Your Colorado Fresh-Start Roadmap: 7 Front-Range Fleets Saying ‘Yes’ to Brand-New CDL-As & Second Chances

Why the Centennial State is a quick-launch pad

• Roughly 27,500 heavy-truck drivers were on Colorado payrolls in 2023—and retirements create openings every week. bls.gov
  
  
• The Colorado Chance to Compete Act (HB 19-1025) bars most employers from asking about convictions on an initial application, giving your skills center stage. leg.colorado.gov
  
  
• Flatbed, tanker, and mountain-reefer freight all surged in 2024 thanks to housing starts, oil-field work, and year-round produce runs.
  
  

Seven fleets to call first (plus why they’re record- or rookie-friendly)

Hot Colorado endorsements & niches

• X (tanker/hazmat) = instant bump on the booming fuel & asphalt lanes.
  
  
• Mountain-flatbed chains = steady raises every winter.
  
  
• Frac-sand sets around Weld & Garfield Counties.
  
  

Three quick wins you can tackle today

1. Batch-apply to every fleet above—don’t “wait to hear back” before moving on.
   
   
2. Lock in endorsements (T/Doubles or X/Hazmat) before your first recruiter call.
   
   
3. Text your Emerge Career coach with “CO list please.” They’ll unlock our private partner sheet and often land you an interview in <72 hours.
   
   

Emerge Career grads have landed orientation dates just seven days after licensing by following the exact playbook above. Let’s make you the next success story.

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