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Did you drive school buses? I had considered doing something like a charter bus, greyhound type deal or something. Not sure what all is involved with it other than a passenger endorsement though. SPAB or something? I seen a semi local place advertise on craigslist, something like $18-22 per hour for 2+ years exp.

 

Bumping this post, hoping someone will take me up on this interview before tomorrow morning.

 

WIA panel interview was scheduled for today. I got a call this morning that my interview was being canceled. They want me to find employment in my current job field or provide "paperwork" to disclose why I cannot. They want to see rejection letters for companies I have applied to and have rejected me. I've never had any kind of rejection letter from any place I've ever applied to at any point in time. I assume this is something the executive/ corporate/ white collar world takes part in, not something a blue collar see's..?

Wasn't real clear on the other paperwork they requested to be honest. I tried contacting the person in the office who called me but she won't answer her phone or return my call. I spoke to another lady I had met with previously, she gave some guidance but wasn't 100% clear herself. So.. I wrote a letter explaining things in detail to see if it would be enough of the required "paperwork", then I made a trip down to the office. Reception lady calls her internal number, and low and behold, she picks up the phone. I ask reception to tell her I want to see her very briefly just to give her the paperwork and get clarification on things- she will not see me. She told reception to make a copy of my papers and to bring them up to her. Not sure what the problem is here as every one else seemed to be pretty friendly/ personable/ helpful up to this point. Weird thing though, I was rescheduled for another panel interview at some point today. Hopefully I'll get my foot in the door tomorrow. I'm not entirely discouraged at this point, but hoping the letter meets their needs.

Trucking class starts next Monday and I'm hoping to be enrolled then, otherwise its pushed back another three weeks from today. That's bad as its a five week training program and I have to find a new home by Sept. 1st, with or without a job...

 

I still haven't gotten anyone to take me up on the interview questions. I'll post them here so you can see them upfront without committing to anything. If you want to take part, please just PM me. I would need a first name, city/ state you live in, and company name you work or worked for. Otherwise its completely anonymous.



1. What lead you to the heavy trucking industry?

2. A lot of people refer to trucking as more of a lifestyle than just a simple job. Would you agree or disagree with that, and why?

3. What kind of general skills do you think someone needs to be successful in the trucking industry?

4. What kind of personal traits (honesty, reliability, etc.) do you think a driver needs to be successful?

5. How well did CDL schooling prepare you for the trucking industry?

6. What kind of real world training did you receive from the first trucking company you hired on with?

7. What activities do you do that are the same day to day?

8. What activities have you done that are part of the job, but not regular day to day tasks?

9. What are some things about the job that you like?

10. What are some things about the job that you dislike?

11. What kind of challenges do you face on a daily basis?

12. What would you say a new OTR driver should expect to make salary wise first year on the job?

13. What do you think the future holds for the trucking industry?

14. Based only on what you know about me, do you think I could be successful in the trucking industry?

15. If you could go back in time, knowing what you know now, would you still choose trucking as your career?

16. Do you have any other advice you would like to share?

 

What was crossing the line exactly? The questions are just some random questions I put together for an informational interview for the WIA people. I'm not trying to trick anyone or anything. I've never done an informational interview before, these just seem like basic questions a new driver would be asking. So..?