Any ideas for with no recent experience?

Best you can do is start calling companies. Different companies have different lengths of time as to how much experience you need, and different ideas as to what constitutes recent.

 

This is just an idea call some companys you would like to work for and ask them if they have fleet owners ask for their numbers and call them if you have a good DMV record they might hire you. Good luck

 

Check with Landstar, Greatwide, MCT to see about fleet owners. I'd check to see if you're within hiring area of US Xpress. Also, call Sunco carriers out of lakeland FL.

KH

 

Only problem with that is even though you are working for a fleet owner you still have to meet the carriers qualifications with most companies

 

it is tough, as Ive been in that situation recently. I checked craigslist routinely for the largest area closest to me which was dallas. There was a number of small otr companies looking, none cared that I had been off the road for a few years, all experience was verifiable though, as you are I am accident ticket free, that helps. There are some options out there, Werner will take you if you can get 30 days recent experience, but if you can get that why go to werner.

 

Swift will hire you, but you'll have to go out with a trainer for a few weeks. You won't have to go back to school since you already have your CDL.