I haven't been on in a while, but,.. I'll post this thought again after being back on the road for a year this month after being out of trucking...
JFS If I were you I'd look at the smaller, local companies near you to get a job. In this tough economy the smaller companies are most likely...
Keira, I think you're correct about waiting for the 1st of the year, everyone's waiting to see if the economy turns around. Right now it's a...
Spacecoast, I would be very scared to pay a large amount of tuition to anyone in the current economy! My last 3 paychecks netted me, $211, $662...
I learned something the other day about this "small company" I work for. We are supposed to get a week's paid vacation after being with the...
Thanks Mack, I was going to initially say that drivers with laptops could go to each states toll road site but this is a quick compilation. I do...
Let's see,.. 580 divided by 11 is 52 (mph avg) if you sit in the seat. (Averaging 63 mph the trip is 9.2 hours). 14 hours from 4:00am is 6:00pm so...
One thing I have heard about former drivers going out with company trainers is that as soon as the trainer sees you know what you're doing they'll...
Magnum, When I called Schneider to see if they would hire me back after being out 10 years I asked about a refresher course. The recruiter...
Maverick, Happy Thanksgiving! The name of the flatbed company is,.. Maverick. I understand your questioning why they wouldn't hire you with all...
Read my post above,... Schneider trained me in 1994, they wouldn't hire me desdpite 3.5 years experience because I didn't have 1 to 3 years recent...
Nice post,.. thanks!!:biggrin_25525: I'm sitting in Bethpage waiting for a load outta here, that after telling my dispatchers when I was hired in...
I was out 10 years, the most important thing a company will look at, "did you let your CDL lapse, or did you keep it current?? Some smaller...
Hi Drivers, Has anyone seen a downturn in freight since the election? I've been sitting since last Tuesday, probably won't get a check this...
Slow down and you become an immediate traffic hazard, waiting to be rear ended by the 1st driver who isn't paying attention! I see you're a 4...
Driver! The commercial GPS systems for motorists are not good for use by commercial truckers!! They will NOT route you around low overpasses,...
I might check that out, didn't know about the PCMiler. If you have a lap top, go to e-Bay and search for Co Pilot (also search Copilot, one word...
Littletree, I was out of driving 10 years and the bigger companies wouldn't touch me because I didn't have any over toe road experience in the...
I've been driving for a month now after being out of the business since 1998,.. one thing I do is try and keep track of my first two or four hours...
