Am I too old to get back into trucking?

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I am 86 now and sorta stiff and stove up. Gave up the CDL in 2011 (Obtained at age 16 in MS as Chauffers' license) due to irregular heart beat (fixed with 4 bypasses) but still have a "protrusion" on aorta that is a minuscule amount over DOT limitations. Were it not for the aorta bit, I would be happily driving for some one on an extra/spare basis. I know where I could start tomorrow if the license was valid. Some of us just "think differently" from others, have different mind sets and have had vastly different experiences in life. To each his own. Live and let live. What is it to anyone else if some of us old guys have wants?

 

You may just need to re-apply, even if it's the same job, the position # may be different. When I recently applied online with Schneider, they were *very* proactive about communicating with me. They were calling me within an hour of my application and I had a provisional intent to hire letter after about 10 minutes on the phone with them. They started me at .44/mi with the possibility of an additional .02-.04 cents per mile based on meeting certain performance metrics that don't seem that hard to meet. Pay is not the best out there, but you'll only spend 2 weeks in a truck with a trainer, so they have one of the shortest training periods before you go solo.

 

Western Dairy Transport and Roehl Transport pay while attending cdl school.
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Western Dairy Transport pays hourly.
Roehl Transport pays a weekly salary of $618.00

 

I’m retiring in 2.5 years. And, I’ve got it all worked out so I get just enough time to work my dream job in between fishing trips.

Kirby Vacuum Salesman

 

Holy Crap! Do they even still MAKE those?

 

Why am I not at all surprised by this?????

 

I just wanted to say, that it MAY be the Universe wants you to do something else.

It may ALSO be the chaos caused by the "Holiday Season".

I can't get ahold of ANYONE at my carrier's corporate headquarters, because they're all out deer hunting.

I had to call my dispatcher a few weeks ago, his voice sounded funny and he was kinda dismissive. I asked my TM if he knew what was up, TM said, "Yeah, he was in his tree stand that day, don't take it personally."

At 2pm on a Tuesday.......

A lot of people seemed to never have come back to work since the COVID thing. Everyone seems short-staffed.

All ya can do is keep trying.

I drove for 9 years, did something else for 10 years, then got back on the road 3.5 years ago.

31 apps rejected, hired at #32.

I kept my CDL valid, though.

Still, everyone wanted me to get a "refresher course", but couldn't give me a specific number of hours they would accept.

I also had an at-fault accident on my mvr (in my personal vehicle) that scared some carriers' insurance companies off.

Good luck!