1 year from CDL school

I am going to float applications to roughly 30 companies and see what comes of it. If those 2 companies are my options, then those will be my options.
To answer your question, I have been doing warehouse work and traveling internationally. After TransAm just didn't work out, I had no options left. Companies told me that the accident was just too recent. I will tell you that I don't buy into the idea that a person with an older CDL and no experience has options totally dried up. There are people on this forum who have shared experiences of earning a CDL and getting a job with no experience years after earning that CDL. I am not saying that I will have the same opportunities available as someone who has just completed school. I just don't believe that my options out 300,000 carriers nationwide will be just 2 of them. Anyway, thank you for the motivation.

 

I wouldn't be upset at having to go to any mega carrier that gets trashed on forums. I know that the majority of what is posted online about any company is negative because generally speaking, people who have a positive experience with something don't take the time to post a review or a comment on a message board/forum. Any company has the potential to be terrible for someone who doesn't go in with the right attitude. I have a wife and a child on the way, so I don't have the luxury of going in with an entitled attitude. For the sake of my new family, I have to keep positive and make the best of any opportunity, no matter what industry it is in. The only thing that I will refuse to do is forced team driving (and not referring to going out with a trainer).

 

Thank you. That's exactly right. Even if I do find myself at a company that many look at with disdain, I could end up liking something about the company and the people that makes me want to stay. I work hard at every job. People take notice of my drive to do the best that I can, which will stand out wherever I go. I will make mistakes, but I will also impress with my work ethic. I always do. Once the positive relationships are able to be established, the job will seem just a little bit easier and the difficult moments not quite as trying. I don't need a bunch of companies from which to choose. I just need one company to give me a shot.

 

CR England, Covenant, and possibly CRST all do forced team driving. If I team, it will be because my wife decides to get her CDL, and I am with a company that will hire her with the idea that she will eventually be my teammate.

 

Well, already have my CDL, so no concerns of contractual obligation. I have looked further into CRST and they do forced teaming for drivers without experience. So, CRST is out. I have a list of about 12 companies where I have put in my application and they are willing to discuss it over the phone once I am back in the US.

 

In Zambia, at the moment. Came here to marry my wife. A child in the way now. Life is beautiful and wonderful.