Tractor-Trailer Exp???

Allot of the companies out there will not take your local as any OTR experience and will require you to attend a school they approve plus attend some OJT with an instructor/trainer. But I do know you can also find companies out there that could care less as long as you can drive.

 

The companies are there. The trick is to find them.

And that's not going to be easy. Takes a lot of shoe time to get around and get face to face with them. Old school way.

 

The reason alot of OTR or Regional companies want OTR exp is so that they know you understand and are capable of what it takes to be out for 2+weeks at a time. There's more to it then just picking up a load and doing some driving. It's a whole different set of stresses going from coast to coast then it is driving locally.

 

Yes alot of companys will not touch you .cause you did not go to school...and otr driving & what you hv been doing is a big big difference...there is alot you do not know.....dont get me wrong i dont agree with it..i drove for yrs running dumptruck kn a above ground mineing company..i would hv liked to just take my cdl...and NOT PAY $4700BUCKS..

 

I would hire you but will my insurance company take you on? They are the final say. If I cannot insure you, I cannot hire you. It's up to them.

 

I am looking for a highly motivated driver in TX to drive a crude oil tanker. Must be willing to want to make a lot of money. PS: more home time makes you less money. Don't believe the lies.

 

Yellow pretty much summed it up! The problem with you getting hired is due to the insurance. Most insurance companies won't insure you because you did not receive the proper training and the ones that will insure you will be very expensive. The insurance companies make the rules and they will not insure a driver unless they have completed a certain amount of hours at an accredited school.

You maybe able to find a local company to take you on but its going to be tough. Put yourself in their shoes, would you hire a driver with no experience having not gone through school and have to pay extremely high insurance for that driver with no experience? They can hire an experienced driver for a lot less money and not have to worry about their equipment or getting the job done. (not saying you can't, just viewing the situation in the eyes of the employer)

If you are serious about being a professional driver then you need to go about it the correct way. You need to either go through a private school, community schooling, or company schooling.

Also there is a big difference between local driving and over the road driving and because you are a new driver you do not yet know the differences. Its not just being gone from home either.

Texas is a good place to be for driving jobs you just have to go about it the right way.

 

we applied at Tango Transport a few years ago, we lived in Louisiana and the terminal was close by.....we had been running local for a few months tho....WE WERE DENIED...because we didnt have 2 years recent otr exp. , granted we were still driving a t/t.......at that time hubby had probably 25 yrs exp....and i had about 17 years.....had to be 2 years verifiable OVER THE ROAD exp..