MY name is Ryan, if you want to cut the chase at any time and see my question just look at the bottom.
Boxing: I boxed for 6 years as an amateur, 2 of them involved competing at sanctioned events, I used to get picked on a lot in high school because I did not have a fighting background and because I was not filthy rich. Boxing really helped me alleviate negative energy and re-establish my sense of self-worth. After 4 years I thought I might try my hand at competitive boxing, well, after numerous concussions, daily training sessions for 3-4 hours, torn knee ligaments, a bruised rib cage, sleeping in my cramped up truck and sneaking into hotels to get something to eat. I took on headhunting and dropped competitive boxing.
Headhunting: The game is simple, you persuade a person to sign a contract, you get paid , and you get paid some more when they stay. At first i moved to Utah from Miami Florida, worked at Vivint making $8 dollars an hour making phone calls for 14 hours a day. After three weeks I got promoted to selling security contracts in Los Angeles for $500 a sale ($200 initially, $300 more if they stick for 3 months), veterans made $3500-$4000 a week, however I was unable to stay, I was thrown to the wolves after 5 minutes of training and was unable to meet my quota. Most of these contracts entail a 4-5 year contract in the minimum, $49 a month minimum with a $3500-$4000 cancel fee. Now I am selling pesticide contracts in swampy mosquito Miami for $800-$1000 and I am tired of sweating my balls off in 90 degree heat.
Truck driving: I need to leave Miami, it is too hot, most of the population cannot speak english, and I am not genetically structured to be in this heat. Let alone walking around for 3-5 hours a day. Which is why I am on this website, I got my permit and paid $1500 for a trucking school that is letting me drive trucks for as long as I want until I and the instructor feels I am ready for a road test. So far I just spent my first day sweating my balls off in 90 degree heat driving trucks, not much different than knocking doors. My father does trucking, used to work for Martin Brower driving trucks and delivering boxes, until he got injured and was literally on his back for 5 years. I seen my father struggling for most of those years and I vow to never pick up boxes in trucking.
Question: I am looking for work in the northwest the moment I attain my CDL, Oregon, Washington, Colorado or North California (I sweat my balls off in LA too south for me). If any one can offer me counsel on good companies to apply for there I would appreciate some names, I can do the grunt work by calling if you are unsure about an immediate hire. Thanks guys for your help.
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New trucker, tips appreciated
thanks for investing time into me guys,
MY name is Ryan, if you want to cut the chase at any time and see my question just look at the bottom.
Boxing: I boxed for 6 years as an amateur, 2 of them involved competing at sanctioned events, I used to get picked on a lot in high school because I did not have a fighting background and because I was not filthy rich. Boxing really helped me alleviate negative energy and re-establish my sense of self-worth. After 4 years I thought I might try my hand at competitive boxing, well, after numerous concussions, daily training sessions for 3-4 hours, torn knee ligaments, a bruised rib cage, sleeping in my cramped up truck and sneaking into hotels to get something to eat. I took on headhunting and dropped competitive boxing.
Headhunting: The game is simple, you persuade a person to sign a contract, you get paid , and you get paid some more when they stay. At first i moved to Utah from Miami Florida, worked at Vivint making $8 dollars an hour making phone calls for 14 hours a day. After three weeks I got promoted to selling security contracts in Los Angeles for $500 a sale ($200 initially, $300 more if they stick for 3 months), veterans made $3500-$4000 a week, however I was unable to stay, I was thrown to the wolves after 5 minutes of training and was unable to meet my quota. Most of these contracts entail a 4-5 year contract in the minimum, $49 a month minimum with a $3500-$4000 cancel fee. Now I am selling pesticide contracts in swampy mosquito Miami for $800-$1000 and I am tired of sweating my balls off in 90 degree heat.
Truck driving: I need to leave Miami, it is too hot, most of the population cannot speak english, and I am not genetically structured to be in this heat. Let alone walking around for 3-5 hours a day. Which is why I am on this website, I got my permit and paid $1500 for a trucking school that is letting me drive trucks for as long as I want until I and the instructor feels I am ready for a road test. So far I just spent my first day sweating my balls off in 90 degree heat driving trucks, not much different than knocking doors. My father does trucking, used to work for Martin Brower driving trucks and delivering boxes, until he got injured and was literally on his back for 5 years. I seen my father struggling for most of those years and I vow to never pick up boxes in trucking.
Question: I am looking for work in the northwest the moment I attain my CDL, Oregon, Washington, Colorado or North California (I sweat my balls off in LA too south for me). If any one can offer me counsel on good companies to apply for there I would appreciate some names, I can do the grunt work by calling if you are unsure about an immediate hire. Thanks guys for your help.