12 years driving and can not find a decent job...

whats worse yet is I quarantee you the trainer in them blue trucs will only have six months experience

 

In my case I can see it. 19 years construction after 10 driving. I need to learn qualcomm, new log regs and any stray electronics like ABS we didn't have.
But I know I could jump in a truck and haul anything anywhere right now, same as the OP, having the same number of miles driven. And I won't be missing gears either with ANY tranny thrown at me.
These companies are really more stupid than ever these days. I think they mostly just want that gov't. support check for the "schooling".

 

Red have you kept CDL all this time? or did you have a Chauffeur's?
If youve had a cdl, why are you wanting to go to a large outfit? a small one should hire you.

 

You'd better believe it. A great deal of the things that are taught will seldom if ever be used. But, it's not the schools that decide what's to be taught. It's state requirements. I just got done with the driving classes at a community college. I was the only one in a class of 15 people who paid their own way. Everyone but me got government assistance. I couldn't get a penny since I had been in the transportation industry. Therefore I wasn't a "displaced person". Go figure...

 

Check with your local unemployment office. We are a small carrier and I got tired of wasting money on newspaper ads looking for drivers, so I registered with the unemployment office. Found the best driver ever through them and he is still with us today.

I will tell you, though, that weeding through the applicants was an eye opener. If an applicant didn't take the time to provide accurate work histories, specific skills, and basically fill out the application completely, I didn't bother calling them.

Good luck to you.

 

You're in Columbus Ohio, have you tried all the carriers that are based here? You could try Dist-Trans over on the south end, they are the house carrier for the warehouse. A lot of LTL and container companies in your area. Also, have you tried BST in London Ohio? That's not the carrier of the century but it might be a start and I've been told they were looking for drivers. Several big carriers over in the Groveport industrial area too. Good luck.

 

I dropped the license, not needing it. I don't want to go with a large outfit; they're the ones screwing with drivers. I have been prehired by Watkins Shepard and am trying to get to school to recertify, if you can call it that.

 

Well Biscuit... That is one messed up deal you got there i dont know what to tell as far as finding a job. I know its hard to take but alot of companies are doing away with pet programs nowadays. Crete has had one for 100 yrs and theirs ended i think this month. Good luck and keep us posted

 

The reason that a lot of companies have a no pet policy anymore is pretty simple. A lot of people who had pets in the truck, let the pet do nasty things in it. Or let the pet chew the inside of the truck up. It's costly to clean up and repair the inside of a tractor. The other issue now is pet dander. When the truck goes to another person, that person may have allergies. Lastly, and please don't shot the messenger... Some companies did time studies and the people with pets weren't at the top in terms of productivity. So, there you have it... No pets allowed.