How should I explain a long retirement?

OK Allow Me, I take your point on the state of the industry. The more I read here, the more I wonder if it's worth the payback.

I checked three web sites, actually went into the job application process at each site. Swift requires five years. Werner and CR England require three. So, they vary, but it looks like at least some stick to the legal minimum.

I'll repeat what I posted previously, which can also be found on the web sites:

Ten years history must be provided if you drove a CMV at any time during the previous ten years. If not, the legal requirement is three years.

 

I guess this is just part of the problem with trying to get information from the Internet...there are a lot of different explanations, experiences and opinions, and I never quite know which one is right, until the rubber hits the road. But anyway, my story is what it is, so when the questions are asked, I'll answer them as best I can. It's early in the game for me, so there's no telling how it'll all shake out.

You've given me food for thought, and I thank you for that!

 

All right...yammering about it gets me nowhere. Filled out an application, laid it right out...retired for the last ten years, also included two previous jobs that covered six years.

One way or another, I'm gonna get some answers...

 

And there you have it. The facts are what they are, and I'm not gonna try and spin them otherwise - it's always been my experience that if ya do, it'll come back to bite ya!

I figure if it ain't gonna fly, better to find out now than after I go sit in class for three months and spend twenty five hundred bucks.