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  1. wishful thinking

    wishful thinking Light Load Member

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    I've been off the road july will be 3 years due to deployment to iraq and helping train soldiers going over recently anyway I will be geting out in june or july timeframe and want to go back driving. However if i can keep from having to start out from the ground up again it would be nice any suggestions on companies to check out or advice on my options would be appreciated
     
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  3. Tip

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    What you could do is call some companies ahead of time and ask 'em if you could simply step back into the saddle. Some may hire you after three years. Most will probably want you to take a refresher with a trainer, at the very least. I'm talking about the GOOD outfits, understand. Some may demand a refresher at a training school, such as a community college. One company I'd call is Crete. Ask those guys what you'd need to do. Hopefully, they'd want only about a week with a trainer, but don't be surprised if they want several weeks. I know when I went back to driving full-time, year-round, I had to go with a trainer for three weeks at Crete. I had been off the full-time thing for about 6 years, although I did drive full-time during the summers.
     
  4. broncrider

    broncrider Road Train Member

    tip is back on the road???

    i dont believe it!!!

    please post truck pics in various local's
     
  5. Tip

    Tip Tipster

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    Good thing you don't believe it. I'd be driving without a CDL, as I got rid of mine years ago.
     
  6. chief

    chief Heavy Load Member

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    the time frame in most of the ads I've seen is experience within the last 5 years. and with 7 years under your belt, you should be good to go with a lot of companies.
     
  7. wishful thinking

    wishful thinking Light Load Member

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    thanks for the input i will call crete heard good things off here about them .
     
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