3yrs experience in day cab not good enough for landstar

lol I know exactly what you mean. I am training a guy now who worked for Werner for a year, and was actually a trainer at Werner. First few days with me i I drove, and he saw the places that I had to back into and he's like, ya that's easy stuff.( it looks easy because i make it look easy lol) and he went on to tell me story's of the #### he had to back into. So any way, once it was his turn, he had trouble shifting, grinding gears and stuff. Then when it came to the backing part, he was all over the place. And the docks or alleys we had to back into we're the "easy ones" compared to some of the spots we go to. Wish I knew how to download pictures in here because I have some pictures of places that you guys would say its impossible to get a 48' trailer with lift gate into. I'm just so discouraged at this point because I had my business plan down and have been on here for months researching and I have all my money I need saved up to start. I guess I'll try anyway but not high hopes at this point for landstar or mercer.

 

Yes and they said i need one year in a sleeper truck and that day cab didnt count for experience. then asked how many miles a day I drive, I said 400-500 a day and they said that's not enough. Don't OTR guys average 500-600 miles a day? so for 100 miles less it isn't good enough lol.

So by their standards, you could have 20yrs exp at a local gig but doesn't equal to 1 year OTR lol. You know what, if these are their standards then they don't need me and I don't need them. I just talked to one of my good friends that's been independent driver with a fleet of trucks for many many years and I am probably going to go under his authority which actually may work out better seeing as how he has good contacts and does real good. Oh and ill get more than 65% cut.

 

So that made me more motivated. I didn't think he'd go for it that's why I didn't ask him before, but I talked to him today and asked him about going under his authority and he was for it. Just need to have a sit down with him so we can iron out the details.

 

so your saying just because I have never driven in the north west or south west Means I'm not a good enough driver to drive for landstar? Really now that's just obserd and not at all the point I been making. The issue is not driving a sleeper. I could have been doing the same thing now but in a sleeper instead, I would qualify. Plus you say driving here is no big deal, that's why I see more threads about "first time going to NYC" or "I'm really scared of NYC and don't know what to do p,ease help" more than "driving in the northwest, how do I do it?".

 

I said it before and will say it again, they declined be because I drive a daycab. I am regional and tho I drive a daycab I do stay out some nights a week in a hotel. I even said to the recruiter "so your saying I can't apply because I drive a daycab in the northeast" she replies, "yes, you need the experience in a sleeper" so I said "so if I was doing the same job now just with a sleeper, that would qualify me" she replies "yes". That's why I am just takin back at this.. I could have worked a year here in the northeast, a year in the northwest, and a year in the southwest all driving daycabs and that still would not qualify me. Again the issue is the sleeper vs the daycab.. This is what she said to me. Maybe she just didn't know what she was talking about. But when I called mercer and the guy there said the same, well I got my answer. What Powder Joints says make a hell a lot more sense than what you said and btw before I worked here where I am now, I got hired on at swift and was in training for 4 weeks OTR and was fine with it. I only quit because I got called by my current company I work for now. I would prefer to drive a sleeper because working those 14hr days then getting 10hrs off are hard at a local gig because by the time I get home, eat, shower, and unwind a little bit, I get 5-6 hrs sleep.