looking for O/O with a heart

If you're serious then there ain't nobody laughing man.. Hate to hear your having such a rough time.. Just gonna say about the pm's I think you need 50 posts or so.. You wanting to run out of the NE or what..

 

he can get PM's but he can't send them. so send him an email or phone number.


Why are you being turned down? no offense but the last guy who gave me this line I was thinking about taking on to run team turned out he had three speeding tickets in two years. all over 20mph over the limit. no insurance company would touch him with a 50 foot pole

 

I would be all over that trucking school, why aren't they helping you???
What is an "enhanced CDL" ?
Did you try CR England, you will have to team up to start and probably pay for a so called "refresher" course (i think its an insurance requirement). They do not have a good reputation on this board, but you can work for em for a year (or maybe even 6 months) and then move on to somthing else.

 

I forgot to add: and owner-operator will not likely be able to hire you because of your lack of experience, the insurance may be through the roof and I dont know if any o/o could afford that.

 

Well Jerry, I wish you the best of luck, and I really don't think anybody is going to be laughing over your thread. There are way to many of us who have been in some type of similar situation.

That being said, I have to agree with others on here. I doubt that you are going to find a O/O who is going to take you on. They may have a heart, but they also have a small business to run.

You mentioned something about "dead end local jobs," so I am assuming that you have SOME driving experience, even if it is aggregate dump truck or cement mixer. This might help you get a LTL local, (pick up and delivery) where you might be able to work into a line haul job. It is ###### hard work, but the money is good and you are home every night.

If you really have your heart set on OTR, then go ahead and try to get on with one of the driver mills if you have to, just to get the experience.

 

Best of luck to you. Insurance is a killer... this will be my first year having all my drivers above the 2 year experience mark and I can't afford to go back.

 

I graduated from NTTS in Liverpool in 95 - they offered some help back then, but I guess times have changed. Jason, the enhanced CDL is something the northern border states have that kind of combines a passport with the license - allows you to get into and out of Canada w/o a passport.

Jerry, you haven't received any response from any of the big carriers? Is there anything in the Cortland area? I know it sucks, but you're gonna hafta get some experience, and they are about the only ones that can absorb the risk of a new driver. After a year or two, you can start looking around for better options. Good Luck, believe me I know how crappy the economy is in your (and my ) area.

 

OK Jerry, obviously my "assumption" was way off base. We all know about the word assume...

Have you tried any local sand and gravel companies? They are bottom feeders, there is no question about that. But it just might give you a chance.

However, if I read your last post correctly, you are still suspended. If that is the case, nobody in their right mind will hire you until the suspension is lifted, but I'm sure you already know that.

Frankly, with the driving record you have posted, I don't hold out a lot of hope for you in the near future in any kind of driving job. I wish I could say otherwise, but I believe you need to face the facts.

Dead end jobs suck, no question about that. OTOH, dead end jobs can put bread on the table and at least help with paying the bills.

Good luck to you man, no matter what!

Oh one other thought, about being overweight-which I am myself...
You do know what to do about that, (as do I, if I could just motivate myself.) You and only you can make a difference there.

I know first hand the feelings that go with being fat. You not only loose a lot of respect from a lot of folks, you tend to loose respect for yourself.

It doesn't matter what skills you have, there is a certain percentage of folks that look at a fat person, and all they see is FAT! No, it isn't right, it isn't fair, but it IS life.