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Well, I've been out of the job market for too many years I guess. But good luck on your desired salary as a starting wage. As far as the trucks with 10 speeds is concerned, there is no reason at all to limit yourself there. Sure, they are easy to drive, but so are all the others, once you make friends with them.

Passenger policy and sleep tests, you'll need to check with any prospective company about. But it just might raise a red flag to an employer if asking about a sleep test in the interview. (What is your problem? What are you trying to avoid? etc etc etc.) Perhaps a better way to put it would be something like, "if a sleep test is required, who pays for it." If they say "YOU DO," well, you can walk out the same door you walked in.

I don't see a problem with your so called "preventable," which as you say is BS. It isn't even an accident, it is an incident. Overweight ticket shouldn't be a problem. And while 16 1/2 months experience isn't a whole lot, I would think that most outfits would be interested in you.

Good luck man!

 

An alligator or John Deere ATV?

Someone is going to come along and say "If you posted a location, we/ I could better help you".

 

He's in a van; down by the Rio Grande!

 

You don't need 2 years for local work. Sure any company will familiarize you with the equipment.

Holland is hiring & it's day cabs/dry van. Here's some info:

Overview:
YRC Worldwide is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
Responsibilities:

Come discover your direction at Holland! Holland, Inc,. is a recognized leader in next-day delivery, quality handling, and on-time performance in the LTL industry. Holland is hiring full time local Class A CDL drivers at our Cincinnati, OH terminal.

If you are seeking a new opportunity that offers great pay and benefits, and gets home daily this is the opportunity for you.

Qualified Drivers should have:

• Valid Class A CDL with Hazmat and Tank endorsement: need tanker/hazmat endorsement because some dry van loads are large plastic totes full of liquid.
• Minimum one year or 50,000 miles verifiable driving experience in the most recent 5 years
• Operating similar type equipment
• No major accidents in the last 3 years
• No DUI/DWI in the last 3 years

 

Local-Cincinnati:

TransForce, Inc.
ProDrivers
Centerline Drivers
AirGas Inc.
Clean Harbors
Jacobus
Cardinal/Greatwide Logistics
Jacobson Companies

 

Old Dominion because they're not union.
Actually both are good companies.

I worked for YRC Logistics, non-union, which is under the umbrella company Holland is under. I worked the extra-board and made a grand a week or more. Refused to bid on any runs because I was making more running extra-board.

You should make much more than I did with either Holland or Old Dominion.