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Since you have driving experience, albeit rusty, you should be a real treat for a trainer..He'll think he's been given a present. So you should have a fine time with your trainer. You'll get right back into the groove...once a trucker always a trucker. Keep us updated, and if you have any questions, just come here...we'll help you out. And feel free to post !!! WELCOME TO TT !!!!!
Exactly what Starcar said. Your trainer will love having an experienced driver as a student.
You will have a giant advantage in school and during training. Just keep your head up and learn as you go. Your skills will come back to you!
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I haven't been an OTR driver, or driven much at all really in 7 years. In April I was laid off from my office job. I was the Safety Director for a trucking company but it was short haul, day cabs with end dumps. The only driving I did in that times was occasionally picking up a rig from a drivers home or wherever he left it, retrieving the truck from a scale because the driver was placed out of service (log book). So since I have my CDL and need a job (Safety Positions are hard to come by), but haven't been employed as a driver in 7 years I have to start over, which means paying my dues OTR all over again. I didn't have to go to school again, I have had a CDL since '98, but I did finally find a company that said they'd take me, but I'd be considered as a student and have to go out w/ a trainer for a few weeks, which is fine. I guarantee my skills are rusty. I think that's a good idea. How long would be according to how I did on my road test. It is Super Service. Don't remember hearing much about them when I was an OTR driver. I am just finding myself very, very nervous about going out OTR again and with such a big company. My recollection is that even the nicest recruiters were not really accurate and when you get there it was nothing like they said it'd be, and all the big companies basically did things the same way. Seven years is a long time driving a desk. Any advice would be greatly appreciated, particularly if anyone has the real deal info on Super Service. Thanks.
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.
Day Cab:
A tractor which does not have a sleeper berth attached to it. Normally used for local routes where drivers go home every night.