Cool SwampRatt, and thanks! Thing is, there are driver apprentice jobs popping up here and there in California, and BOY, do I have questions!!!
I put in for my cdl a with doubles, triples, hazmat, and tanks to the dmv today.....and now I have to take the tests for them asap. I will have to do my TSA and med screening around next week. With all this effort, though, if I ever get a driver apprentice job, will it be enough for a decent standard of living? What happens after you are done training as a da? Do you have to go to part time city before road??? Also, are there even full time city driver positions for da's right after? That is my real concern if I relocate....no hours.
There is such a variety of different situations, depending on LOCATION. As Mike noted, it's all about what is needed.
Some locations you can go straight to road, others you wait in line by seniority. Generally you can always get hours on the dock, ahead of part time dock workers, but not over 40. As far as starting part time in city, I'm not aware of any part time city.