Limbo
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Are these tanker companies?
Dave
Well you can keep digging through companies and eventually you'll find some that will take you on now. But most are going to want you to take some sort of a refresher course before they'll bring you on.
Just keep applying like crazy and try to find out if anyone will let you take a refresher. Usually it would be maybe a 40 hour course at a local school. I know it seems dumb to have to "re-learn" how to drive, as if you've forgotten. But that's what most companies have always done. They want to see experience within the past year or two.
Are these tanker companies?
Dave
No Dave it's anybody, Van , tank flatbed, all of them
Thanks for the advice Brett, that's what I'm doing, I don't mind a refresher if that's what will get me on the road. I'm not having any luck so far. Melton and Watkins reefer. Don't wanna know me, but they will hire a student. Makes no sense to me
Reefer:
A refrigerated trailer.
When the recruiter comes back with the verdict
Sorry you don't qualify to drive for us
Go ahead and come back with question #2: "Do you offer a refresher course to update my experience?"
Let this be a lesson to you new commers. Stick with your first job for at least a year!!!!! I can't stress that enough. That's where I made my mistake
You might try Gordon/Heartland. I have a friend that drove local for several years and then went to work for Gordon on a regional dedicated account. Heartland bought about 60% of Gordon not too long ago so no ide if things are different now but its worth a shot.
Regional:
Regional Route
Usually refers to a driver hauling freight within one particular region of the country. You might be in the "Southeast Regional Division" or "Midwest Regional". Regional route drivers often get home on the weekends which is one of the main appeals for this type of route.
Look into Jacobson transport also known as XPO logistics I'm there a month now been pretty good to a me as a new OTR/dedicated. I say that cause I been running broker loads the past 2 weeks cause of a slow down at my dedicated shipper service routes. They in Iowa/corporate in PA run dry van and some flatbed with 1+/2+ for the type I described IM me if u want a recruiters number.
Shipper:
The customer who is shipping the freight. This is where the driver will pick up a load and then deliver it to the receiver or consignee.
OTR:
Over The Road
OTR driving normally means you'll be hauling freight to various customers throughout your company's hauling region. It often entails being gone from home for two to three weeks at a time.
Dry Van:
A trailer or truck that that requires no special attention, such as refrigeration, that hauls regular palletted, boxed, or floor-loaded freight. The most common type of trailer in trucking.
Let this be a lesson to you new commers. Stick with your first job for at least a year!!!!! I can't stress that enough. That's where I made my mistake
One of the things experienced drivers on this site stress the most. Get the first year under your belt with one company. Best of luck to you
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I seem to be caught in driver limbo. I graduated CDL school in 2010. I was only OTR for a short time, like 6 months or so. ( the wife hated it so ya know) then I drove a tanker locally about a year in 2011/12 . Now every job I've had since has been local and the the companies I talk to say I don't qualify. So what do I do now? I don't get it. It's not like I forgot how to do it. But that's the first question they ask. Then they tell me "Sorry you don't qualify to drive for us ".any advice?
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
OTR:
Over The Road
OTR driving normally means you'll be hauling freight to various customers throughout your company's hauling region. It often entails being gone from home for two to three weeks at a time.