How long did it take any of you get approved by the TSA? I see something about 60 days in their FAQs.
So, there’s no special hazmat ELDT training? It is just getting the ELDT training? What is the order? Did you take your state hazmat test before...
I have my current, valid CDL A. I want to add my Hazmat endorsement. Do I need the ELDT general training and ELDT hazmat; or, just ELDT hazmat to...
This is where I was schooled. I don’t really have any complaints. They treat you a bit like you’re back in high school; but, that seems to fit the...
I have a little over 2 years with clean DAC and no moving violations. I’d like to learn solo flatbed. But, I don’t want to drive one of the...
It doesn’t matter too much. I put all of my belongings in storage when I became a truck driver. It’s more a matter of where I don’t want to be on...
I’m looking at a few companies, one is a hopper company. I don’t know hardly anything about it except it can require a little physical activity...
I don’t mean any disrespect to the career lifers; but, God, I hope I’m not resigned to 45 more years!!! Then again, I may have found a spot where...
You’re implying they’re just looking for warm bodies, people with a pulse? I’m already at a company that pays mediocre and is in the process of...
Talking to instructors and a few others, I hear it’s very common to have a few little incidents early on. I don’t have any moving violations or...
This may be quite the prescient post! A little more time will tell; but, maybe I literally was hosed, or rather, unhosed. The hose connecting to...
I thought I was jaded. Take it easy! I’m just new to trucking, haven’t changed jobs yet, and I’m just trying to understand the process for getting...
A couple of nights ago after logging about 550 miles there were a few stops before my drop. At 2 of them I braked somewhere between easy and...
Now that you mention it, I remember filling out the job history online. But, I definitely didn’t create or update a resume.
What all records, insurance, or government data do trucking companies check? How do they check them? Do trucking companies call each other about...
What are some of the better employers that run food or drinks on LOCAL routes? What are some I should avoid? I’m not overly concerned about...
Trucking is one of the few job areas where I didn’t need a resume, fill out a job history, etc. Are resumes ever used in trucking? Do people ever...
Yeah, I don’t have a good explanation for what happened. When the service guy did show up I wasn’t dressed up to be in -2F so I didn’t get to see...
Road service was called! It is just that no one would respond on the weekend in the cold in the middle of nowhere!!! And, I’m a little...
