"Stable Work History"

Yup. It sucks. Like you, I'm locked out of the cycle. The economy is putting the squeeze on companies and they'll be looking for only the most perfect drivers. You can't drive if you don't get experience, and you can't get experience if you don't drive. So whaddya do?

Realistic? No. Nor is it fair. Life just works that way sometimes.

 

being in possession of a CDL and driving a honda civic isn't irony.

now then, you have several things against you. your age is the biggest. they can't tell you that they won't hire because your not 23 or 25 or whatever because they don't want to get sued for age discrimination. most insurance companies will not allow trucking companies to hire you if you're too young. the economy is horrible right now and not many companies are hiring drivers. and even fewer are hiring students. you may not be in a good location to be hired. companies don't want to hire someone in Bumfock, Egypt if they never have freight going by Bumfock, Egypt because they'd never be able to get you home for time off, and you'd be #####in about never getting home. of all the other possible stuff, your job history would be at the bottom of the list of reasons why they won't hire you. I had a similar looking job history when I started out in '04, and it wasn't an issue. but I was older, the economy was booming, and I was about 40 miles from a terminal.

 

Mogwai, check out some smaller carriers and keep checking back with them. Another option would be to get a job on a straight truck in the city to get road experience and age out a bit. Keep your record clean, cherish it.

 

Mogwai It is a shame, but the trucking industry does not cherish any kind of education beyond a high school dipoma. They might, but I don't remember any company requiring any kind of transcript (high school or otherwise) because apparently they set their standard at minimal. The same goes for the milatary experience. They maybe want to know your discharge status and if they inquire to more information, it is because they hope they can collect some government money for employing you.
Like others said, bite the bullet and stick with a job. It will pay off for you in the long run.

 

All I can tell ya Mogwai, is search the web for training companies or maybe go with a
senior driver and take second seat. Good Luck!

 

check into western trucking (used to be gary shapka).....kids bought out the old man but the outfit is the same

lots of local stuff (long hours from what i hear) and western regional

 

Google Quick Transport Solutions. On left side of page click on Colorado under US Transport Co. You'll get a comprehensive list of carriers for Denver.