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Midwest Truck Driving School has specialized in CDL Training since 1998 and has since trained over 20,000 Students!
Matt went to truck school with a criminal record and figured the CDL would be enough to get a job. Then he got turned down by around 100 companies.
He kept going. Now he's driving over the road for a great company.
Here is what he said on the podcast. He does not blame the companies for being careful. Some guys do get hired, burn the company, and make it harder for the next person walking in the door. That caution is not about you.
But he also said this. If you have really changed, people see it. Somebody gives you a shot. And once you are in the door, your work is what people talk about, not your paperwork.
One thing worth knowing: a felony on its own does not automatically block you from getting a CDL. Federal rules disqualify drivers for specific major offenses, like using a vehicle to commit a felony. Every situation is different, and hiring is up to each company.
Check out the episode to hear more about Matt's experience getting into and thriving in this industry.
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Freight follows how you shop.
A few stores offered curbside pickup before 2020. Then everybody tried it at once and it stuck. Now the pickup lanes are painted into the lot at Walmart and Meijer.
Somebody has to restock those stores more often, in smaller loads, from closer by.
A lot of those runs did not exist around here twenty years ago.
You can watch this happen where you live. Take a drive around your county. Count the new warehouses. Look for a food distribution building or a beverage depot. Read the hiring signs on the door.
Buildings go up before the job postings do.
That is how you figure out whether the work will be near your family or three states away.
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FedEx flew its first night on April 17, 1973. Fourteen small jets. 186 packages. 25 cities.
Plenty of people thought overnight shipping was a waste of money. The company did not turn a profit until the summer of 1975.
Now we use the name as a verb.
That change in what customers expect is why trucks carry most freight instead of trains. A train hauls more for less money. A train also stops along the way and takes weeks to cross the country.
Factories stopped stockpiling parts. They order what they need for this week.
Speed won.
Speed means shorter runs. Shorter runs mean more trucks based near wherever the freight lands.
And a CDL opens a list of jobs, not one job:
- Food service delivery
- Fuel
- Dump trucks
- Ready-mix concrete
- LTL city routes (smaller loads, lots of stops)
- Store deliveries for one retailer
Some of those have you home by dinner. Some pay more and ask more of you.
Call and ask which ones are hiring around here. 906-789-6311
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