Unique Female, turned down by CDL Mill?!?!?

i second that consider that an x mas present from god

 

hmmmmm

ok, you are unique, so maybe you need a unique approach. hate to say it, but there are some dinosaurs out there, so you r life will be interesting. if you have a 44" chest, perhaps stepping out of the truck to pee standing up will be a bad idea. might not be a politically correct statement, but it's reality.

schools are not the only place to get trained and experienced. and, the big fleets train, because they don't have time to take you out in the lot to see if you can drive.

maybe you can find an O/O that would train, then hire you to drive his/her older truck while they got a newer one? if you can get a foot in, you can learn and decide. have you tried local, dump truck, lumber co, equipment rental and so on? why limit yourself to OTR? anyone can hold a steering wheel. what you need as well is to be able to get thru/around town, find delivery addresses, load, unload, deal with traffic. what good is a driver that can get 3000 miles coast to coast, but can't get the 5 miles from the interstate to the dock?

you are going to have a slightly tougher life on the road, but on the other hand, you've already faced more adversity than most, so i'd think you've got it 75% licked already. don't give up, and if the first try don't work, try a different approach.

 

all i can say is i am 36 i just started driving to my first company was crst DONT DO IT' . and ever since then my companies have been o.k but just take your time every one will have something to say about every company it is up to you to decide which is best for you GOOD LUCK!

 

i know for a fact we have a preop transsexual working at crete, theres one that works for roadway also. seeing as your situation is medical, and not by "choice" id say stop applying to bad companies

keep plugging, someone will hire you.

 

I ran across another who works for Marten. As LostBoy said, keep trying.

 

fyrstar, don't feel bad about failing those tests, I failed the general knowlege, air brakes and combination vehicles at least 20r 3 times, reading about all the mechanical parts out of that book just did not make sense to me til I got to school (rodtc) roehl was great for me to learn but in the end miles just did not work out.
As for your other situation, you sound like u got it together, be confident and strong and u will fall into something that works for u. God bless

 

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