LA or San Diego School???

well i wouldn't recommend going with a company you signed a contract then they got you and until you pay off the contract after i dont know how many years or you straight out buy out ur contract which in some cases if not more cost $5k
i went to this trucking school in la that only costed me $1000 and there with u till u get ur license

 

I don't think OTR would be good for learning winter driving. You would be in the snow and icy conditions but the potential cost is way too high.

I don't think you really learn that much about winter driving until you loose control. Sure you can just go slow or be easy on the brakes, but you don't really learn that much. You can do that for 10 years and still not really get it, not enough to save your bacon when thing turn bad all of a sudden.

Some go-kart tacks have a slick track. I think you would learn alot more from one of them than driving a combination vehicle in the winter. Sure the combination vehicles are a bit different when you are pulling a trailer or when the trailer is pushing you. But controlling the tractor is most of what you need to know.

Counter steering out of a skid, not over steering to get out of a skid and sending you into a skid the other way, are things that will keep you out of the ditch. You can get a good feel for that at a slick track without the high cost of going into the ditch with a big truck or risk getting tangled up with other people on the road.

 

Weekend schools are good for people that don't want to quit their current job while attending cdl school.
Call the schools around San Diego and ask if they have weekend classes.
I know of only 2 trucking company cdl schools that actually pay the students while attending classes, but neither hire in California.
One company that would be a fit for you in San Diego is Danny Herman Trucking.This company has two facilities in Southern California; Calexico and Fontana.
Contact the company and ask which schools they hire from in San Diego. Living in San Diego will be a benefit to the driver and to this company.

 

Reddaway
Local Line Haul Driver - San Diego, CA 92102
This company sometimes hires a new cdl school graduate; not as a general policy, but sometimes does.
As a line haul driver for Reddaway you will operate in a network that is structured off of turn runs and overnight runs. Long standing tradition of providing excellent service while maintaining significant home time for our drivers.

• Must be age 21 or older.
• Must possess a valid Class A CDL with Doubles/Triples, Tanker and HazMat endorsements with TSA clearance.
• Comprehensive Benefits Package
• Paid time for all work performed
• Layover pay
• Paid Holidays
• Incentive program
• Reddaway does not utilize sleeper teams
• Opportunity to quickly advance to set bid runs
• Primarily a no touch line haul operation
• 

 

Saia LTL Freight
Local City Drivers CDL-A Truck Driver in San Diego, CA
Have your CDL-A, but less than a year of driving experience? We’ll get you started off right with hands-on tractor-trailer training led by some of the best drivers in the business. When you get on the road with Saia as a Local City Driver, you’ll never have to guess where your next miles are coming and you’ll be home daily. If it’s extra hours you want, you can get experience working at the dock site.

 

Praxair - San Diego
Have at least two years driving experience OR have completed a course of instruction from a truck driver training school that operates equipment similar to Praxair's.
Praxair Distribution, Inc., a subsidiary of Praxair, Inc., a Fortune 300 company that supplies atmospheric, process, specialty gases, high-performance coatings, and related services & technologies is seeking a Truck Driver (CDL C) to join our team located in San Diego, CA.

 

Gate Gourmet - local work - San Diego
Apply here > Apply On Company Site
A CSR/Driver is responsible for loading galley equipment onto a truck, driving the truck to various types of aircraft, and loading the equipment. All activities must be accomplished according to customer guidelines and while adhering to safety regulations. The Driver interacts with the airline representatives at the aircraft, therefore must be customer service oriented.

 

Freymiller might hire in San Diego.

DO YOU HAVE YOUR CDL BUT NEED EXPERIENCE?
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Our exceptional finishing program will pair you with an experienced, certified trainer who will prepare you with the skills that you will require to become a safe and experienced driver with a great future at Freymiller!