Profile For Ryan T.

Hello all, I'm currently in Illinois (down by St. Louis, MO). I am on informal probation from a DUI in California in 2006. The probation was stopped back then and restarted when I had to redo some community service hours a couple months ago. Now, the probation ends on 02/08/14, but I have no probation officer, no restricted movement, and no responsibilities other than to obey the laws like every other citizen.

I'm currently in a driving academy and wanting to get hired. Found out today that the company who I thought for the past 2 weeks was going to pick me up won't. Sooo, does anyone know of a company that will pick me up? I want flatbed if possible, but when I graduate on the 8th, if I haven't found what I want, I'll take what I can get.

Any and all help/advice is appreciated.

Thanks for all of the help, it looks like I'm going to go with Millis. They are able to hire me from Illinois, train me in Wisconsin and then bring me back across the border for my testing. Any news from drivers currently with Millis or that have driven with them in the past would be helpful.

Thanks Dave, that explains it and helps with the frustration. I've been getting a lot of good information from this site and I thank you all. Daniel thank you for your info as well, I've got a call into them to see what they say. It's a good feeling to know that there are people out there willing to help and share info especially for a newb like me. Makes me more confident in making this career move.

Hey, thanks guys...that's a lot of info for me to check into and I will definitely do so.

I have recently decided to switch career paths and start driving. However, every company/school I speak with says they can't hire me because I live in Illinois and I have to get my CDL here. Now, due to financial reasons, I need to join a company that trains so that I can get my CDL since I am unable to locate a school that will finance.

I have looked at Prime, USA Truck, and Roehl...after reading a lot online, I decided that Roehl best suited my needs, only to find out today they can't work with me due to the "closed borders" of Illinois. Any and all help would be appreciated.