Profile For Stevo Reno

Sounds like you should just take what you can get with WE, nothing wrong with them. 1 of our "vets" here, Old School got his start with them, and did well. Just take responsibility for what got you fired, wasn't good having 1 occur in front of a head safety guy jeeeze lol....Sucks but life goes on, who knows, W.E. could turn out to be your saving grace. Besides 1 month out with a trainer won't kill you, and the month will fly by before you know it.

These days the driver pool is flooded with tons of experienced drivers, competing for jobs. It's a company "market" right now, and they can be extra choosey who they hire since, there is so many without driving jobs....It's not like 2019-2020 where new drivers got big hiring bonus's etc (mine was $10,000 over 2 years) I got a big chunk of it, before retiring as I'd already planned...

Wishing you good luck in the future, just clear your head and buckle up.

Zomer, not knowing your gender, but as a man, who cares who may see you doing your thing outside?? Same goes if you're a female really, but I understand it'd be different....lol,,,, There have been plenty of times, I've been parked at truck stops, and seen someone doing their exercises outside. Either walking or jogging around the lot area, or other calisthenics. No one's really paying attention to that stuff, to each their own. Besides, it's YOUR Health, not theirs

Not knowing what party of Calif you're in, and not knowing which paving company you went to for 2 days is. I know Matich is based in So Calif. asphalt etc paving. My best friends son in law, paves roads there maybe over 15+ years now.

His dad, & uncle, worked there probably 30-40 years, his cousin probably still does. And I know they make/made a butt load of $$ there. And they are a 100+ year old company in So Cal.

They based in San Bernardino & Riverside County, I have no clue if they're even looking for drivers, but it's an option as well. IF you're in So. Calif

My best guess would be try getting a daily driver job with like Coca-Cola, Pepsi, etc as they do drive day cabs between bottling plants to warehouses etc Then the distribution centers have drivers who pull those aluminum trailers, with roll up doors to delivery customers. Like fast food joints etc,I worked as a diesel mechanic for Pepsi in So Calif. in the 1980's-90's...The 1st shop in San Fernando @ a warehouse, with 2 goof ball mechanics, then I was asked to transfer to the Carson, Cali bottling plant main shop by the head shop managers there, after I subbed/worked there for a week. I jumped on that chance

Otherwise, Waste Management, and other refuse haulers have diesel trucks (day cabs also) roll offs, delivering steel bins to like construction sites etc, and picking up when filled. Cement plants have powder trucks, bottom dumps, that transport materials between places for cement mixers to make and deliver.

Problem being now, with a 6 month old CDL, and very little experience, most bigger carriers consider it stale, and probably require a brush up course. This is EXACTLY, why here on T.T. it's advisable to go thru training companies, and have a job after graduating. Private schools and colleges don't guarantee diddly squat for a job, aside "maybe" some recruiters coming thru...

You just need to have perseverance, and keep rattling doors looking for that 1 YES, if you're serious about the industry. Besides the fact that the industry is still in a slump, and there's 10's of 1000's of experienced drivers looking for new jobs after their companies went belly up, which is making it even harder out there....

Like all I can say is WOW so sad she was definitely a good person, sad to hear she is no longer among us. Thanks Laura and Old School I figured someone would know more of where she went.

Sad, I lost an old F.Book pal in Houston, over a year ago,, like Anne, he and I talked all the time on the phone. He was in his 50's, our last chat he was again in the hospital (diabetes) he had lost a finger , to gang green, was a big guy. Usually he went home, but the last time he never did. He never did make it here to experience the Islands.

After sending him many texts getting no response. I found out 1 week later thru our other F.Book group friends, met researching Philippines back in 2014-ish......Same thing he passed away and never made it home, another real nice and humble person was lost.

Too many people thru out our lives pass away, too young... My mentor @ crst lost his 33 yr old son recently, natural causes all they said to the family. I think this also made my friend & mentor decide it was time to retire @ 70 and spend time with his daughters and grandkids

May you ALL stay healthy and well back home !!

Private schooling, so guessing you took your 1st gig with a smaller company.....The real expert advisors on here will more than likely need MORE details on things to give sage advice and tips to help you.

Unfortunately, we tend to see/get a lot of new member, who found T.T., AFTER they got fired or whatever. This is the BEST site out there for help starting out in the industry.

Heck I was on here maybe 5 years before I finally took the plunge and changed careers, sucking up all the info I could.

I've been thinking of her again, wondering where she went lol Our resident cheer leader of sorts. Since I moved away haven't had any phone chats with her etc. Just wondering out loud where she disappeared to.....She was a real hoot to talk to live, and has a wonderful personality. I miss her input and everything she did

Thanks

Agree with all the replies to this topic. I myself, can attrst to the fact not ALL private training you pay out of pocket for is worth it. I went with my local WIOA program in Calif to go to a local "school" Was a big waste of my time and effort even if I didn't pay for it. It was basicly like a puppy mill, "bet em in, crank em out"

Not really wanting to team drive, that became my second option, after wasting my time with the 1st "school" So for me at that time, CRST checked all my boxes, except being a team company (they no longer are training) Everything was included, with dorm rooms, morning shuttle bus ride to the off schooling site. Repaid within 3 months after going out on the road, for the room & board.

It wasn't as bad as any reviews I ever came across online, and then I figured from here, it's just as many have said. The reviews were probably from disgruntled people who couldn't hack the lifestyle or whatever. For me, aside from having to go thru 4 co drivers the 22+ months I was there, to find 1 who actually could drive and do his part as a team. We drove together over 1 year, before we both left. I did do very well driving for them, not in 6 figures but better money than I ever made in over 40 years turning wrenches!!

If i hadn't wasted my time at the first "school" and went with CRST , I'd had been with em nearly 3 years before leaving (retired early)

Good Luck in your journey, it's not that bad really lol

Didn't get the chance to experience APu use, and my brand new truck, had 1. It might have worked once, then nothing. Besides, I didn't wanna hear it running anyway lol....... Sleep is too valuable out on the road

I inspected all the curcuits, fuses, and the power connection, under the bunk with my test light/digi meter. Somehow was no power going to the main unit. I just used the opti idle system and didn't worry about the APU working. Informed the shop when I turned in my truck, so they could fix it for the next driver getting my truck.

That's why when I blocked the front sensor off, it eliminated erratic braking and following distance problems etc....I was never called out on it , not knowing if those sensors ever sent a "loss of signal" message. My mentor told me he had drove like this over 2+ years without issues. I just made sure I removed the aluminum plate I used, before turning in my truck. Yes maybe I was a bad boy, but I never followed too close or sped very much out of speed limits, not to brag but I drove sensibly to avoid any problems or wrecks.

Hell driving here in Asia is even MORE need to have your head on a swivel. There is basicly NO police on the roads to worry about, no real speed or driving rules. More so the massive amount of scooters around you everywhere, your head really needs to be on more of a swivel.

They will stop and make a u turn right in front of you without any signal. Or cars, scooters, will just pull out in front of you from side streets, making YOU stop n wait for them to turn into your lane hahaha it IS totally crazy here. This is more in the cities/villages once I get down out of the mountains and hilly, windy curvy, turns. Worse when you get stuck behind dump or trash trucks overloaded and they can't even climb hills without billowing black sooty smoke....3/4s+ of the way out from home is a 2 lane narrow road, in village it's very narrow, ya gotta pull over for any big trucks coming towards you. Definitely more fun in the Philippines hahaha