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question for you guys

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by 9900imatt, Jan 3, 2009.

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  1. Jan 3, 2009 #1
    9900imatt

    9900imatt Bobtail Member

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    i never went to any truck driving school or anything, i just went and got my permit ( class A), then went out on the road with my boss a couple of times, and went and took the test and passed, and for the last year i've been running lowboy for my company hauling heavy equipment to our jobsites, about 6 months ago i also started hauling oversize loads for the company, i've saved all my permits cause i figured it would look good to show a company that i wanted to work for some of the stuff i've hauled, and by the way i'm only 20, how do trucking companies count experience because i dont drive everyday, i mechanic on our equipment and drive when needed. And should i be saving my permits or am i wasting my time with saving them. thanks
     
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  3. Jan 3, 2009 #2
    MGASSEL

    MGASSEL Road Train Member

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    Local experince is not experince for the otr jobs. When you go otr you will most likely need to go to school for atleast a refresher course.
     
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  4. Jan 3, 2009 #3
    brinkj23

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    Most otr companies are not gonna hire you until you are 23 to 25. The way they look at experience is if you have been driving over the road in the past six months, and if its not over the road than it doesnt count and you will have to go through some kind of training. You might get lucky and get on with a small over the road company with a more "lax" insurance company that will train you with one of their experienced guys. But other than that local experience or only driving sometimes isnt gonna count for experience but will look good on the application.
     
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  5. Jan 4, 2009 #4
    Kabar

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    A: Fed laws says you have to be 21 to run out of your state.

    B: Most companies won't talk to you till you 23

    C: Anything that is not OTR dosen't count. And you must have at lest 6 mos in the last year.

    D: If you haven't been to a School you will need to and then go though the companies training. The days of being tot by Dad/Uncle Bob/Boss ect ect are over. No school No job. Sad but true.
     
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  7. Jan 4, 2009 #5
    RickG

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    You want to stick with the type work you're doing . Mechanics are much more valuable than dime a dozen newbie OTR drivers . Watch for jobs with local equipment rental companies . It's true you have to be 21 to drive interstate . If you have nearby power plants see who does the vacuum work during outages . Those vacuum and waterblast companies always need operators and CDL drivers . I worked for one and within 2 years I was a supervisor with a company pickup . It's rough work but pays good .You might work 12 hour days 3 weeks straight without a day off and unlike OTR it's hourly with overtime .
     
    RickG, Jan 4, 2009
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    1pissedoffdriver Thanks this.
  8. Jan 4, 2009 #6
    9900imatt

    9900imatt Bobtail Member

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    yeah, i knew you had to be 21 to drive out of state, i was just didnt know about the other stuff, and should i be keeping my permits? thanks you guys for the info
     
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  9. Jan 4, 2009 #7
    RickG

    RickG Road Train Member

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    Keep your permits for how long , a year or two ? Will you be getting more ? Just keep a couple of the most recent ones .
     
    RickG, Jan 4, 2009
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  10. Jan 4, 2009 #8
    9900imatt

    9900imatt Bobtail Member

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    yeah, i'll be getting more, i've been hauling them pretty regulary when the stuff needs moved in state since i cant go out of sate for a couple more months.
     
    9900imatt, Jan 4, 2009
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    1pissedoffdriver Thanks this.
  11. Jan 4, 2009 #9
    1pissedoffdriver

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    9900imatt,

    I REALLY HOPE AND PREY YOU STAY WERE YOUR AT AND CONTINUE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THAT BUSINESS YOUR IN...YOU ARE A VERY LUCKY YOUNG MAN THAT FELL INTO A GREAT DEAL...IF I WERE YOU I WOULD THANK YOUR BOSS MAN EVERYDAY....

    DRIVERS ONLY DREAM OF DOING WHAT YOUR DOING RIGHT NOW...HOME EVERYDAY,GOOD MONEY,GREAT EXP.,KNOWLEDGE AND MOST OF ALL YOU DID NOT GO TO THE SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND PAY 8,000 FOR A PIECE OF PAPER.....

    I HOPE YOU REALIZE WHAT YOU HAVE THERE...

    I ALSO HOPE YOU DO NOT FALL INTO THIS BJ AND THE BEAR FANTASY OF WANTING TO PUSUE A DEAD END OTR JOB....

    ITS NOT WHAT YOU ENVISION.IF IT WAS GREAT WHY DO SO MANY DRIVERS WANT A LOCAL JOB LIKE YOU HAVE?ASK YOURSELF WHY?

    STAY PUT,LEARN AND I BEG YOU NOT TO GO TO THE SCHOOL OF THE BLIND TO PAY THEM WHAT YOU ALLREADY NO HOW TO DO....

    SCHOOLS ARE A BIG RACKETT AND SCAM...DONT DO IT....
     
    1pissedoffdriver, Jan 4, 2009
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  12. Jan 4, 2009 #10
    9900imatt

    9900imatt Bobtail Member

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    thank you very much, i really appreciate your words of wisdom, i know i'm very lucky to be in my situation, i'm the youngest cdl driver in the company right now, and i am planning on staying where i am, i just like having a back up plan, and i do thank my boss very often, heck, he's like my second daddy, i agree about the school thing to, why would i pay somebody to teach me what i already know, i dont get why trucking companies would want me to go to school when i already know how to drive and secure loads, heck, my last permitted load was for 10'6'' wide and 92,500lbs, it was a excavator. i'm sure they dont teach you how to drive that in trucking school, but i could be wrong. i'm pretty proud to be trusted with almost 600,000 dollars worth of equipment rolling down the road. sorry and thank you guys again for your words of wisdom
     
    9900imatt, Jan 4, 2009
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