Any Local (home Daily) Drivers?

Well by follow up i mean getting in contact with the hiring manager. let him/her know that you put in an application and that you just wanted to make sure they got it and that you just finished school. Just express how much interest in driving for them. Don't come of desperate but just make yourself stand out a little. Contacting them after you apply well force them to look up your app and review it right then and there. Almost like insuring you don't get shuffled straight to the bottom of the stack. The main idea to all of this is to get you an interview and road test. The interview is where you'll make your push to stay local and work hard for their company.

Like i said before I ended up with four interviews and three job offers when it was all said and done. The only reason i didn't get offered the last job was because I needed to get my twic card which could take up to a couple months. Point is that local jobs are out there. You can get local jobs with no experience. It all just depends on how hard your willing to work for it.

As another note. Since your not in school yet, start scouring the job boards now. When a job your interested in comes available, call and find out if they're willing to train and take on rookies. They're reaction will give you a good idea whether it's possible or not. You can call places that even ask for previous experience. Just remember the worst thing they can say is no. Also by watching job boards now you can notice is a job has been out there for a while there may be a good chance that if they really need help they would train just to get someone in the driver's seat. Just do your research and don't give up.

Any other questions feel free to ask! Good luck!

Thank you Heavy C and 6 string rythm!

6 string rhythm: got the message. i plan on calling and asking a lot of questions. thank you very much!

heavy c: im definitely going to follow what you said and apply anyway to whatever is listed as available.

although ive been a bit busy and havent been on the past couple of days I did more research. I found that most of the local iobs in jersey are up north, a minimum of a 45 min drive, like one of the companies 6 string rhythm pointed out, uptob2 hour drive even further up. I know I cant be picky and should take what comes my way but my question to you guys, is it worth a possible 4 hours of commute daily on a more than likely 12 to 14 hour day? I don't really have the credit nor the funds to relocate, hence why I am looking into a new career.

There are guys at my terminal that commute 45 minutes and more just to get to work. Some companies are worth making that commute for, on top of the driving required by the job. P&D guys bring in 50K. Linehaul rookies will make 70-80K their first year, maxing out at 100k depending on the run.

It all depends on how bad you want the job, and what you're being paid. A 45 minute commute will make for a long day though, that's for sure.