Getting Ready to Hit the Road with Magnum

Hey Scooterdawg,

Glad to hear that everything has been going well with you and your road adventures. Also, that you are staying safe on the road for yourself and others, I have not been on here for acouple of days due to the fact that I have been trying to track down some type of work in this dead economy of what is left in Michigan.

I have not heard anything from my plan b, with running for the Post Office here in Michigan so I assume that maybe he has decided not to put anymore drivers on the road. Have tried to contact him and he has not returned my calls so I have been looking. This economy is so bad here in Michigan that not even the concrete companies, or anyone is hiring drivers.

Hopefully someone on here might know of some family owned company or O/O needing drivers and give me some type of contact. I kind of p/o's me that I had my CDL's for many years before going in the Military and spent 4600 dollars to re-train and get them back on Feb and since I have not be driving since Feb, now some companies went me to take a refresher course and pay them more money on top of what has already been spent. I refuse to spend anymore money so I think unless I can find someone local to pick me up, I will just hang them one the wall to collect dust, and find maybe a job at something else.

I told my Wife that I am really disappointed in this whole take advantage of out of work people, that the trucking companies and schools are the one's getting rich off the backs of displaced worker. Telling student I guess that what they call us re-trained driver, that when you start classes that you have 90 days to get on with a company and then in the middle of it, it is changed to 30, and most of the company put hiring freezes into effect, and then after the hiring freeze pushes you past the time line to no fault of your own, they want you to take a refresher for more money. This is the biggest scam ever run on people, it is almost as bad as Obama's back to work plan for Michigan, rebuild road, brigdes, and make alternative battery power sources for the auto industries, what a joke, Most companies are not going to hire people to work on the road before they bring back all their laid off worker, and if the auto industries are failing into bankrupcies making people not wanting to count on auto jobs.

I guess that if something does not happen for me pretty soon, then I will be like alot of Americans out of work, homeless, repo'ed cars, and doing like our great Governor say " STAY THE COURSE". This approach has getting us so far,NOT.

Sorry for the venting Scooterdawg just had to get it out. So how has the weather been in Fargo, have they got there Operation back on track there? Maybe someone from Michigan that runs a small company or O/O needs a good driver and things will change.

Take care of yourself and stay safe buddies, maybe I will try to get in touch with Leith again, still have not heard anything from him, with everything going on there I understand.

Thanks

Jack

 

Jack,
Have you tried any of the expedite companies? I've been talking to Panther and have been approved to work for one of their fleet owners. Have you talked to Churchill in Detroit and you might go to some of the outfits that haul containers. In the Columbus Ohio area there are some who are hiring and don't require much more than your CDL. Best of luck and never fear something will pop up.

 

Hey luvtheroad,

I have contacted acouple of the expedite companies and with so many driver out of work you know rest. I will look into Churchill in Detroit maybe they might have something thanks for the information. People say move out of Michigan that is easier said than done, when just as many other states are in the same boat. We do have a big Container company in Detroit so I will look into that as well.

Hey Mark keep up the good Job buddy.

Jack

 

special ops just added to my confusion over one thing: How long is a school certification good for? And is it set by the law, the school or the individual companies? It seems like I keep seeing different times by different posters.

 

it is a company thing .... they say it is due to there insurance carriers, but i tend to think it is just another setback due to the economic times we are in.... there are companies out there that are smaller and WILL take on drivers who are past that school to work time. you just have to find them. i guarantee if economic times were better, you would have no problem getting a job with no recent experience. i have been off the road for 10 years and was recently offered an OTR job with a smaller company. and they had awesome equipment and had a $700.00 guaranteed paycheck every week. anything over that 700 was based on percentage of load. but alas, i have decided to take the WIP school money and invest that in criminal justice... i am looking at being a dot officer.... sorry guys !!!!!

 

Hey Special Ops Exit military???,, I Live in TAX TAX TAX state of Mi too, retired USN in 98. E-8
Layed off at my current job... Call (go to transport) out of Bay city.. They have a web site.. Need hazmat I think but give it a try. They called me right back when I called them..

 

Hey scooterdawg I just finished my refresher at sage in Rocky Mount. Magnum still not hiring in NC?