Thinking about getting back on the road

Since you live near Denver, contact Navajo.com & ask their advice.

That is a private/family owned company, so you never know what help/advice they may offer.

 

Just have to ask, what's up with the schooling and job thing there? Seems like you invested a lot of time and money into that. Just curious...

 

This is from Navajo website :
Minimum 1 year recent over the road in the past 3 years, tractor-trailer experience or recent driving school graduate.

I know you read it, but, I was thinking since you have tractor-trailer experience, they might come up with a plan for you, since they are privately owned & have flexibility a publicly owned company would not have.. I would just walk in and talk to them in person.
I understand family, I had 7 children and still have 2 at home in school, one in first grade. I'm just trying to be helpful, if I can.
In the past year, lots of IT people and degreed people on this forum. Seems the IT community is saturated, so the pay is dropping. I have 2 friends with EE degrees, one found work in Salt Lake City working on hospital equipment & the other had to relocate to find work & is doing the same now in Beijing hospitals. Best wishes to you in your quest.

 

I was in the same situation as yourself. Experienced, but none recent. Went with Swift. Have been pleasantly surprised by how everything has gone so far. Training pay is low to start, but raises come rapidly. Expect .32 to .52 cpm depending on LOH after 1 year. Good training, equipment, treatment and lots
of freight. Good luck.

 

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum 1 year recent over the road in the past 3 years, tractor-trailer experience or recent driving school graduate
• Hazmat Endorsement preferred but not required
• 21 years of age
• Good MVR and driving history
• Good work history
• No DUI/DWI less than 5 years old
• NO controlled substance charges or convictions less than 10 years old
• Criminal felonies/misdemeanors (A conviction will not necessarily disqualify an applicant. All convictions will be evaluated on a case by case basis)

Trainee Qualifications
Truck Driving Graduate certificate with 140 hours or 6 months minimum over the road, tractor-trailer experience or recent driving school graduate.
ALL APPLICANTS MUST PASS A DOT DRUG SCREEN AND DOT PHYSICAL
PAY SCALE BASED ON VERIFIED OTR EXPERIENCE