<6 months results

I don't think there is any public data, but there is the insurance databases. Since they set the requirements, they have the data to back it up.

 

I'd guess for the same reason I wouldn't loan my motorcycle to someone who has never ridden one.

 

It's really a big prank instigated by the industry's starter carriers.....it's partly intended to annoy rookie drivers like you...

-- Lual

 

When you consider that a simple tow can cost as much as $5-10k and a very minor wreck can cost upwards of $50k... Would you want someone with zero experience driving your rig???

 

@Jumpman --

On a somewhat more serious note.....

One BIG advantage to working for/with one of the so-called, "mega-carriers".....that is usually overlooked by many.....is because they are so large, they are pretty much self-insured.

What does that mean for a beginning driver?

Well....if during your first 6 months of driving (or beyond)....you have a bad day and do something stupid (trash a hood maybe, or something like that)....your odds of being fired are less...A LOT LESS.

With a smaller fleet--they can write a check for the repairs...but their insurance carrier will then probably force them to fire you.

As a beginning driver--being fired that early in your driving career can be pretty much disaster.

The above is one of the main reasons I started out with Schneider.

Solution: to sidestep this insurance issue--seriously consider starting out your CDL pursuits with a larger carrier that's set up from the get-go to handle/teach/train rookies....and also more easily write a check when they make a mistake: Schneider, Swift, Werner...or similar.

Hope that helps....

-- Lual

 

@Jumpman --

Here's a Texas CDL opportunity that requires NO PREV EXP (or at least, it doesn't specify any):

USA Truck -- Regional Driver -- no specific exp req'd -- Texas

-- Lual

 

No sentimental value needed. Even if you went to a motorcycle safety school for the very first ride on a motorcycle, the odds are overwhelmingly in favor of you wrecking and dying. Everyone knows, it’s not IF you lay a bike down, it’s when. I wouldn’t really care as long as my name isn’t connected to you or your actions in any way.

So, you went to truck driving school got a CDL and you are feeling so confident that you feel that you are just as good as a 6 month driver. Congratulations! You passed a simple test in a controlled environment and now you can take on the world! It’s like playing a boxing video game and now think you, who have never thrown hands ever in life, can suddenly match a guy that’s been in the ring for 6 months. Confidence is a good thing, but the smart money is on that 6 month guy handing you your arse.

“But Six, I am exceptional!”

At video games. Congrats.