You should chill on insulting your fellow drivers, dude. The forum admin warned you about not less than a week ago and it serves no purpose. Pete is TRYING to help you, man. Many veteran drivers here don't HAVE to help newbies, they do it because they WANT to so please don't screw it up by insulting them and risking them not posting at all because it's not worth it to them because some green student is getting fresh. Let's get back to the task and subject at hand, shall we? How are you losing a lease if you don't have your CDL as of yet, unless you're speaking of your rental lease. If you don't care where you go and want to check out some good avenues go to Texas or N. Dakota. Several companies there are willing to train newbies but you better check with them first. Check the thread "So you want to work the Texas oilfields." I'm guessing the Schneider gig didn't work out?
How to go local (without experience)
Discussion in 'LTL and Local Delivery Trucking Forum' started by road_runner, Oct 8, 2012.
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and that any of them are truck drivers after 3 weeks in a school designed to only get them to pass at DMVACH1130 Thanks this. -
I said it was possible to find local work. I didn't say it was likely nor did I suggest it. I didn't say it was common nor did I suggest it. Neither I nor anyone else has suggested anything that would lead anyone to believe ALL students should expect to be able to find local work right out of school.
If want them to have realistic expectations then you have to be honest with them about what reality really is. If you lie to them about what the reality is then you're not giving them realistic expectations. To believe otherwise is to say you don't really understand the meaning of the word realistic. -
i dont even see what i said that upsets anyone -
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I said very clearly that getting local work with no experience is unlikely but it is possible.
You quoted that and replied with
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I tried hard to get local,not where I live,this is my 7th week out,trying to work my way home,I have a wife and 6 children I miss terribly.Enjoy the driving but being away from them its just not worth the pay,I look on craigslist daily and still haven't had any luck
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bullhaulerswife and JEGX Thank this.
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i will not get into an insulting war
but realistic, possible, probable, impossible all mean different things
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It really depends on where you are, your driving record, work history, luck, etc. It isn't easy where I live, not at all. Back in the 90's it was a lot easier but now the local jobs are picked up by experienced drivers or the local ones that are available pay nothing.
All I can say is, if you see a local job you want, go for it. Even if they want 2 years experience. Just apply everywhere.
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