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Don't think you would have a problem getting on with a starter company,,, they might ask you to take a refresher course ,,, and you will have to to go out with a trainer ,,,some company's offer refresher courses in their own school that won't cost you anything extra as long a you sign a contract with x company saying you'll work for them for x amount of time usually they ask for a year commitment good luck

 

Start talking to recruiters and really go at it methodically. Lay out your work history. Most likely you'll end up needing to go out with a trainer after orientation, then you'll be placed in your own truck and it's most likely you'll start with beginning wages (unless they count any of your prior experience, which is unlikely).

I got back in the industry after a long (decades) hiatus and regained my CDL a bit over a year ago. Drove team with my O/O brother for 3 months, never went to school, then hired on with Swift. They required I do the full training and started me at the bottom. Almost have that full year in with Swift and looking at the doors of opportunity.

Good luck with whatever you do.

 

you had better have some more talks with your wife. she is going to be the one staying home and taking care of everything while you are gone. my wife put up with it for 44 years and if you would ask her now if she would do it again she would tell you no. lots of luck

 

There are a number of options available, especially if you are in a oil/gas area. A number of carriers do water and crude hauling and train. Thing is you will be doing the night shift probably in the beginning and it's dusty, dirty work and long hours (but so is OTR). But the pay is "good" and the work is consistent, and home every day. Today, there are a number of options available for new drivers that don't involve OTR, some may pay better or worse then OTR. You just have to do some home work and seek these companies out and investigate them and the job and decide if it's something you want to look into deeper.

 

simple get the wife to get her licence and go out as a super single or team. Then she gets to play too.

 

Go get the tanker and haz-mat endorsements if you don't already have them , then hit the gas/fuel haulers up , or hit the local beverage/beer companies close to you. You can also try the grocery store chains and the food service distributors. Good luck! I saw that you're in Riverside....not too awful far from the City of Industry....try GSF they have a terminal/distribution center located there , I worked for them for 33 years in NC...great job , home daily , great pay , benefits and retirement...

 

First thing first. I have decided that anyone who refers to a wife or a girlfriend needs to send me a picture of them so I can see a reason to stay at home.

You have a CDL. Your CDL is 2 years old. Therefore you have two years experience. That is for insurance. Because you only drove 2 does not change that. Any company will have to call your references. They will ask if you drove for them. They will say yes and that you did not run over the bosses pet cat. Then you get hired but you will have to take a road test. The road test will tell if you have the skills that a 2 year driver should have. If you don't they will make you go with a trainer or not hire you. Period.

Now send me those pictures. Clothing optional.

 

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