Trucking Companies That Have Terminals In The Kansas City Area

I'm looking for companies that will train new CDL holders. I got my Class A CDL with all endorsements in 2019 but went a different direction and didn't use it.

I know SWIFT and Knight have terminals in KC. Are there any others that willing to train someone with no real experience?

Hey Larry, why are you limiting yourself to the KC area? Most companies training new drivers would gladly provide you transportation, housing, and meals if they were interested in hiring you. I've never lived near the terminal dispatching me.

I drive for Knight. I live in Texas. They have two terminals in Texas, but they hired me to drive for their Gulfport, MS terminal. My dispatcher works from his home in Arkansas.

I think you're really closing a lot of opportunities by focusing on Kansas City. You may have good reasons for your choice. If you do, I'd love to hear them. Otherwise you'll always be more likely to land a trucking job by throwing a wide net.

Hey Larry, why are you limiting yourself to the KC area? Most companies training new drivers would gladly provide you transportation, housing, and meals if they were interested in hiring you. I've never lived near the terminal dispatching me.

I drive for Knight. I live in Texas. They have two terminals in Texas, but they hired me to drive for their Gulfport, MS terminal. My dispatcher works from his home in Arkansas.

I think you're really closing a lot of opportunities by focusing on Kansas City. You may have good reasons for your choice. If you do, I'd love to hear them. Otherwise you'll always be more likely to land a trucking job by throwing a wide net.

Thanks for the reply Old School. I guess the main reason is since I really don't have a place to park a truck for home time I figured it would be easier to work for a company that has a terminal close by. I'm an hour away from KC.

There is a truck stop only 5 miles from my house and a rest area on I-70 about 15 miles away. Do companies allow you to park at those locations for home time?

There is a truck stop only 5 miles from my house and a rest area on I-70 about 15 miles away. Do companies allow you to park at those locations for home time?

Yes, in fact there are probably a lot of places you can be creative with for parking. I have property I can park my truck on, but I know some drivers in my hometown who have "parking permission" from businesses in our town.

Some big retail outlets and chain stores will allow you to use their pavement. You should start looking around nearby and see if you ever see trucks parked at places like Wal-Mart or Lowe's, etc.

A nearby truck stop is an excellent place. A rest area works too. Just look for any signs at the rest area warning about time limits. Occasionally you'll find warnings about parking for more than 10 hours, or something like that.

There's nothing wrong with your idea of parking at a terminal. Just remember to keep looking elsewhere if needed. Knight/Swift are great places to get started. I started elsewhere, but switched to Knight about nine years ago. I've been loving it ever since.

Butler has a terminal at the state line off I70 in KCK next to the UPS Hub. They hire recent grads and we had a member here by the name Junkyard Dog drove for them.

Old School is 100% correct with saying terminal location doesn't matter as long as there's freight in that area.

Hogan and Ruan run alot of dedicated accounts and may be worth looking into despite not having a terminal in KC (to my knowledge). Regardless, if you use this link to Apply For Truck Driving Jobs it'll cast out your application to numerous companies and you can see what they've got to offer.

Please let us know how it turns out.

Butler has a terminal at the state line off I70 in KCK next to the UPS Hub. They hire recent grads and we had a member here by the name Junkyard Dog drove for them.

Old School is 100% correct with saying terminal location doesn't matter as long as there's freight in that area.

Hogan and Ruan run alot of dedicated accounts and may be worth looking into despite not having a terminal in KC (to my knowledge). Regardless, if you use this link to Apply For Truck Driving Jobs it'll cast out your application to numerous companies and you can see what they've got to offer.

Please let us know how it turns out.

Thanks for that info. Does that link only send the application out to the 8 listed companies?

CFI is headquartered in Joplin. They will train you. You may have to start over since you never used your CDL. However, that's up to the company.

CFI has a drop yard in the KCMO area.

Good luck to you.

Butler is a good company I had no problems when I was working there. They are a true OTR company though. Expect to only be home every 3 to 4 weeks.

CFI, Trans Am and more than a few others all have stuff in and around KC. Old School is 100 percent correct as always that terminal locations don't matter. 2 of the 4 companies I have worked for didn't even have a drop yard within 3 hrs of my house. One of the others was a local gig where I slip seated and parked at the yard and the current one has a yard about an hour and a half away, but I park 5 mins from the house.

It's a good idea to talk to any company that may give you a chance to get out there.

Many companies have access to drop yards but don't list those locations anywhere on their website.

For example, Knight has a drop yard in Jacksonville, FL, but good luck finding it by searching their website or on Google. This drop lot is a leased space from a trailer service company and is shared with at least 5 other carriers that I'm aware of. It is listed as "Tri-Star Semi Truck & Trailer Services" with no mention of Knight Transpiration mentioned anywhere I can find.