Advice CDL Holder in Alaska

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  1. TryingToSurvive

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    Wanted to see if anyone might have a suggestion for a problem I ran into. I just retired from The military, and I have a CDL that I kept renewing since my over the road days in the early 2000’s. It seems most if not all companies here either want at least 1 year of recent experience, or recently graduated from a trucking school.

    I feel like my only option would be to just go through trucking school already possessing a medical card and class A. I’m hoping someone might have been in a similar situation and doesn’t mind sharing how they overcome this particular issue. Thanks in advance for any suggestions you may have, it is greatly appreciated!
     
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    Dock to Driver Training Program | Lynden
    Join Lynden's Dock to Driver Training program and get the training needed to earn your CDL class A license. We'll even pay the tuition at an accredited school of your choice.
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    Thank you! I’ll give them a try!
     
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    THE ODOM CORPORATION
    The Odom Corporation is a family-owned business that distributes the best in brand-name beverages throughout Alaska, Washington, Idaho, Oregon and Hawaii. Since 1934, Odom …
     
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    When I needed to go out on the road. I found a small company. They didn't care about me being local instead of OTR winter driving in the mountains. Like the megas required. Didn't even give me a road test.

    Coarse. It's rare for me to get a test these days.
     
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