Early in my working life I was an owner/operator hauling steel and LTL in Canada. I was later a company driver hauling dump trains, flatbeds and LTL. Since that time I became a career-long fleet manager, responsible for several large commercial fleets operating in Canada and the U.S. For the past 12 years I've been a fleet management consultant but I'm now seeking to "change gears". I've never forgotten the good experience I had as an OTR driver and wish to return to it now. Since I let my class A CDL drop (I had no need for it as a fleet manager) and realize I'll need to go through the whole process again. I am also a classic car collector/restorer so I thought my combined trucking and fleet management experience and knowledge of classic/exotic cars would be of value to a classic car hauler. Anyone advise or suggest to me which carriers I should approach? Is there a way to get my CDL sponsored via a trucking co.? Any advice would be appreciated greatly !
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Early in my working life I was an owner/operator hauling steel and LTL in Canada. I was later a company driver hauling dump trains, flatbeds and LTL. Since that time I became a career-long fleet manager, responsible for several large commercial fleets operating in Canada and the U.S. For the past 12 years I've been a fleet management consultant but I'm now seeking to "change gears". I've never forgotten the good experience I had as an OTR driver and wish to return to it now. Since I let my class A CDL drop (I had no need for it as a fleet manager) and realize I'll need to go through the whole process again. I am also a classic car collector/restorer so I thought my combined trucking and fleet management experience and knowledge of classic/exotic cars would be of value to a classic car hauler. Anyone advise or suggest to me which carriers I should approach? Is there a way to get my CDL sponsored via a trucking co.? Any advice would be appreciated greatly !