Posted on May 11, 2015
Have you thought about getting your foot in the door in the trucking industry?
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If you're transitioning, in the Reserve, Guard or a veteran then you should think about the trucking industry! As a CDL driver you choose your own schedule, have flexibility over your routes and the hours that you work and many RP members will already have the skills and training that are needed to immediately transition into a civilian role. Check out some of our partners' openings to see if a job where you can schedule your work around drill, family and other commitments sounds like a good fit for you.
C.R. England is a long-time partner of RallyPoint's and has jobs all across the country, check out their job openings here: https://www.rallypoint.com/organizations/cr-england-salt-lake-city-ut. We also have one of C.R. England's top military recruiters and a top RP member CSM Michael Lynch and you can reach out to him directly.
A new partner of RallyPoint's is Schneider who have a slew of benefits for their military and veteran employees. Click on the green "1-Click Introduction" button to have your RallyPoint profile sent directly to their military recruiting managers, it couldn't get any easier! Check out their page (on desktop only) at: https://www.rallypoint.com/organizations/schneider-national-green-bay-wi
Note: for best access to these company pages login to the RallyPoint desktop site.
C.R. England is a long-time partner of RallyPoint's and has jobs all across the country, check out their job openings here: https://www.rallypoint.com/organizations/cr-england-salt-lake-city-ut. We also have one of C.R. England's top military recruiters and a top RP member CSM Michael Lynch and you can reach out to him directly.
A new partner of RallyPoint's is Schneider who have a slew of benefits for their military and veteran employees. Click on the green "1-Click Introduction" button to have your RallyPoint profile sent directly to their military recruiting managers, it couldn't get any easier! Check out their page (on desktop only) at: https://www.rallypoint.com/organizations/schneider-national-green-bay-wi
Note: for best access to these company pages login to the RallyPoint desktop site.
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There are a lot of things to consider before you decide to become an over the road truck driver, work for a company as a company driver, or go independent and lease on with company's.
Both options have their upsides and downsides. Working as a company driver your just an employee and don't have to worry about fuel costs insurance or parts for your tractor. However make sure you research any prospective company you are looking at hiring on with, a lot of the smaller company's have real problems doing the right thing by their operators, you can do a search of company's and their over all rating by people who have worked for them.
Going the independent route can work well for someone as long as they don't mind waiting to get paid, this can be mitigated by signing on with company's like Admiral, however your on the hook for any and all repairs for your truck, and sometimes your fuel depending on the company. Independent operators are slowly being pushed out of the industry thanks to Government over regulation so do your best to figure out what you want.
Also as an independent operator you have the potential to gross 100,000 dollars however once you deduct your operation costs for the truck, you might find your net take from the truck will drop down to about 60,000 bucks, now keep in mind it will take exactly half that just to live in the truck.
Both options have their upsides and downsides. Working as a company driver your just an employee and don't have to worry about fuel costs insurance or parts for your tractor. However make sure you research any prospective company you are looking at hiring on with, a lot of the smaller company's have real problems doing the right thing by their operators, you can do a search of company's and their over all rating by people who have worked for them.
Going the independent route can work well for someone as long as they don't mind waiting to get paid, this can be mitigated by signing on with company's like Admiral, however your on the hook for any and all repairs for your truck, and sometimes your fuel depending on the company. Independent operators are slowly being pushed out of the industry thanks to Government over regulation so do your best to figure out what you want.
Also as an independent operator you have the potential to gross 100,000 dollars however once you deduct your operation costs for the truck, you might find your net take from the truck will drop down to about 60,000 bucks, now keep in mind it will take exactly half that just to live in the truck.
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I am actively pursuing a change into this industry. I applied for the GI Bill to support Class A CDL training, and hope to begin either this month or the next class available.
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Elizabeth Malkin
SSG Trevor S., good luck with your application! Once/ if it gets approved (we are all routing for you) and you are certified then don't forget to use RP for your job search, we have positions across the country with some of the best trucking companies in the US and they are looking to hire RP members!
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SSG Trevor S.
Elizabeth Malkin - I plan to use every tool available to me, including leaning heavily on RP when the need arises. Thank you for the well wishes.
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SSG Trevor S.
Elizabeth Malkin - I spent 9 months driving and realized it wasn't for me. This doesn't mean I think it would be a bad fit for other Veterans. It provides an opportunity for a very good salary with minimal investment in training. Most Veterans already know a thing or two about driving large equipment, how to work air breaks, and have gone through some of the best driver's training programs available. How many civilian organizations other than OTR companies go through a 40 hour block of driver's training as well as weekly safety briefs? It is an easily transferable skill, covered by the GI Bill, and many OTR companies actively seek Veterans.
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