is there any companies that will hire me

Marc, you pretty much answered your own question. There are quite a few companies that will hire you but require you to go out with a trainer. I'd recommend doing some research on this site under both good and bad companies to work for. Then develop a comprehensive list of questions to ask recruiters. Then, place your complete d application on some of the trucking eebsites. The recruiters troll those sites, and you can expect a lot of phone calls from them. Keep an open mind, but be wary of the companies on the bad company list. Hope this helps.

 

Well if you had a felony conviction Landstar would hire you

 

plenty of companys will hire you Just research the internet and fill out apps.. they will ring your phone off the hook

 

You could get hired somewhere but why??? I'm pretty sure that city bus gig will make you more money than a beginner trucking job! Not sure about Phoenix but Tucson bus drivers are Local 104 Teamsters and do a lot better than any CR Englund driver. And yes, your experience as a bus driver would count as "commercial driving experience" which is something but not too much more than that.

 

considering he's driving a shorter vehicle with automatic. wonder what and how it would apply for experience in a commercial vehicle.

 

Talk to Swift and Knight about refresher course. You're in Phoenix; they're in Phoenix. Looks like a good match. Get that behind you and shouldn't have any problem landing a local tractor-trailer job. Lots of those in Phoenix. There's intermodal and also 3 milk tanker companies. I don't think you need any cash for either company refresher course.

 

Im positive somebody will hire u. I went 2 school and complted in late dec when I did complete there was a hiring freeze for graduates caz of new president, etc I went back to a warehouse till 2011 I didn't drive no stick since school. I did have to go thru training like u will have to and far as for shifting its like riding a bike u never forget not saying u not gone grind gears from time to time. As far as fir backing take it slow it will come get out and look a million times if u have to. I still have problems with slanted parking spots at truck stops. But if u choose to go over road pick carefully the company u train with ask how long their program is. And im sorry to say but your years driving a bus will not count for experience for combination vehicle job u may score points if u go local

 

I drove a short bus for a school bus company for about six months. Had taken a few years off from driving and they were the only company that would take me without recent experience. Every company I then applied to after I had been driving that bus counted it the same as if I'd been driving something with a trailer.