2 yrs unemployment and very little work in my 3 yrs work history

i can answer this I got my cdl becuase my dads a machine operator came from portugal with nothing.. own a great house, cdl a, hydraulics, and hes now hes got 11 years left local 478 making about 35$ an hour thats why i got my cdl dont tell me there isnt money to be made because if that was the case you'd be at walmart checking out customers

 

i have seen opportunities such as that,theyre very hard to obtain,you need the experience, the driving record,the endorsements, and you need to apply at the right time.

its sort of like winning the lottery it seems,im still searching.

 

hopefully after some experience my old man might be able 2 get me in the union with him

 

Unemployment compensation needs to be verified. This can be done with a W-2, since unemployment compensation is taxable.

 

Trucking can care less about your past employment even if it means none for a new driver.

What they do care about is they can satisfy FMCSA requirements proving what you have done the past 10 years, 3 for a non-driver. They need proof you ain't running on a second CDL or trying to get one. Back in the old days it was nothing for a drunk to lose his CDL and he would go to the next state and get another one. That's why the rules were made. Today things are computerized, but they still have the rules.

Besides that, they look at your driving record and driving background. If you were sitting on the couch two years watching Sponge Bob Square Pants, they could care less as long as you can prove it. I had one job that wanted a notorized statement from my neighbor stating I was unemployed a month, lol.

If you can breathe, you can drive. It's after you get that CDL is what matters. Good luck!

 

*zips on the flame suit*

Swift has a terminal in Gary.

 

Talk to your State Unemployment Office and see if that have a Workforce Grant for Truck Driving Schools. It pays for the school in full. The only requirement is you must stay employed as a trucker for 2 years. If not, you must pay back the Grant. Many people who qualified for unemployment have benefited from the Workforce Grant Program. I know a lot of guys in Louisiana qualified after Katrina knocked the crap out of NOLA and jobs were literaly washed away.........

 

my brothers going through that process he was layed off and has a kid on the way hes been waiting almost 2 months trying to take what ever job comes up and the state keeps putting it off saying there doing changes and its been 2 months anyway i could help him out non $ wise since i barely have enough for me since i literally just finished school