WIA program might come to an end

no the crazy part is all of these guys where driving escalldes and BMWs and all kinds of crazy nice cars and stuff but have been unemployed for 1-3 years......


all of the instructors where still drivers elsewhere, one of them is a full time Averett Driver too and he drives a 1994 Mercury Sable...and has been driveing for 25 years...He was always like WTF why am I driving this and YOU guys driving that? and WHY do you want to be a driver? look what I drive...and Look what your driving... lol




American Trucker

 

Ya, I've seen too much of it. 18 year olds driving escalades, living with their parents in a low rent town home. It aint family money paying for those cars...

Mikeeee

 

#### skippy, I used to just LOVE driving through the ghetto on my way home from a 16 hour day of work and seeing all these brand new cars and stuff on $6000 rims and whatever while i'm driving my 17 year old F-250....

At least my Tax money is makeing SOMEONE happy




American Trucker

 

think again. It's not tax money it is CRACK money.

Mikeeee

 

Great post Rerun.
Early in the process, OTF even stated he really did not want to be a trucker but felt he had no other options. Many have tried to warn him but he the whining just continued.

I told him there would be times (a lot of them), that he would have to sacrifice to provide for his family....his response.

After more complaints

I was here when he failed at Roehl and at Covenant and I was supportive. I tried, and many others tried, to keep him positive. All to no avail. I have owned three companies and I have hired and fired a lot of people. Every time I thought an employee was not going to make it I ended up being right no matter how many resources I committed to helping him or her. I have had employees that I tried for over a year to "fix" only to end up having to let them go anyway. It did not help the employee, me or the company to wait. They spent a year frustrated, I spent a year frustrated and it cost my company money.

Would anyone here put OTF in the drivers seat of their own truck? He needs to cut his losses and find a way to support his family. Trucking is not it.

 

I have two friends who went the WIA way and they both have drove for the same company (about a year or so)
I am sure a lot of people are takeing advantage of the program ,but what program hasn't?
I live in Southren Ohio and there are more people drawing ssi checks than working.
My buddys where told to apply for disability because there outlook was bad on getting a job.
They contacted someone in charge of the area wia program ,and like i said they both work and love it.

To the other guy that was tired ,you may have been in the right but the other 3 places ,well i would try something diffrent.

 

I had not heard of this program until today. I'm in Florida and currently on unemployment. I'm going to look into this. Any recommendations?

 

Well hurry (lol) but call your local employment office and they can maybe point you in the right direction.

 

I started to try the WIA PROCESS. I also contacted my local Vocational School that has a CDL program and they told me to fill out a Fafsa form on line and specify Fafsa to send them the results. Less than a week from the time I filled out the Fafsa form on-line, I was in the Vocational School's office signed up for the CDL course. The school basically used the Fafsa form as a qualifier and had STATE money available to pay for my course. Honestly, it was that simple.