Comments By BJess

Ok guys thanks for the direction! Just to keep up to speed I have used the link that Old School recommended and also did some searches for refresher courses that Greg suggested.

From Old School I have activity on my Driver Pulse app from CRST and Wilson Logistics. Definitely not interested in CRST as I’m not trying to run team at all. I hated it when I was in training many years ago and the money isn’t that much better. Wilson I sent a message to see how things would work for me as I live in Melbourne, Florida.

From Greg I discovered FFE and Averitt have refresher programs and are fairly active in Florida and Southeast as well as much more of the country.

I’m the past I’ve done OTR 48 states, OTR Regional, local, and was hooked up with a lot of Fedex JIT loads in the past. Have also had the dreaded driver unloads on a 53 footer full of tires ugh! I like the long hauls with no stops in between and I also enjoyed southeast and being home weekly. Looks like I have some choices here. Swift is always an option to. They were good to me when I was there and I never sat...except waiting for unloads.

I will update as things happen! Just ready to get out of this house and do something meaningful. This virus isolation stuff isn’t for me!

I should have mentioned that my CDL A and Medical Card are current with no restrictions.

I have been out of business for a good 10 years. I drove OTR for about a year and then locally for about 9 years. The 9 years lead to sales jobs that lead to restaurant management and wife kids house dogs etc.

My question: can anyone give me some direction on what companies will bring me into their driver trainee program to get me back on the road. I’m open to whatever gets me back in the seat but would prefer a company I could stick with for a while/long term versus jumping ship after I get the 3-6 months most every company want to hire pretty much any driver with clean and safe record. Any help is much appreciated!