Im new to the industry and I was recently involved in a rollover driving a dump truck. I wasn’t given a citation or ticket but I was terminated by my company. They said after reviewing the footage they determined I was speeding and that was the cause of the rollover. I have a Class A license with a hazmat, doubles & trips along with a tanker endorsement. I have no OTR or regional experience am I employable or should I just start looking to invest my time into something else? Keep in mind that I have a family to provide for children and a wife so my time, like most is valuable.
Thanks in advance.
Rollover
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Rookie driver13, Nov 20, 2024.
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I'll be honest. It's going to be difficult, perhaps impossible for you to get another driving job over the next 3 years. That's how long you'll have that rollover on your license. It's a bad driver's market right now, especially for newer drivers. You may be able to work as a yard dog in the mean time, but OTR companies have tightened up hiring over the last couple of years. All I can suggest is just start applying to any and every company. If one says yes, you can count your blessings and everything I say is negated.
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You don't tell us where you are (a zip code would be just great) -- & without knowing that, we couldn't help you much, anyway.
Unfortunately, Bryan (above) is pretty much spot on -- the current CDL job market is a tough nut to crack -- even for CDL holders with clean records.
Having said that -- one cool thing about being a CDL holder is....there are other ways to use it.
As suggested above -- you might put in for some local positions as a yard jockey. It's local work (so home every day), & lots & lots of practice backing -- which would be good for you to have for later.
You might also look into what's involved in being a crane operator. Many of those gigs require a CDL -- & the pay there is pretty good, usually.
As you know, driving a big rig is very different from driving a dump truck.
With that said -- you might apply to this carrier -- & see what happens (they may have an opening in your area); if you don't have enough big rig experience, they have training (in the listed requirements, they seem more forgiving of recent issues):
National Carriers -- "2nd chance" carrier -- offers training if you don't have enough experience
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A standard alloy body dump truck. I didn’t receive any citations and yes I’ve applied to a couple of place so far and haven’t heard back from any yet. Just trying to gauge my possibilities of getting hired in the near future (located in the Tri-State area.)
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"tri state area" covers a lot of different areas.
"The Tri-State Area is the name of the metropolitan area surrounding California, Florida, Louisiana, Illinois, Alabama, New Jersey, Utah, New York, Ohio, Washington, Colorado, Connecticut, and Massachusetts. In real life, a tri-state area need not encompass whole states in our country."
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