How hard is it to find a LOCAL trucking job with daily hometime after some experience

Once I turn 21 years old, I plan on getting my CDL and going OTR for 2-3 years to gain experience. I plan on going to a private trucking school to get a good education and basis to learn from. The school I am choosing offers lifetime job placement also, which is a big plus for me. But my question is, once I get my 2-3 years of experience, how hard of a time will I have trying to find a GOOD local job where I am home every night? When I say good, I mean making at least $50k a year; that is enough for me. I plan on getting ALL my endorsement (double, triple, HAZMAT, and passenger) to make myself that much more marketable. I believe that I am a very good worker, I always put my best effort into everything that I do. I am willing to pay my dues in order to land a good career. I DO NOT want to have to be OTR for more than 5 years. I absolutely NEED to have a good local job. So, how hard is it to find local work after you have about 2-5 years OTR experience? (I live in Northeast Ohio btw, about 45 minutes away from Cleveland, and I plan on staying around here.)

Sorry for the long post, I just wanted to get my point across.
Thank you!!

 

@STexan- That is good to hear. I definitely have a strong desire to work, I have been working on the dock since I was 16 years old. If I could I would get started tomorrow, but due to the fact that I am only 18 years old I don’t think it’s a wise decision to pay $5k dollars to get my CDL and be struck with not being able to find a job because of my age and insurance policies


@Chinatown- That is great news! If you by any chance could let me know the name of companies that are worth looking into, that would be greatly appreciated! I am just trying to get a good knowledge of the industry to be able to make good informed decisions, and I believe the best way to do that is to talk to someone who has been there and experience it like yourself, seeing that you have been a trucker for 30 years. Thank you again, I really appreciate it!

 

Thanks for the advice. I do plan on getting all of my endorsements right from the get-go. However, the school I am going to has job fairs and some companies that hire from the graduating classes are local. Some of them are even Tanker positions, such as Kenan Advantage Group, which is a company I am very interested in working for once I get my CDL.

Here is a link to the school's employers that select students and sponsors:

http://greatlakesjobfair.com/employers/


I appreciate all of the advice thus far, and would like to hear more if possible!

Thank you again!