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Congrats Paul!! Now the real learning begins.

Paul you sure have had a rough road, I’m glad to hear your okay. Those types injuries can be much worse.

I would say reefer/van is a better fit for you for awhile at least.

Roehl is still a family owned/operated company. The family has what people sometimes call old fashioned values. They also know what size they are capable of running well and maintain that level.

First off your listed sources of info are pretty crappy to start with.

As Kesrsey said the industry has had major challenges for the last 2-3 years. Given Trump has just passed 100 days I can’t see it being due to his efforts.

We’ve all known and been dealing with the challenges and those thatdo it better are still here. Those that haven’t handled it well are done or heading toward being done.

This industry is always a series of ups and downs. Those who roll with the punches the best stay in business.

Big companies tend to over promise and under deliver. I always under promise and over deliver on my word.

I saw it this morning. I found it telling that Heartland proper did ok, but all three companies they purchased were under performers.

I find it also telling a large carrier is citing driver retention instead of the old tired line of a driver shortage. The ATA will probably scold them for that.

I know all three, miles transfer, Smith, and CFI all still operate under their individual authority. I’m just guessing but sounds like they are also still operating under their individual management teams and maybe heartland didn’t oversee things as maybe they should have. I don’t know the situation so I’m not going to critize them, but I would think they should have known more information sooner than they are letting on.

This industry has had more than our fair share of issues the past 3 years and the future is very uncertain to say the least.

The question is can or will heartland be able to turn things around, or will they be the next casaulty??

Well folks, President Trump signed a EO yesterday directing DOT/CVSA to go back and enforce the Emglish language rule as written. Drivers found in violation will be put out of service. Just in time for CVSA annual roadcheck.

It also directs states to revisit the non domiciled cdl issuance policies.

As said you need to own your actions and learn from them. We’ve all been in situations, it’s all a matter how you handle them and leasons learned.

We all learn everyday.

My guess is your hard brakes weren’t the actual issue, it was the following too close that they looked at sharply.

Trucking companies are shutting down every month flooding the industry with drivers, many that have spotless records. Getting on at WE may very well be your only chance to get back into the industry.

Noone has a right to work for any company. So fighting Schneider is futal. It’s the companies right to terminate someone if they don’t feel they are performing to their standards. I know several years ago schneider lost alot of business due to bad drivers. Doesn’t suprise me at all they have got very pickey.

I have no idea what the recruiter screw up comment is about.

I highly recommend you swallow your pride, go to WE, and prove to them they made a great choice giving you a shot.

Here is a new headline

Good article. Hopefully the fed’s take heed.

They did the same thing with the schools they did with ELD’s. They let each enitity self certify they were following the federal guideance.

What good is guideance that is mointered or even looked at??

My agent didn’t specify, but from what I have seen the systems all have foward and rear facing. Rear ones are configured in the software. He did ask me several questions about mine, which is what sparked the conversation. He has never asked about it at all the last 3 years I have been with him.

I have been following along and I can relate to all that has been said. Here are a couple wrinkles in this issue.

I know the self insured carriers don’t directly get effected by this, but talking with my insurance agent he revealed many insurance companies are starting to mandate cameras for clients. Of course the client is free to refuse, however their insurance will get cancelled.

We are in an era that cameras are everywhere. They have some value in my opinion, but tying it to driver pay is a mistake. Everyone from the gov’t on down always want to paint everything with the same brush. That just doesn’t work in our society.

Ca has done it again. They are pushing a bill that mandates cameras be turned off during rest/meal breaks because it infringes on the employees privacy. A violation would be a $500.00 fine for each occurance. It is currently expected to pass. This should open a whole nother can of worms.

No matter what size carrier you work for it probably won’t be long before most if not all trucks will have cameras.

We make recommendations to folks based on our experience on what we have seen in this industry. And between all of us we have seen alot. We don’t bash anyone for doing what they feel right for them.

Many, of course not all private schools operate on tight budgets. The equipment is often old and in some cases in bad shape vs company sponsored schools that have newer and better maintained equipment.

Company sponsored schools do the necessary workups before a student arrives and the student has a job immediately after passing school. Private schools often have a handfull of companies that recruit from them. They usually call it job placement assistance. No guarantees at all.

Company schools have more of a vested interest in students passing. Private schools don’t, they are there to take your money in exchange for a CDL.

There have been vast amounts of folks over the years coming here asking for help after paying for private school only to not find a job afterward. They don’t do any background checks. You pass a drug test your in. They have no idea if your hireable, and they really don’t care.

These are a few of the reasons we recommend going company sponsored. Getting into the industry is stressful enough without adding to it by not finding a job after passing school.

I’m glad you did well, those are the success stories we love hear.