Can I get hired?

Yea more like I want to really give this a try since I had a great time driving and I've always liked machines but no I don't need this job/career. And with the high turnover rate of drivers I don't feel like I am taking a job from someone who really DOES need the job since there appears to be so many.

 

Haha I will remember that but I've seen some company trucks that I am not sure 5 or 6K would really improve a truck all that much.

 

I did and I have those. I will go look at those companies thank you very much for the suggestions! Now I assume before applying it is still in my best interest to complete the refresher course so I at least have some recent driving experience when I apply?

 

Oh I didn't know companies offered refresher courses good to know. Also it seems a good number of those companies are reefer companies I never thought about driving reefer. What are some of the pros/cons of driving reefer vs Van? Those companies do seem to have nice equipment but one thing that I can obviously ask them about is how the training is done. I had an awful time trying to sleep in a moving truck so I would much prefer a company that does not do team training if there is such a thing.

 

Yea but I thought trucks from companies won't idle at certain temperatures or is that just not true and any truck will idle no matter what? I also didn't realize drivers swap trucks. Thought it was one of those unless the truck breaks down for good that's your truck. I have read lots horror stories about people buying there own trucks and it being a disaster and since I have basically no clue about this industry I am in zero hurry to buy my own truck.

 

I will add them to the list. I realize trucking has no "set schedule" and you will be driving all hours at one point or another but I am much more of a day person than a night person. How often do drivers get to keep a fairly regular schedule? For myself I would envision starting my day between 4-5AM for the simple reason of being able to find a place to park in the evening since it seems truck stops are incredibly over crowded from what I've learned or could I start later and still find a place to park?