Comments By James M.

Hi guys! I'm back with an update. So I decided to fill out an application with Stevens on Wednesday night. Thursday after work I spoke with the recruiter. Asked me a few questions and ran a background check. Today (Friday) I got off work super early because of the holidays. So I called the recruiter up to check on the background check. She said it came back good. She put me in touch with Tampa driving school, talked to the guy and scheduled an appointment at 3:00 today. Went to that and signed a bunch of paperwork and set me up for class to start January 15. Was approved for 100% tuition as long as I show up orientation and complete 6 months of employment. Class is three weeks long. So yeah I'm going back to school, don't know if I'll have to do the full three weeks. The last day is the CDL test. I already have it so I'm still a little confused about that. Plus, it's going to be hard financially going to school for three weeks and not getting paid. Meanwhile, my bills are still going to be due and I have to eat and pay for gas to and from school.

Hi my name is James. I'll give you a little bit of history and then I'll ask my question. I was issued my CDL class A on 6/16/2015. I graduated second in my class at Roadmaster driver's school. Second, only to a student who had experience in another country. For the past 2 and a half years I haven't done a damn thing with my license due to smoking pot and working in construction doing commercial flooring. Life has been rough and I've finally made my decision to make something of my self. I can pass any drug test thrown at me at this given time and I'm done with the marijuana. I'm 35 years old now and I have a 3 year old son that is depending on me to have a good life. But I am very nervous to get back into a truck. I am afraid that I may have forgotten everything I was taught. What tips if any can you give me or even just moral support? What are the main things I should be concerned with? Also it being over two years since I graduated will a company help with tuition reimbursement? Thanks so much in advance. I hope to see some of you out there on the road soon.

Spoke to a driver for ACT (AAA Cooper Transportation) today and he told me they just started hair follicle testing.

Very useful thread. Paige from Transam left a voicemail on my phone today.

Anyone know about Southern Refrigerated Transport?

Thanks very much, Red. Called SRT and spoke with a recruiter who just told me they do UA only. Hope that helps.

Thanks man!

How about SWIFT or CRST?

Supposedly Swift is currently looking into hair follicle.

Anyone know about Southern Refrigerated Transport?

Anyone know if USA Trucking does UA or not?

Nothing? What about Comcar?

Anyone know if USA Trucking does UA or not?