Hi all, Name is Tim and I am starting trucking school this Monday

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Good job China, great restraint. Keep on trucking.

 

That's good training man. Good luck & Thank you for your service!

 

Or he sounds like an expert in the hiring practices and is trying to help you avoid an "issue".

We don't know who you are or what your history is. Recreational pot is mainstream these days, and isn't a deal breaker in most industries. It us in ours, and we get a lot of posters who say "but I didn't know they were going to do a hair test".

Had you said you could not pass a hairtest China would have pointed you to companies that only do urine.

 

Not that I have anything to worry about but does Abilene do hair follicle test ? I was on and off pain meds from feb to may. And is tramadol on the no take list? I can’t find it. I take it now but will come off it if it’s a no-no.

 

What was your experience getting into trucking at 49? I am 51 yo female wanting to start a truck driving career. Any advice for us older folk?

 

I really hope you will post throughout your next few months. I want to hear about all the experiences getting through school and dealing with the recruiter, etc.

 

Probably the easiest way to answer your question is to hear more about your motivation, interest and concerns about getting into trucking and then I can maybe offer some insight from my perspective. My general experience runs the gamut from being extremely content with the decision to wanting to slit my wrists. It definitely has its pros and cons, literally and figuratively.

 

Some of these might be good to know before or during company orentation.
It would be good to know about breakdown pay. What happens when the truck breaks down, how much will they pay you to sit and wait. Will they pay your hotel or will the truck manufacturer reimburse the hotel cost? (If the truck is under warranty)

Layover pay. What if they can't find a load and you sit for a day. How much is layover pay?

Detention pay? What if you go to pick up a load and it takes 5-7 hours to get loaded. You might get $20hr after the third hour, or second hour of waiting. How much and when?

TONU ( truck ordered not used) you go to pick up a load and the shipper gave the load to some other carrier. You should get paid something to going there. Someone needs to cough up some money. Or your company had someone else pick up th load but didn't tell you. You don't want to go there for free...

Do they let you do minor repairs? A trailer is missing a mud flap or had a licence plate light that is out. Do they reimburse you for parts and pay you to fix it? Or do you need to notify them and let them call for a road service to come and fix it.