NO EXP /NO HIRE

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Al T.'s Comment
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I have 20 years experience since 1995 to 2021. Since my experience is not within the last three years no one will hire me. The will hire a student one day out of school though. There’s gotta be something out there for me to do to qualify ??

Banks's Comment
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The prerequisite is typically

1 year experience in 3 years

3 years experience in 5 years

5 years experience in 10 years

You meet those requirements, so I'm guessing there's more to this story.

HOS:

Hours Of Service

HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
Al T.'s Comment
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From 2015-2021 I bounced around every 3to 6months cause the pay wasn’t sustainable. I was trying to find a company to retire from.

Let’s say I don’t meet the prerequisite however I have a CDL HOW DO I GET EMPLOYERS TO LOOK AT ME. I have zero tickets in 10 years, no accidents, no abandonments, clean for 10 years.

I have 20 years experience since 1995 to 2021. Since my experience is not within the last three years no one will hire me. The will hire a student one day out of school though. There’s gotta be something out there for me to do to qualify ??

The prerequisite is typically

1 year experience in 3 years

3 years experience in 5 years

5 years experience in 10 years

You meet those requirements, so I'm guessing there's more to this story.

CDL:

Commercial Driver's License (CDL)

A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:

  • Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
  • Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
  • Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
  • Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.

HOS:

Hours Of Service

HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
Banks's Comment
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Let’s say I don’t meet the prerequisite

What does that mean? We're not mind readers here. If you want real advice drop the whole story. Don't pick and choose the parts you want to tell.

From 2015-2021 I bounced around every 3to 6months

There you go. You're not reliable and companies don't have time for that. It's a corporations market. They're not desperate for drivers right now. Truckers are getting laid off, people are trying their hand in this field out of desperation and freight levels are low.

You're going to have a hard finding a company to gamble on you. Just keep applying and see what happens.

OOS:

When a violation by either a driver or company is confirmed, an out-of-service order removes either the driver or the vehicle from the roadway until the violation is corrected.

Banks's Comment
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Another question

From 2015-2021 I bounced around every 3to 6months cause the pay wasn’t sustainable.

This was one of the busiest times in recent history. If you couldn't make it work in that window, what makes you think you'll make it work in this economy?

Banks's Comment
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I'm curious as to how you have 20 years experience when you posted This 7.75 years ago.

You also failed to mention here that you have a DUI. That's not a minor detail.

CDL:

Commercial Driver's License (CDL)

A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:

  • Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
  • Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
  • Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
  • Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.

Dm:

Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager

The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.

DMV:

Department of Motor Vehicles, Bureau of Motor Vehicles

The state agency that handles everything related to your driver's licences, including testing, issuance, transfers, and revocation.

DUI:

Driving Under the Influence

Al T.'s Comment
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I’m not picking and choosing you got the gist of it all….within those 6 years I was straight up with the employers stating to them: “ I don’t want to waste your time so what I need is 3000 miles per week. I don’t need to get home but 3-4 days every six weeks. If you can accommodate that then let go to work. Each time there was 2000 miles or less. In slime cases 20 year old dispatcher Owners nephew maybe think this is all a game when I got mortgages to pay. Sitting me up in salt lake somewhere 4 days while he give his lil buddies the premium runs. That’s why I resigned properly. I didn’t leave without notice. I resigned.

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Let’s say I don’t meet the prerequisite

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What does that mean? We're not mind readers here. If you want real advice drop the whole story. Don't pick and choose the parts you want to tell.

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From 2015-2021 I bounced around every 3to 6months

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There you go. You're not reliable and companies don't have time for that. It's a corporations market. They're not desperate for drivers right now. Truckers are getting laid off, people are trying their hand in this field out of desperation and freight levels are low.

You're going to have a hard finding a company to gamble on you. Just keep applying and see what happens.

Dispatcher:

Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager

The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.

HOS:

Hours Of Service

HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.

OOS:

When a violation by either a driver or company is confirmed, an out-of-service order removes either the driver or the vehicle from the roadway until the violation is corrected.

Al T.'s Comment
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Sir I came to trucking truth to inquire about options that may be available to me. I didn’t come on here to go back and forth about who is right or wrong. I thought I could get a refresher course or something that will give me the same hours as a student that will qualify me as recent experience or school grad status that will move companies insurance to carry me. Just for the record it’s not my unreliability it’s the insurances that requires it. At any rateThanks for taking the time to respond.

Another question

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From 2015-2021 I bounced around every 3to 6months cause the pay wasn’t sustainable.

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This was one of the busiest times in recent history. If you couldn't make it work in that window, what makes you think you'll make it work in this economy?

Banks's Comment
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Just for the record it’s not my unreliability it’s the insurances that requires it.

Incorrect. If what you posted is accurate, you have the experience to satisfy the insurance requirements. See my first response to you. You have a whole bunch of other issues that make nobody want to touch you.

PJ's Comment
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The industry has been in turmoil the past 18-24 months. Banks is correct you have the experience. That is not your issue I’m pretty certain.

Your DUI is major to alot of companies, but as you put it you hoped around. Your job history is why no one is giving you a shot in this economy.

Many experienced drivers with squeaky clean backgrounds are not getting jobs, because alot of companies are either not hiring at all or have slowed way down. You didn’t say where your looking, but freight lanes sure are not what they used to be.

All you can do is apply anywhere and everywhere and see who will take a chance on you. Maybe craigslist can help. Be prepared for alot of no’s, but maybe you can find that jewel in the pile.

Wish you the best in your quest.

DUI:

Driving Under the Influence

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