Comments By Phishtech

Thanks, Brett.

BTW, if anyone is wondering, that's not the real me in my avatar picture.

OK, I already have a CDL with a Passenger and School Bus endorsement.

What do I have to do to make it a class A so I can drive a truck?

Hmmmmm, maybe you could shave your butt and uh, whatever else that needs to be shaved.

I'm not kidding, I do a lot of kayak fishing and you gotta lighten the load so-to-speak to keep from chafing, especially in the summer.

Maybe you could wear bib overalls??

Yes, I agree with all of you, and for everyone's safety I'll prolly go with the Costco dedicated. I can still be home enough and still get enough miles to gain experience if I choose to change to another venue. I'm saying all of this and I'm not even hired on yet (lol).

Thanks for all the wise advice, I'm old enough to take it and learn.

Hmmm, that's good advice and I'll have to ask about it next week when I have another sit-down with my recruiter. Since you said what you did about tankers I looked into maybe a dedicated route. One of the big ones for Schneider is a Costco dedicated that runs from Houston to Louisiana, parts of TEXAS, Oklahoma, and Kansas. One of the things I like about Schneider is an inexperienced driver can get a $7500 sign-on bonus. Not bad for a rookie.

Been studying the web site here, checking out different carriers, research and more research, and I finally got the perfect one.......I hope.

At 72 years old I didn't really want to go out of state to one of the schools, the wife can't handle everything by herself for that long of a period of time. I got an invite from Schneider Trucking to sit down with their recruiter on Monday morning. Their place was about 5 miles from the house. Had about a 3 hour talk and found out they did their training locally (within 2 miles of my house !!) He sold me on regional tankers because they haul non-hazard material and I'd be home every weekend. Offered me 40 cpm to start and they're even going to pay for my school training which will be about a 30 minute drive from the house. Unload the truck, drive back empty cause they clean their own tanks, no one else allowed, same pay while driving empty. I still have to pass the pre-hire physical test but I should be OK on that. So far I'm really pleased except I think their medical insurance is a little high. Gonna give it a shot, seems like a win - win for me. Their region is the bottom eastern quarter of the U.S., no NE or central.

Please feel free to give me your opinions before I sign on the dotted line......and thanks.

Hello, everyone. Newbie here who lives SE of Houston in Deer Park. Been driving a school bus for 5 years now but need to change careers. I'm 72 years old and semi-retired. My son drives a reefer for Maverick and said I should try them, recommending I also try for a reefer job because of my age. He warned me that at my age the irregular sleep patterns might be a problem for me. Maverick turned me down saying I was out of their hiring zone, so I'm wondering if someone here can point me in the direction of a good company in this area where I could get a job driving a regional refrigerated route.

Still studying for my permit and should be taking the test soon. I know, you're wondering why I want to keep working at 72.....I can't help myself, I need to stay busy, I can't get used to not having a job and having something to do every day. I like to work.

Thanks, Robert Yarbrough