how do you know when your not a truck driver

UH...devils advocate here.....throw me into the mix....63 years old retired , great health , zero problems getting 2 year card, work history of 2 jobs in 33 years, almost 31 years with the same company , 3 million safe, accident free miles..plus I'm really GOOD LOOKING.... (Customer service plus)

All joking aside, longevity at a job is very attractive to a potential employer...job hopping has always been a non-starter for most really good positions in any field really...does it make a driver not a good safe driver nope..the safety records do that , or the lack of a good one does. It does however to me anyway say that for some reason this particular person doesn't take direction very well , or doesn't play well with customers..both of those throw up all kinds of red-flags.

 

I would rather hire a driver that is not a job jumper ( regardless of the reasons and NO its NOT always the company to blame ) as it cost $ and time to get the driver into the truck and thats $ I would rather spend to keep the driver for long term employment.

As for when to realize your not a truck driver , I will post a summary of a recent driver that I terminated to show he finally realized it.

 

Still continuing on the hypothetical aspect of it, but whether or not I hire someone of your caliber depends on how much I feel like paying a new driver. I wouldn't want to hire someone and pay them equal or more than what my veterans are making, so I need a medium. Devils advocate, but this is where longevity might burn you. You could spend 25ish years at a company and then the company goes bankrupt and closes it's doors. I can guarantee you that you won't be making as much at your next job because of this. Once you stay at a company long enough to build up seniority over other drivers, in most cases you'd be better off staying at your current company.

 

You're welcome. Glad to see that I could be of assistance. Now I need to sweep my house (wifey is at work).

 

Wasn't the OP a hypothetical?

 

I know some recruiters lie and it is frustrating when you drive unreliable equipment but with almost any company you must prove yourself first. Many drivers start a new job with the wrong attitude. An example would be to drop a dirty trailer or sweep it out in the customers lot and leaving all the debris on the ground. I was always grateful to be hired and my paper trail doesn't look so great either. Maybe 11 jobs in 13 years. My last job lasted 3 1/2 years and was the longest length of employment with one company. I retired in July but I am thinking about returning to the road again. Still have the CDL, just need to pass the physical. Everyone has their own reasons for job change. Mine was almost always for more money.

 

Good catch, and throughout this thread I've been assuming it was. Until the OP composed these posts:

The OP wasn't speaking for herself but for her husband.

 

It's hard to keep your nose to the grindstone when all you get is a sore nose!
Nothing wrong with trying to find what fits you but maybe need to give a job a bit more time to see how it works out.

 

Exactly, That is why I stayed where I was for so long, along with the fact that the pay was always great , raises came along twice a year every year , benefits and retirement plans were all top-shelf , and my seniority gave me the flexibility to run almost any schedule I wanted. I've posted many times about landing my dream job, and how lucky I was to do so.
Its sort of sad that many companies seem to not want folks to work for them long term anymore...their business model tells them that the newer the employee , the less the companies cost after initial investment in training gets absorbed. Less vacation time and other benefits have to be paid , but to me the old adage still rings true...you get what you pay for....when I retired in 2011 I had almost 31 years in and I was # 4 on the bid-board...there were a couple of guys that had over 40 years that were in front of me. If you counted up just the years of service between the top 10 drivers there , there would have been probably close to 500 years of service between the top 10.....just don't see that any more , at least not on a regular basis anyhow.

 

Ah! Missed those...thanks GR! You are "way more quicker than me!"