I took off a year but now I am trying to get back on the road. My dilemma is I don't have a Hazmat endorsement on my CDL since I used to drive a 'reefer'. Your help is greatly appreciated....

well, if you check all the big hullers, most likely they don't require hazmat.

You can look through companies' profiles that are hiring in your state. They should say if you are required to have HAZMAT.

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Gainey Transportation will hire without haz-mat aswell as his reffer outfit LCT (Lester Coggins Transport).

You can check the company listings on this website. Many carriers are listed along with their requirements. There are many carriers who don't require the hazmat endorsement.

Food grade tanker, think about it.