Comments By DeJuan J.

I'm 6'5 and having problems finding my correct comfort zone in the seats. When Let all the air out of the seat and sit low it hurts my butt but supports my back. When I raise it high it doesn't hurt my butt but it makes my back sore when done. Not sure if any of you are tall but do you have any suggestions for my seat?

Prayers up

Congrats!!!

This is why I say if your looking to go local apply any and everywhere! Worst they can say is no, or not call you back.

Absolutely!

Dejuan, sometimes what they say and what they actually do are two different things. Usually if they are needing drivers bad enough they may go against their usual standards, but it is also a buffer to try and keep hundreds of inexperienced drivers coming in and applying for jobs wasting their time.

Yeah I see what you're saying.

I see a lot of local driving jobs require 2 years of verifiable tractor trailer experience but I always see guys who've been driving for less than that in their trucks. So is that something they just say? I always thought you only needed 1 year. Is it really 2 years?

Dejuan, there was a time when most drivers had their pay transferred to a card like Comdata where they could get access to it at the truck stops. Before that, as strange as it may seem, the trucking companies would try to route their drivers by the office once every two weeks so they could pick up their check, or in some cases their family members might live close by the terminal and be allowed to come get the check, or it could also be mailed to your home address.

Imagine having to mail your BOLs and your paperwork in for payment, or having to use a pay phone at the truck stop so you could call home, or find out what your next load will be from your dispatcher. Back in the day there were pay phones at the tables in the truck stop cafes, or a separate room set aside with 10 or 15 pay phones lined up against the wall with a bench full of anxious drivers trying to find out what they needed to do next. Yes, times are good today. I still remember when if a truck driver had a flat tire he would pull over to the side of the road, remove the wheel and start breaking the bead with a sledge hammer so he could get his spare tire on to the wheel, then put it all back together so he could get rolling again.

We've a new generation of drivers today who have little or no sense of what their forerunners went through to survive at this career. We've got it so good, but if you look at our prevalent attitudes on the internet you would think we were a bunch pansies who are afraid of hard work and long hours. I'm proud to be in this profession, and I'm so glad to see young guys like you, and the many others we share with in this forum getting into this career. There is a lot of history and tradition in this business that is being forgotten, but the will and the determination to succeed and the sacrifices that one makes to be a reliable and professional trustworthy driver are still in demand.

I was at a truck stop somewhere I believe up north where I saw all those phone jacks slots removed inside an Iron Skillet I thought to myself why did they have phones at every table and now you've amswered it. I bet you had to have a very strong wife to last in the trucking industry back then! Changing your own tire???whew

Yeah I'm staying put as long as I can because the last thing I want to go through again is going out with a trainer.

How in the world did driver's get their money before direct deposit existed?

Hey Dejuan, there is no telling what info about you is being made public to other companies (minus the obvious DAC report). Here`s a funny thing though: I was being hounded by companies that had refused my application from when I finished school up to a few months ago, and now, nothing. I guess they figure if I lasted a year here they have no chance... They are right. I got lucky and found my fit.

Lol. Yeah its weird some companies still call me at least once a week you would think they've given up by now.