former trainee from CRHELL trying to get back into the industry this summer

We live in a very different day and age now with all the legal nonsense going on in our industry. Any old timer can remember back in the day when all it took to find a job was one simple phone call telling a recruiter that you had a cdl and the next question from them was, 'where do i send the bus ticket too?'

but times have changed, maybe for the worst, and not for the better.

its scarey now, but anyone just starting out had better at least do one solid year with a company before they even consider changing jobs, if not, it may make them unemployable, and thats a fact.

now with returning to truck driving again, yes some people may be like a sports all star, that even after 10 years of not having picked up a bat, can still hit a home run. while others, maybe quit because they were never really any good at it in the first place. huh, think about that!

theres lots of other threads on this board about trainers who have gotten people returning to trucking after a long break, and some good, while many others not so good.

so you may be a superstar, but not everyone else is.

its becoming more and more hostile out here, its a war zone, and the people entering it had better be prepared for the worst, because thats exactly what may end up happening to them.

 

buddha, you have a valid point. I was always of the mindset that after taking a hand on a 20 minute test drive you can pretty much tell if he can drive or not. These days they ain't even giving a guy a chance to prove that..... I will grant you not all are superstars, and alot never were worth a darn to begin with.... I would not call myself a superstar ,but i am pretty darn good at everything i do know how to do, once i learn to do something it pretty well stays with me for life , i might need a little update on the newest rules , here and there cause i have been gone for a while , but that usually don't take but a few minutes of time to get updated....

when i don't know something i get busy and learn whether is doing research or finding the local expert and picking his brains to learn what he knows.....

 

yeah, actually after thinking about it, it just may be they were never really any good at it and thats why they got out of trucking. I remember I was in a starting class of 50 with Burlington Motor Carriers, BMC, and the average was 5 of those 50 would make with the training with a trainer, and only 1 out of 50 would still be with the company in one year.

I am of the opinion that some are born to be truckers, and others maybe not.

who knows?

 

Hopefully you didnt have Super Trucker Roy McMillan for your trainer with CR E

 

If you want on the job refresher training and don't mind driving as a team my company will put you to work right away as long as you have at least 6 months experience and a clean driving record. Also no criminal record. You will be put out on the road, most likely with me and you will start making money right away as well as getting a refresher course. Give me a call. 267-567-5670 I'm Jerry

 

At least you terminated the fleese early. Are they taking you to collections now?