Posted: 10 months, 4 weeks ago
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Posted: 11 months ago
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When are you too old to begin as cdl a truck driver?
Why are you feeling that you are beating your head against the wall? What have you done to start getting your CDL?
Can't give encouragement when we don't know what you've done so far, what you've come up against and what your plans are. Your age isn't against you at all. What is against you is the economy that has tanked, too many drivers and not enough freight to go around.
When my company closed their doors in May....like over 1000+ other companies, I decided to look for local work rather than go back out over the road. I am 73 and I have talked to several companies, but they have had to let guys go. So, I can hold off until after election and then see what is happening before making a decision to go back over the road or get a job at a local grocery store or something. I'm not a workaholic, but do have to work to support my house payment.
Posted: 11 months ago
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There is a 1st time for everything...
James M.
That was very smart thinking and using your head!
Laura
Posted: 11 months ago
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Preparedness for November to January.
There's an army surplus store in Idaho falls, great website too, where you can get very good equipment for excellent prices.
Robert B.
Idaho Falls isn't too far from me and I will be going there in a couple weeks. I looked up on Google and there are two different Army Navy supply stores. Which is the one that you recommend?
Thanks!
Laura
Posted: 11 months, 1 week ago
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Kearney that was too funny! How hard was it to do the two of you? Is that the first time you've done that? It was good though.
Laura
Posted: 11 months, 1 week ago
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Really Need Help, Rookie Seattle Area Driver Cannot Find Work
What is the name of the online school? They have to be approved by FMCSA which requires 160 hours of classroom and driving. So really that wouldn't work either if they don't have the means to provide driving experience, I don't believe.
Moving to Texas and getting on with a company that requires a contract to train you is really the best way to go. The time frame that you have to give will go by so fast you will wonder where it went and realize that it takes a year or more to become skilled as a driver.
Good luck!
Posted: 11 months, 3 weeks ago
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How long have you been off the road? Did you have a chauffeur's license or a CDL at that time when running with your brother-in-law? Did you keep that license up or has it expired?
Let us know the answer to those questions and we can help you further. The laws have changed a lot and we really can't advise you which way to go yet.
Posted: 11 months, 4 weeks ago
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How to get back into trucking, with a CDL but little to no experience?
In this tanked economy and the lack of training/experience, you need to use our link to send out applications to everyone. You need to get a refresher with a company and then stick with them for 1+ years. Being in Florida is a big hindrance also, so apply everywhere.
Good luck
Posted: 11 months, 4 weeks ago
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All companies are so different in how they deal with PTO. I work for a company that did not do PTO time, however, you could take up to a week off on your own dime. My last company that closed their doors in May, never said anything about PTO time when I hired on with them in January. Maybe they had a forewarning that they were going to have to close. The container company I drove for gave you $1,000 for one week vacation time that you got after 6 months. After every 6 months you got another week vacation time until you acquired two full weeks and then you lost your time if you didn't take it.
While this is a good paying job, it's unlike any other job out there. You can't compare it to anything you have ever done before.
Here are some links for you to go through before you get too bogged down worrying about vacation time:
Laura
Posted: 10 months, 4 weeks ago
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Smart immobilizers and parking security
Clickable link:
Immobilizer
I've never seen anything like this.
Truck had to go into the shop in Albuquerque, while I was running containers at the time. I asked the Freightliner people where to drop my trailer and they told me down the street a little ways and so I bought a kingpin lock at the Love's and put it on. I expected to be repaired and back on the road in 6 or 7 business days. That didn't happen and then the company had me come to get another truck and I did not get back to that container for 4 weeks. I don't know if the company had somebody stop by ever so often to see if it was still sitting there or not. When I did get back I was shocked that it was still there with the kingpin lock on it.