Any way to Break in to this industry without having togo OTR
 

I have been looking for a local job and this is the worst time of year to look I gather. I was thinking about CFI . It just seems there is not a lot of freight going to New England Area. I live 25 North of Boston off of I-95. Any suggestions of what companies I could at least get home once a week
most of the time. I just don't know if I would like to be out 6 weeks at a wack. I'm a slacker I gues or a pu$$y but I see new people land gigs like this.

Most companies won't keep you out for 6 weeks at a time. I think the majority will try to get you home every 2-3 weeks, if not sooner.

Re: Any way to Break in to this industry without having togo
 

NEMF (New England Motor Freight) is an LTL carrier out of Elizabeth, NJ that has a training school. Actually, they run 4 schools up and down the eastern seaboard out of a couple of their barns. School is free but you've got to work for em' for a period of time. Give em' a call and get the full scoop. Sure beats the hell out of dwelling:

http://www.nemf.com/careers.html

I got my trucking start locally doing household goods.

It can be done, but it sure isn't easy. Atleast for me it wasn't. For the first year or three, you should be willing to do ALOT of physical work.

Apply everywhere and anywhere, foodservice, construction (my fav. kind of work), nurseries (not very easy, but i was in the best shape of my life), and anywhere else that has delivery trucks.

Maybe even apply with companies that run Class A and B trucks, and be willing to driver either.

As we've stated before, try to look for a FedEx freight, Overnite/UPS freight or NEMF terminal near you ( and i know boston has these).

These companies will use you on the dock and then help you get your CDL if you don't have one.

If you have one, then they might use you straight away. Or you could get your foot in the door by working on the dock first.


Food distributors will have you back every few days. But there's a lot of unloading involved.

It can be done, my first driving job was local, like Lewis friend said try to get in with one of those companies like FedEx freight, I got my start with a local delivery company,

Conway will train you.

You can check out my Website for more info on CFI if it will help. I used to be home weekly but it also included a small paycheck. Being gone is hard to get used to, but having momma chew your tail when your check is short is more tough to get used to. I stay out 6 weeks, home for 1. It's a great arrangement for me and keeps my checks regular.

I would have to agree with the guys check out bark mulch haulers, and contruction companies. I live in New England too and I can agree about the frieght thing. There seems to be weeks when the trucks never stop rolling and then there is the rest of the year.

I used to live along RTE 17 in NY and that hiway was NON-STOP trucks. Either going towards NYC or Buffalo and west.

Not sure about NEMF, good friend of mine worked for them doing linehaul work. Talked with him more than once and he was running from the Boston area to Baltimore in a daycab. Put up in a cheap sleazy motel, and then routed to east bum @@@@ egypt.

I know that we all have to start somewhere, maybe looking into what you have in your area such as dump trucks, trailers, and bark mulch haulers could give you the right type of lifestyle that you are looking for