Calling all trucks...need advice/input from wise drivers!

Sorry for the delay in getting back, I'm sure you understand how the job effects one's ability to get online

I got my CDL in '01 and couldn't use it due to being young and having a turbocharged Mustang, you do the rest of the math on that one

I finally started driving professionally in '05 as a yard jockey then went into driving straight trucks locally. I spent about three years doing that, with some occasional 48' flatbeds mixed in, before moving and trying to get into OTR. No OTR company wanted to touch me, local work isn't "experience", though after doing both I would beg to differ. Every training company wanted me to go back through their school and sign the 1-year contract and all that BS. That was when I contacted the local driving school.

Swift hired me after taking the word from the school that I knew what I was doing. I spent my 6-weeks with their trainers, then went at it on my own. If you turn my user name into a website address(all lowercase) you can read the rest of the story.

I know everyone here rags on Swift, and they deserve it, but if you can get in without the contract it just might be worth it to stick with them for 6-months to a year. Don't feel bad for leaving them early. It's like the nice lady at the school told me, they use drivers, why not use them if you need to?

It was a crazy couple years I spent at Swift, but now I'm running a dedicated account at SNI and couldn't be happier.

 

I have not driven in over 4 yrs. I applied to Butler Transport / Kansas City, KS, and two days later go hired. after verifying my history, and getting very good response from the past co's I drove for, They hired me. You might try them and see. .Office (913) 233-4237.

 

as you mentioned, he gets stressed driving, Im sorry, but He should persue a different kind of job, driving a truck is dangerous in the wrong hands, Im sorry if this is offencive, but we all ready have to many drivers out here that should be allow behind the wheel of a big truck

 

This is his main problem, not helped by his lack of recent experience. Many companies won't hire a freshly terminated driver. Others will only with a review of the reason, and most of those won't hire if the review reveals a safety issue led to the termination. There are very few big companies that will hire him. His best bet is to find a small company with a few trucks. Of course, this can come with it's own problems.

If there is a stress problem and if this led to to the crash, he really should get some professional help before getting back in the driver seat. I understand you probably need money now, but its hard to make money in prison when you're convicted of vehicular homicide. On top of that, if your husband didn't realize that you can't cause crashes and keep your job, maybe he should find another profession.