a Box truck that dosnt require a CDL. Check out school districts in your area to.. depending on where you may be able to drive a school bus. (I have done it the last 2 years.. not as bad as you think.)