had cdl's since dec of 13 but

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  1. rhyianp

    rhyianp Bobtail Member

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    Hey i had my license since december of 2013 but didnt start driving what will i have to do to start driving? Western Express flatbed will let me drive for them but i havent heard any good about them yet so really hesitant to go with them
     
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  3. chris886

    chris886 Medium Load Member

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    What's a "CDL'S" never heard of it. Is it llike a CDL? Anyway at a minimum you will have to take a refresher course, but most likely since you have no experiene at all, you will have to start all over again.
     
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    HotH2o Road Train Member

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    ^^^^so not true^^^^
     
  5. chris886

    chris886 Medium Load Member

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    What company is going to give a guy with a CDL from 10 months ago and no experiance a job without retraining? Looks like he has never had a driving job and hasent even been in a truck since he tested over 10 Months ago. He can get a job, but I really doubt that he will not have to go for a refresher or full retraining
     
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    Ridgeline Road Train Member

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    Why worry about what you heard, just apply and get going.
     
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    Chinatown Road Train Member

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    Agree! This is the right answer.
     
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    marmonman Road Train Member

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    Get off your butt and start knocking on doors in your area !!
    No need to do what a bottom feeder company says just to get into trucking .
    Stay away from the trash companies and get a real trucking job and be treated like a real truck driver and not just another mouth breather .

    It is your future put a little more effort into it than just online applications .
    It will pay off for you to avoid doing it like the average steering wheel holder .

    There is no law saying you have to go to school again if it has been more than a month .
    There is no law that says you have to do a year over the road to get a good job .
    There is no law that say you have to start some where so you might as well be treated like a slave .

    You already have a license now just go find someone needing a driver .
    You don't need a refresher course in the spring for your motorcycle license since you haven't rode in 3 months .

    Unless you live in the middle of nowhere i bet you can find someone needing a driver within an hours drive of your house .
     
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  9. rhyianp

    rhyianp Bobtail Member

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    thanks for the replies i will check around locally tomorrow. I wanted to go flatbed due to the pay and work up to McElroy once i turn 23 next yr was the plan..
     
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    Why the delay in the first place? You must have had something in mind when you decided to go to trucking school 10 months ago? Why did you wait? And if you tell me your Mom was sick, or one of those other over-used excuses, I am going to shoot myself in the groin.
     
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  11. rhyianp

    rhyianp Bobtail Member

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    the companies i originally wanted to drive for i was too young at the time and i wasnt going to work for a company that payed less than .30 cent a mile and i was already in another industry so just stayed in automotive world and opened a shop
     
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