Comments By Klutch

Most shuttle and linehaul jobs have similar hours. Where in NC? My company (PFG) is hiring shuttle drivers out of Knightdale and Asheville but usually require a minimum of a years experience.

Hi Everyone..

I'm a new driver in North Carolina.. CDL-A.. and I'm looking for a local CDL trucking job where I can drive between the hours of 5 PM in the evening to 7 AM in the morning.. Any ideas where I should start looking.. Thanks..

It’s not what you were charged with, it’s what you were convicted of that matters.

They do have a no cell phone policy as they consider even hands free distracted driving but they would not call you until you answered and then say “we got you now”. That’s ridiculous. My DTL would hang up on drivers if they called in while showing in drive but that was the extent of that.

I would assume if Safety was trying to reach you there was already an incident to discuss as they do not normally reach out direct unless it’s serious, everything typically goes through your DTL.

But you already know all of this. What was the real reason you were fired?

2023 was my second year driving and it was with a new company. I drive doubles, singles, 36s and straight trucks for the shuttle team. I am happy to say I hit six figures this year but that does include bonus pay. Worked Sunday-Thursday, with every Friday and Saturday off… 45-50 hours a week. As a new employee I got 4 personal days, two weeks vacation and a bunch of sick time that I didn’t use. Pretty happy with my second year driving and with this company.

I got my CDL through Schneider. When I left I discussed it with my DBL and we worked everything out. They worked me back to the Carlise terminal, asked me to cover a local account over the weekend and then helped organize my transportation home (on my dime but with their discount). It was less than two weeks but the important thing is leaving in good terms.

PFG is going strong, still busy and growing. We are always hiring, recently added a few more shuttle drivers as well.

How long ago were the convictions? Very important detail. I have a couple myself but enough time has past that I had no problems finding work.

I recently completed driver training school with the understanding that I would be able to find a job having 3 DUIs. The recruiter insured that even though he could not guarantee me a job there was a job out there for me. I have been searching everywhere to try to find a job and have met nothing but closed doors. It's my understanding and please someone tell me if this is correct but I should not even be in possession of a CDL with three DUIs? Have I been conned? Do I need to contact a lawyer? I sure could use a straight answer because no one is really giving me one. Can I or can I not possess a CDL with 3 DUIs?

PFG has them, just don’t drive distracted and you won’t have anything to worry about.

Schneider paid for my hotel for 7 weeks as well as two meals a day at the terminal on top of the hotel breakfast. They paid for my flights, transportation to and from the airport and we were paid during training.

Sounds like a bad deal to me.

Not all trucking jobs are created equal. I’m on track to hit 6 figures this year and I’m only averaging roughly 45 hours a week.. home daily with weekends off. But yeah the OVR stuff you refer to is ridiculous, not the life for me either.

PS I definitely made a mistake I should’ve done better research my bad ! I started to get my cdl a few month b4 they passed the law about having so many hours of training, that’s why I joined Trucking Truth but I ended up backing out of it because of the liability and responsibilities. .. Trying to hold out thinking and/or hoping things would change in my industry as a welding Inspector ? When it didn’t I went ahead and decided to get my cdl, I knew the money wasn’t going to be near the same but I found out there was a lot that I didn’t know about all the expectations and free time that they expect you to volunteer lol, it’s a joke compared to what I’m used to ! So much so I think I’m just going to go back to welding pipe again. ..

I will say this I do have a new found respect for you fellas. .. My dad drove a truck all his life when he wasn’t working on them. ..

Peace out