Experience and upgrading from class B to A

You'll only find that out if you go ahead and put in an application its really a matter of opinion some will say it should count others will say well it was 10 years driving straight truck so it don't count. I'd still prefer to hire someone with 10 years straight truck experience then someone with no experience at all, but then i'm not the boss so my opinion don't really count much does it?

 

Nope.

 

No.

If you already have ten years employed in one place, then write that into the application.

I tell you a slight opposite. Bear with me. I went to TBH of Westminster Maryland (A small town Concrete Outfit) to interview for a driver job with my Class A. (Note that I had been known to them delivering cement with a 18 wheeler into their plant before)

Man in office says Im over qualified with my Class A. I look out the window and point to the Rain outside at the 20 or so lowboy trailers hooked to macks parked on three sides of his yard behind the office due to rain, no work today.

Then I look at him as he turned purple with emotion, knowing hes busted with his BS overqualified word....

And the truth came out, Im deaf wearing hearing aids like people wear glasses, I was not wanted in their outfit.

I could have them over the barrel under the ADA Laws, Pay me. But I let them go on this one. If they were that stupid and intentionally not willing to make use of a good driver like me, then it is THEIR LOSS. What a waste. I should have taken them to court with that and ADA in those days. It would have been so much money in my favor.

But keep in mind it was a different time back then, people discriminated openly against anyone who showed any weakness or better yet handicaps. I was somewhat different than most in my Deaf school. They hide, I stand and fight to teach those who did show discrimination.

All those 18 wheelers parked behind the office in the rain and the stupid Vice President of Operations daring to open his lying mouth and dare to tell ME I am overqualified. Such Hubris such stupidity.

That was a long time ago. Even today I use it as a motivator when I get angry thinking about it. It helps me better than a cup of coffee.

That is one of the reasons I love Arkansas more than Maryland. The People here frankly don't give a #### what your problems and handicaps are as long you are on time and ready to work. Ive had a thousand Concrete jobs in addition to additional heavy front end loader work in one. The People overall here are good. Not stuck up and discriminatory like the yankees back home.