Hello, everyone.
My name is Roy. I was recently laid off from my 20-year job (yup!) making local deliveries with refrigerated straight trucks (perfect driving record!). I am now 59 years old with a Class B/air brakes and a valid DOT medical card. Due to my age and no longer wanting to do the heavy manual labor (despite weighing 134 pounds and being in near-perfect physical condition), my heart is set on getting a dump truck (Tri-axle) driving job. There's no way I'm upgrading to a Class A or doing the OTR tractor-trailer thing because I need to stay close to home. There is a practically unlimited amount of companies operating dump trucks in my Philadelphia area and plenty of construction going on everywhere, but the ones advertising for help keep rejecting me, and the others tend to not have websites or any other method of contact. Around here, dump trucks are like you-know-what...everybody's got one. I see old guys, young guys and tiny women driving these things. How can I get into what seems some sort of secret society? To my way of thinking, this is a very simple job, with the only slightly complicated aspect being paving, but I'm sure I could be trained in a few minutes to drive slowly in front of a paver.
Thanks in advance.
Advice Needed
Discussion in 'The Welcome Wagon' started by Reckscoop, Oct 31, 2025 at 9:36 PM.
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Welcome aboard, sorry to hear about your layoff, 20 years,
, I say get the Class A CDL. Not sure why you think a Class A is strictly OTR, and maybe why local companies don't want you. 1st, it's a bad time of year for dump work, and 2nd, dump is extremely tough to get into. There are so many local jobs, local freight hauling is huge, package delivery, refuse haulers, you don't need to go far away, but I'd get that Class A. Also, after that, if you see a truck sitting, I'd walk right into these places and ask. It shows you are a step above the internet. Good luck.
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