Hey guys...
Well I'm pretty new to trucking still and just got let go from my last job. It was driving a garbage truck. Long story short, I got sick and had a doctor's note...but I was under my 90 days.
I have my A, got it back in December. I did OTR with a company right out of school but left it only a few months in because it was hard on my fiancée. I was also freaking out a bit because I was on my own for the first time and it was during winter. I was also pulling reefers, which made things a bit more difficult than dry van. So this combined with my fiancee being stressed made me quit on combination vehicles like a little wussy.
Now I'm 3 months rusty and unemployed. Im looking at jobs in transport and theres so many available for A. I'm not ready to give up on this career just yet and I'm thinking on applying for this dedicated route Schneider has in my area. Im just nervous about tractor trailer...Does anyone have any advice for this flailing rook? Thanks guys..
Unemployed and unsure....
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by stryker5673, Jun 22, 2015.
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Sounds like hometime is your biggest priority. I've never worked for them, but I Roehl has a lot of good hometime options and they have a pretty decent reputation. Knowing your location would help, too.
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That Schneider dedicated would probably work for you.
If there are no children involved and your fiancee just has a mediocre job, then consider running coast-to-coast and letting her ride with you full time. See the country and bank some money for your future. Might even find a new location somewhere you like better than Buffalo. A few young couples have posted they did that and were able to pay cash for a nice home in just a few years.gntorres61 Thanks this. -
Check these for more local/regional stuff:
Sysco - entry level driving jobs
Covanta Energy
Airgas Inc.
Lily Transportation-delivering to NAPA Auto Parts stores.
Knight Transportation-dry van Northeast Regional.
YRC Freight - Drive4YRC.com
Destro & Bros. Concrete Co Inc
Agricultural Transport
Ward Trucking
Buffalo Biodiesel Inc-$18.00 hr.
ABF Freight
Ferrellgas
Hogan Transportsokiedokie and stryker5673 Thank this. -
Lookup the teamsters in the buffalo area. Talk to them. Yaneverknow.
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Nah - You'll be OK. Who wasn't 'nervous' their first few months. Nervous makes you careful.
If the hometime is a biggie, I'd look into the LTL or tankers. ODFL has a terminal in Buffalo - you can only ask.
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I started off in the winter as well and man was I nervous going through the mountains in PA, WVA, Maryland, and all other places in between for six months and I still get nervous. Like Blair said "Nervous makes you careful". Thats the name of the game out here.
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