New-graduate acceptance
Separate jobs that explicitly accept newly licensed drivers from jobs requiring six months, one year, or more experience.
Local career research
CDL Job Market Check
Do not pay for training because national statistics look attractive. Research the jobs you could actually accept where you live.
Research 10 real openings
Search current openings on employer career pages and major job boards. Enter what you find below. Your entries stay in this browser session and are not submitted to Mercury.
Employer / roleClassStarting payExperienceHome time
What to look for
Pay method
Record hourly, CPM, daily, route, load, stop and accessorial pay. Do not convert a recruiting maximum into expected starting income.
Life fit
Record shift, weekends, physical duties, commute, nights away and home-time policy. A job opening is not useful if you would not accept the life attached to it.