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^ Top   #1   04.15.2009

freeleo Bobtail Member   Last Seen: 04.24.2009 08.28 AM Member Since: Mar 2008 Location: planet earth Trucker? 2 Years Posts: 11 My Trucking Photos: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post

Experienced but away 4 years Hi, I have 1 year and 9 months of Class A experience. I have not driven since 07/2005. many company want recent experience. I would like to return to driving now. I have all endorsments. Looking for companies that will let you take a road test/go with a trainer again, or any advice one might have for someone in my situation. Thanks in advance! Good day!

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^ Top   #2   04.15.2009

rookietrucker Trucker Forum STAFF   Last Seen: 9 Hours Ago 02.27 AM Member Since: Jul 2007 Trucker? Trucking Industry Posts: 5,007 My Trucking Photos: 0 Thanks: 1,398 Thanked: 1,951 Times My Truckers Blog : 2

You could have 20 years experience but if you have not driven in the last 6-12 months. All the big companies will retrain you or want some type of refresher course. You might look around and find a small company or a O/O that will hire you. I think the insurance companies are the ones dictating the rules on rehire status's. If you want to get on with one of the big carriers, you gonna have to start making phonecalls and see who will take you. __________________

^ Top   #3   04.18.2009

tracyq144 Light Load Member   Last Seen: 6 Days Ago 10.08 AM Member Since: Feb 2009 Location: MN Trucker? 19 Years Posts: 105 My Trucking Photos: 0 Thanks: 10 Thanked: 31 Times

Yeah, unless you find an O/O, or small company, some type of refresher course will be needed. I was in a similar situation, and ended up going to a tech school. Wasn't a bad deal, I actually ended up learning some new things. Community tech schools are usually pretty inexpensive. Good luck to you.

^ Top   #4   04.23.2009

tinytim Medium Load Member   Member Since: Oct 2007 Location: Northern Ontario Trucker? 2 Years Age: 41 Posts: 406 My Trucking Photos: 0 Thanks: 160 Thanked: 187 Times

Best advice would be to forget trucking. With a roll over and a poor attitude about damaging equipment nobody worth working for would hire you. Quote: Originally Posted by freeleo ...I was a company driver. I didnt damage equipment all the time (a ding here a ding there on a trailer) jsut so you know. The reason I left the company is becuase I rolled a semi...They have insurance for a reason... __________________ The good driver is rarely noticed.

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^ Top   #5   04.24.2009

112racing Heavy Load Member   Last Seen: 57 Minutes Ago 10.37 AM Member Since: Nov 2008 Location: kunkletown, pa Trucker? 35 Years Age: 54 Posts: 917 My Trucking Photos: 0 Thanks: 101 Thanked: 253 Times

they want to train you so they can pay you less

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^ Top   #6   04.24.2009

Biscuit75 Heavy Load Member   Last Seen: 2 Days Ago 01.19 AM Member Since: Apr 2009 Location: Columbus, Ohio Trucker? 13 Years Age: 34 Posts: 860 My Trucking Photos: 0 Thanks: 38 Thanked: 508 Times My Truckers Blog : 6

Ummm, I have 12 years driving. The last 1.5 years was hauling gas local and I couldn't seem to find many companies that wanted me because of the "no recent OTR" thing. I never damaged equipment at all. And never had a rollover, let alone a blase attitude toward it. That's what insurance is for?!? That's what slowing down is for! A company like Swift, CRE, or Werner might be the only ones in your future. __________________ They call me Biscuit The best thing about being a pessimist is very rarely do you let yourself down.

^ Top   #7   04.24.2009

MUSTANGGT Heavy Load Member   Last Seen: 1 Minute Ago 11.35 AM Member Since: Feb 2009 Location: Evans Georgia Trucker? 29 Years Age: 54 Posts: 893 My Trucking Photos: 0 Thanks: 185 Thanked: 454 Times

What refresher course are yall talking about? I've came off the road twice over the years(about 3 years each time) and never felt the need for a re-adjusdment period. This ain't rocket science, if you can drive , you can drive. Believe me, except for the equipment, nothing changes out here. All you need is a new road atlas.

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^ Top   #8   04.24.2009

Biscuit75 Heavy Load Member   Last Seen: 2 Days Ago 01.19 AM Member Since: Apr 2009 Location: Columbus, Ohio Trucker? 13 Years Age: 34 Posts: 860 My Trucking Photos: 0 Thanks: 38 Thanked: 508 Times My Truckers Blog : 6

Quote: Originally Posted by MUSTANGGT What refresher course are yall talking about? I've came off the road twice over the years(about 3 years each time) and never felt the need for a re-adjusdment period. This ain't rocket science, if you can drive , you can drive. Believe me, except for the equipment, nothing changes out here. All you need is a new road atlas. Tell that to the 21 companies I have applied with that said even though I have 12 years driving overall (10.5 yrs OTR, 1.5 million miles accident free, then 1.5 hauling gas) I don't have the recent OTR experience. It's not the driver, it's the insurance companies. But in his case, a ding here, a ding there and a rollover, maybe a refresher would be needed. __________________ They call me Biscuit The best thing about being a pessimist is very rarely do you let yourself down.

^ Top   #9   04.24.2009

Roadmedic Truck Forum Supporter   Member Since: Apr 2007 Location: Illinois Trucker? 10 Years Posts: 10,749 My Trucking Photos: 0 Thanks: 795 Thanked: 1,975 Times

Quote: Originally Posted by Biscuit75 Tell that to the 21 companies I have applied with that said even though I have 12 years driving overall (10.5 yrs OTR, 1.5 million miles accident free, then 1.5 hauling gas) I don't have the recent OTR experience. It's not the driver, it's the insurance companies. But in his case, a ding here, a ding there and a rollover, maybe a refresher would be needed. As tight as the employment market is now, a rollover is not going to be something they will go for.

^ Top   #10   04.24.2009

sandman1 Bobtail Member   Last Seen: 04.27.2009 04.49 AM Member Since: Apr 2009 Location: debary florida Trucker? 6 Years Age: 39 Posts: 1 My Trucking Photos: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked: 0 Times

i think i know. the bigger companies have hired from so many parking lot schools and there claims have gone threw the roof that the ins companiesand schools said lets make a deal we will keep the price down if you do thisand that can anyone tell me what has changed in 3 yrs exeiept for idle times? but you can go get your own truck and authortity and a bunch of money not knowing how to evan shift the rig and be on you way there is a big problem here

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