Comments By Tim D.

...and it was the same response from Maverick (although they only needed at least a year and a half of employment in the last three)...

Does anyone have an idea which (trucking) companies might hire someone in my situation?

Well, I called the recruitment office and struck out...the guy said they couldn't consider my application without at least 2 years of employment history in the last 3 years.

Maverick was another company that seemed a good fit (not quite as good as Prime seemed), so I'll call them up...but I fear it'll be a similar response...

I want to thank you guys again for taking time to reply.

"...Just like Rainy said you have to basically start over, you turn in your truck everything. Unless you lease."

I'd be fine with that as long as they'd be willing to rehire me/it wouldn't cause a problem on my record/history.

The benefits seem good, but I'm not really concerned as much with them and don't really care at all about the paid vacation time...I'd be willing to quit (with proper notice given) and just get rehired if they were ok with that.

I wouldn't want that to be a black mark on my record though...

I also wouldn't want to go lease-op or O/O...all the advice I've seen is that it's not a good idea for newbies.

Alright, I guess I'll go ahead and call them up... thanks to you guys for the reply.

Another question I'll be asking them about is home time...I won't need any most of the time (my wife is overseas), but if and when I do take some I would want an extended amount (at least a month) to go overseas to see her. How do you guys think they'll react to that?

I've heard/read that some drivers (not necessarily Prime drivers) take a couple months off during the "slow" months early in the year...that would be perfect for me.

How important is "verifiable employment history" (and specifically the 3 years Prime mentions)?

I'm seriously thinking about getting into truck driving. I've been lurking here reading the forum for a while and I'm part-way through the CDL training program you guys have created (thanks). I've pretty much narrowed down my choice to Prime as I'm local to the Springfield area and I'll want to go though company sponsored training to get my CDL.

Here's my issue and background info (hence why I'm asking the above question):

I only have 7 months of currently verifiable employment history. I moved overseas in 2005 to get married and live in my wife's country. I haven't worked since then except for about 7 months between June and February (last year to early this year). I worked those months because I was spending an extended time in the US rather than the month or two I normally spend every year or so. (I gave plenty of notice and left on good terms, so I'll get a good report from them.)

I easily pass all the other requirements/minimums they list. I'm 43, I have no history of drug use, no tickets of any kind, no convictions of any kind...