CDL Driving Jobs are Plentiful, Especially for Long-Haul Driving

The trucking industry is pulling out of the slump that bogged down business for a majority of industries in the nation beginning in 2009. There are now hundreds of trucking jobs available as well as CDL driving jobs.

Many Americans are looking for a change or have been forced into a change of career after their previous jobs were lost due to the economy. This is forcing people to take stock in what they value and what they want to do for 40-plus hours a week. Some have kissed their desk-job lives goodbye for good and have taken to the open road with CDL driving jobs. The long-haul drivers see much of the lower 48 and sometimes get up into Canada or dip down into Mexico. For people who want to see more than their inner city limits of their hometown, CDL driving jobs are a perfect match.

But not just anybody can get behind the wheel of an 80,000 pound rig. Some trucking companies provide training programs that include nearly 300 hours of instruction and can take a few months to complete. The student acquires the knowledge they need to not only safely drive an 18-wheeler, but also pass their CDL exam. Many drivers and up-and-coming drivers head to Houston where trucking schools are plentiful. Many trucking recruiters will do their scouting in Houston as expertly trained drivers are turned out by the dozen each month.

Many entry-level drivers can clear $35,000 in their first year on the road. More seasoned drivers are making $65,000-plus. And while these drivers are putting in 14-hour days on the road, the work is rewarding and the turnover is light. Sure, there are obstacles, hazards and the occasional homesickness, but drivers experience scenery and a sense of openness that they don’t get anywhere else.

Some companies do business with drivers in what is called a forced dispatch way of operating. Drivers get a call and have a set time to get a load from point A to point B. For some beginning drivers, this is the only type of work available to them. Spirit Miller Driveaway Services offers a no forced dispatch model of business that many drivers prefer. Many seasoned drivers are working for Spirit Miller precisely because of the no forced dispatch method they employ. Turnover rate for no forced dispatch is among the lowest in the industry for a reason – truckers love that method.