Everyone should say that there is an experienced driver shortage.I just got my cdl and no experince. I have one speeding ticket in my car about 3 yrs a go and thats all. No accidents forever.I have put in about 20 applications and so far everyone has said you need a yr experience. Insurance reasons is the biggest reply.The construction companies I have called do not return calls. Even Schnieder said I needed a yrs worth of experience.I learned how to fly an airplane with 40 hrs of flying and about 50 hrs of study and I can fly a 250k airplane. Seems the insurance companies want about 3500 hrs of training and driving before you are insurable. If I had that kind of flying experience (which I don't) I would be flying people around making the big bucks. I figured this is a good place to vent. My advice is forget the communty college's and go for the company training. They will own you for a yr but it seem's like the only way to go right now.I spent about 3 k to get my cdl with endorsments.Thanks for letting me vent. I haven't had to look for a job in 35 yrs.petesout

Get ready for the name calling and screaming your going to get from people on this forum for saying what you did. The people here who have driven more than 2 to 20 years all believe that compnay training is a ripoff. Most of them feel this way because when they did their company training the company didn't send them flowers each week and therefore they got ripped off. I've been advocating company sponsored training all along, bottomline if your going to pay for training why not take the chance and see if you can get it for free, if not you leave and pay them for the training just like you would if you went to a CDL Mill. Heck it's not like they can't let you leave, they don't hold your firstborn hostage, ok maybe Swift does but their the only one I think.

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Sometimes company training is the way to go. People here will yell at you only if you choose to go with one of the bad apple companies. There are alternatives to these companies that are quite decent places to work.

Yeah but he needs to consider the ones doing the complaing are the ones that couldn't make money with the company.

back in 1997 two friends of mine wanted to buy stock in a company called Mindspring at $1.25 a share, I didn't buy it at the time because their main target was AOL users and didn't think it would be a good stock buy, well my buddies went ahead and bought 10,000 share together, needless to say 3 years later they sold their stock for $145.00 a share. I don't go around bad mouthing Mindspring is my point. Look at the source of the complainers.

I know several driver driving for Prime who net $50,000-$75,000 each and their taking time off throughout the year to spend with their family, more time then they would get as a company driver somewhere an their all lease operators. But you'll get people on here screaming that the lease is a ripoff, it's not a ripoff for everyone just for people who can't make it work for them. Some can!

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Also, most companies will reimburse the cost of a third party school anyway, if you go that route.....

with your cdl and no experience you are an inexperienced driver, schneider for one takes inexperienced drivers im not sure why they would turn you down saying you need a year of exp. there are also several other companies that do this, look around for there programs.

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i spotted your post about local driving, good luck most want 1-3 years tractor trailer which you get otr

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[LINK POSTED BY MEMBER] Only Members Can View This Truck Forum Link. the poster just went through schneiders inexperienced training.

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That's what I'm hoping to do. I'm paying my own way, then I'll see what I can get back

I've heard that CR England will come to your house and shoot your dog as well.

They don't even OFFER company paid training up here in Canada!! So it's $8,800 plus room and board and food to get your CDL then you have to find a job.

If you're older, you can easily find one without the experience but if you're young AND inexperienced, it's going to be tough.

Reimburse you for training? Not around here!!!

It's probably your age that's holding you back so keep on trying and hopefully someone will take a chance on you. Without a squeaky clean record, though, it's not going to be easy. You have three strikes against you: (1) you're young; (2) you have no experience; (3) you have a speeding ticket on your record.

Best of luck to you and I hope you find something soon!

I was having a real bad day today and had to vent. You guy's cheer me up. I mean it really. At 4:00 today i got hired by Hirschbach I start monday. just some info about me I am 57 so not a kid anymore except friends of mine might argue that point.I just closed my business of 14 yrs from burnout and I decided to go drive a truck. I draw my pention from the national guard in 2 yrs and ssi in 4 if I opt for it then. I plan on driving as long as I can. I never said I would work for a house but thats why I am driving. My wife and I want to retire in a new home. I want a big garage and my toy cars. Thanks for the posts everyone it helped a lot to read them. petesout