Got a job interview!!!!!

"IF YOU WERE TO BE HIRED..."
so you Ain't hired yet...??

well take what you can get for now, or keep searching for a job that starts NOW....???

another month and a half can hurt you. then what is "after the new year" mean any ways....??

January 2nd, March 14th.....?? July 5th....???

if there is NO specific start date, i'd continue the searching.

you might very well be given the "run a round" UNLESS they send you for a drug screening real soon.....!!!

i would also suggest you try a driver leasing company and talk them to death on working for them at a customer of thiers as a yardman/driver, or a driver's helper on an account they might have...???

 

i'd be hard pressed to believe if you dressed up decent, walked in there with a resume with local experience you could get that OTR job. ANY boss, company owner wants two things from an employee, the eagerness to learn how they want things done, and the ability to do it safely. they're just assuming everyone with 5 years otr knows what they're doing. you can have 20 years experience and still be a total moron. my guess is they think they're covering their behinds with demanding OTR experience, or their insurance wants it.

as i've said on this forum before if i ever go OTR its gonna be with my own truck. i'll be ###### if im gonna have a company tell me my local experience doesnt make me qualified to drive down a f-n highway

 

I kinda agree with the local experiance thing, Local drivers do have to be really good drivers to hit all those docks every day and deal with city traffic all day.

But on the other hand an OTR driver learns how to naviagate across the whole country not just the state, they learn how to manage there time across days or weeks, and by being OTR you are also showing that you can live in a truck 24/7 and do you job right!

Where as any idiot can get in a truck for a few hours and then go home......not to say they'd be able to drive but you get what I'm getting at.


I think local experance should count for something maybe not as much as otr but at least enough to get a job...




American Trucker

 

i absolutely 100% agree the transition from being home every night to being home every few weeks or however long most certainly is difficult to adjust to, i dont really know if i could do it for long periods of times, one more reason i'll have my own truck authority etc. i'm not planning on making that jump for another 5 years or so but when the time is right and i have enough money saved up to buy me a truck that will last a few years, then i'll make the jump. i'm not gonna do it and have a massive truck payment and overhead. but thats why companies have or should have trial periods! where you go in, and if you quit, no problem. but is that how those companies operate? noooo. but they sure as hell can fire you on the spot in 90 days, but if you wanna leave? forget about it. kiss your DAC goodbye. the other thing about being a local driver is a lot of the time it means you're actually working not just driving. i only get about 10 minutes between stops depending where i'm at and when im finished i have an hour drive back to the plant. with that said, i have driven long distances before 10 hours straight non stop and it is definitely grueling. just a different kind. either way, theres things about each type of driving, but the bottom line is, a good safe driver is a good safe driver period! i think its more so these #### insurance companies dictating who can drive what.

 

Ok, you gotta take into account the time of year (winter) with holidays and all. This is their slower time. 3 days a week delivering units is not bad and alot of the yardwork will be moving stock and components around which is good maneuvering practice. Spring is coming and things will get lots busier.

 

congratulations! remember if you arent sure, GET OUT AND LOOK!! nothing is more embarassing then saying "yeah i hit (insert object)" "well did you get out and check? could it have been prevented?" "no i didnt i just assumed i was clear" all it takes is a split second of judgment to slip and bam. theres some serious idiots out there, just today i was pulling out of a gas station on a 4 lane road, taking a left, the car in the right lane was stopped to let me go, i wave to say thanks, start pulling out and am waiting for the other side to clear up, just as i'm about to step on the gas and look to the left one more time a car comes flying by missing my nose by maybe a foot.

 

Congradulations and good luck.

 

Cool!
Just remember you still can keep your eyes and ears open for future jobs.

 

He didn't ask how to build a job hopping resume....