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Getting back into trucking

Discussion in 'Discuss Your Favorite Trucking Company Here' started by flyboy107, Apr 27, 2011.

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  1. Apr 27, 2011 #1
    flyboy107

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    I got out of trucking all together in 2004 after 24 years to take a Govt job basically sitting behind a desk. Even tho Uncle Sam pays extremely well Im bored and miss driving. So after 7 years Im looking again out of the Buffalo,Ny area. Whos the good companies out there and please no offense I dont want advice from a newbie who still has that "Big Shiny Truck" hard on and is gonna tell me Swift or some carrier like that is the place to go!! lol Looking for a good regional carrier.
     
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  3. Apr 27, 2011 #2
    Trucker4Life05

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  4. Apr 27, 2011 #3
    flyboy107

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    Ok Ill start there thanks!
     
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  5. Apr 27, 2011 #4
    TruckerGsch

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    I have not drove since 03 and they said I will have to go back to school. I think you might have to too.
     
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  7. Apr 27, 2011 #5
    flyboy107

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    If its a matter of learning new technology I can see that but no way am I going back to truck driving school. I think with 24 years of pulling everything there is including 5 years of NYS Thruway Doubles I can handle just about any truck and trailer.
     
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  8. Apr 27, 2011 #6
    TruckerGsch

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    All the ones I called said I need to. I have to do the whole 140 hrs. They say that if I have not drove in the past 3 to 5 years then I have to.
     
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  9. Apr 27, 2011 #7
    benthere

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    buy yer own an get your authority.
     
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  10. Apr 27, 2011 #8
    Trucker4Life05

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    U can run the northeast region most weekend off sometime once or twice during the week and if u have passport that's a plus cause ur in a he area
     
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  11. Apr 27, 2011 #9
    Joetro

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    I, too, am coming back after a long hiatus. For me, though, I have a couple opportunities with very close friends that both own trucking companies and have been pulling at me for a long time. I need not go to any school. Not to mention the fact that, occasionally, I haul grain for my step-brother. The time is right, so here we go.
     
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  12. Apr 30, 2011 #10
    Coyote1953

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    DOT requires a refresher course for drivers that have been out of work for a certain amount of time.

    I went to an 8 week school and remember some of the drivers were taking the refresher course.

    I think it's only a few days long. A lot better than 8 weeks.
     
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