Profile For David R.

47 trying to get into trucking as some of you already know. So my question is this I had put Hi hopes at getting into Schneider because they have a high regard to safety and training blah blah blah. Well when I had my interview today they told me that not because my drivers licenses had got suspended for unpaid traffic. But because I got pulled over again and found out that my licenses was suspended {ak ticket for driving on suspended licenses] that i can not drive per DOT Regulations till 2017. And then she told me however there are a lot of company's that wont look at it that way. So should i keep studying and trying to get into a paid training program or should I give up the ship and try to get another factory job.

In addition to what the others said; Don't expect to make the equivalent of $12-14/hr in the first year. But it does increase. Also, unless you're independently wealthy & gonna buy your own truck, forget the romantic thoughts of putting the hammer down, screamin' down the wide open road without a care in the world. You'll drive whatever they give you. It won't be new, but hopefully it'll be clean & in good mechanical condition. That said most trucks are much nicer than years ago & you can have a fair amount of control over your schedule. I'll bet you wouldn't know if most jobs are THE job. This guy enjoys it (53 yrs old rookie) & it's an honest living. So your research & trust your instincts. You'll be okay.

thank you hearing your story cuts some of the fear

Thanks everyone for the comments. I have been watching some of the Big Mike Videos on trucking your first year, and life as a trucker. I will start on the truckers truth training today. working with recruiters schneider sounds good central hub right here in Indiana, lot of Midwest runs which is what im interested in. My biggest fear of failure is all the story's you hear about docks being to small or tight and getting into a accident and being out of a job before school is even paid for. But i did like the comment about jumping in, reading it made me think of cliff diving with my son last summer didn't know at my age if I could do a 30 foot cliff or not till I tired.

Hi Everyone, So I,m 47 single with grown kids I just lost my job at Honda making 14.00 and hour as a temp. My thoughts now are at midlife I cant go back to working a 9.00 and hour factory job trying to bust my butt with some young kids and losing most of what i own from the pay cut I would take. I have a decent background in electronics and computers but very little social skills are social appearance to meet today's job market criteria. Was always fascinated with being a trucker the life is hard but im use to being alone and eating very little. Not sure how I handle the sleep part of it but time will tell. what could you tell me to get over my fears of spending all this money on training aka failing in the first six months. And how do you know 100% this is the right thing for you?

Thx David Robinson