Well,....at one time, ABF had a policy that they wouldn't even look at you unless you had 10 years experience. Back then, I was told that ABF would accept a hundred applications, qualify ten of those, and hire two out of the ten. Obviously,......things have changed. Since roughly half of our workforce is within two years of retirement,....I would say all bets are off as far as driver experience and qualifications. They're currently on a hiring spree,....the "lipstick" on this particular pig is that they are "growing"........but I think they've finally looked at their demographics and realized they better get busy hiring just to replace retirees. Even though you have just got your CDL, ....and hopefully all your endorsements,......ABF may consider hiring you,.....and I might want to qualify that by warning you,.....and other new-hires,...that ABF may be looking at some contract re-openers in the very near future,....and flooding the company with new-hires unfamiliar with a Union culture, or unaware of the long struggles just to get what we have now,...(i.e.: Overtime,..seniority,..solidarity....)...........is a very good way to possibly get conditions they want removed or changed,....by subtly "pressuring" new-hires to vote certain ways. I would highly recommend stopping at the Local Union Hall, and talking to a Business Agent. He can fill you in better on what it means to be in a Union,......and it doesn't mean just paying dues. You have quite a bit of responsibility to your fellow employees. He can probably give you the ABF road steward's phone number. He may even be aware of jobs other than ABF that are in desperate need of qualified drivers, irregardless of their experience. It may take you years to get on with ABF,........or not.....but when you do,....you have one of the few remaining career jobs in trucking. They expect you to stay 30 years,.....the pension and pay structure is geared to that,....there is very little turnover,....other than retirement,.....and ,..unless you're a complete fool,...or an evil, immoral person,.....you have Union protections to prevent ......discriminatory discharges,....or layoffs without recall (in seniority order),...or "economic" layoffs just to adjust their operating ratio.. If you're a normal, hard-working person,......your first couple of years might be a little squirrelly,.....but the next 28 will be a piece of cake.............and a career.