Refresher Course

I have a year exp driving otr, I went to C1 and was employed at Allen Freight and Werner in 1999. I know it has been a bit of time with not much exp. So I started applying and Swift says I would have to go through their school. I mean come on, it's been awhile OK but I really only need to be put with a trainer for a month to get the hang of the Quall com. I have got my DAC report last week and there is nothing on it. I had a DUI 11 years ago and thats it. I think this is just a way to get money out of me. But really I have thought about it and if I go through the school, I then can goto anyone. Right? I thought about MAY TRUCKING but I think I live to far from their nearest terminal. I live around Pittsburgh,Pa. Does anyone know of any companies that I can go for that would not send me through the schooling. Plus I have heard that Swift is notorious for sending to school then saying they have no avalible trucks. Thanks

 

THANKS! I am definitly gonna check out Watkins Shepard. That's what I'm talking about. I'm not a good driver in my head, I do know that I am one and I just need the chance to get rolling. But I will give them a call. Thanks again

 

So anyhow Watkins Shepard call me back today and the lady says that they do not have a school anymore and they would take me after I went to a school and could provide them with a certificate( which most schools/companies won't give you until you work the loan off through them). She kind of sounded a bit irritated with me after I said to her "It just kind of gets me that a company will take a person out of school with no real world exp. Someone who did a few back ups in school versus a person who lived on the road for a year and actually backed to real docks." I told her "although my exp. is 11 years old , I am confidante enough about my abilities to take a road test on demand." "And really all that I need is an updated refresher on Quall Comm and possible Hours of service rules". I know the 11/14 rules. They don't wanna hear that. So I guess I gotta do school then a mentor(they were called trainers a couple years ago), which isn't a bad thing, I know I did one before. It just seems like a big pile of money to me. I went with a trainer in 1999 that was the biggest d*&$ you ever wanted to meet. I can deal with it again I guess, I'm just trying to get back OTR and it is just sucking so far.

 

When I say my trainer years ago was a D*$#, first day in his truck he watched me drive for an hour then said If you need anything yell. We then ran as a team for 4 weeks and he wanted to keep me for the maximum allowed time because of the miles we were getting. I called that company after the 4 weeks and said either road test me or I'm done. I got road tested 2 days latter and was on my own. Also that trainer told me once "I'll just wake you up with a 2x4 to the head". Yeah right, I told him "do it and I'll break it over YOUR head". So there are all kinds, I just hope in the end it all work out. Like I said I just wanna be OTR, so I gotta do what I gotta do.