Old Experience = No Experience ?

You've talked about working for Knight and them not rehiring you ad nauseum in a large number of your posts. It seems like your feelings are really hurt by that, as if there aren't other companies. Why do you need an honest explanation to explain the obvious? You ain't stupid man. You put your whole resume out there, and you haven't worked anywhere longer than 6 months. Then of all those jobs, you worked at Knight 5 times! Companies are supposed to keep wasting time and money for you to leave in 5 to 6 months or less? You've had a CDL nearly a decade and hadn't stayed a year no where. You'll have to make sense out of that, and people on here and companies are going to question if this what you want to do or if you're really cut out for it.....and that's justifiable thought.

 

Just tell whoever you apply with that you're only looking to work half the year and avoid the megas.

 

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you’re in Arizona? Should be able to get plenty of home time living there.

 

How about agricultural jobs? Hauling tomatoes in California might be a good gig for you. Three or fourth months works and then laid off.

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Work for a temp. agency. This way, can work when you want to and employment history will only show the temp. agency and not the different companies the temp. agency sent you to.
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Just look at your history statistically for a minute. It’s about a 99% probability that whoever does hire you, you’re going to stay for three months to maybe 3 1/2 months and quit. There’s a tremendous amount of overhead that comes with bringing in a new truck driver. On average it takes a company about three months to break even when bringing in a new hire. So on their books, you’re a wash. Need to start staying a minimum of a year at each place.

I do get what you’re saying, life is for living. That’s what you say. Try working for a year or like 14 months at one company and then taking a six-month break. If you do that most companies will in fact take you back and other companies will still hire you.

 

What are you talking about? Of course you never made 60 cpm. It's just now drivers are starting to make that. Companies may turn over 85 percent of their drivers, but you worked for them 5 different times! It's unheard of. Most people quit and go to another company. You went back to Knight 5 times....so if my math is correct, that means 5 times you were in that 85th percentile. Then you worked for Swift 4 more times, so that's 4 times you were in the 85th percentile. Now Knight and Swift are the same company, so that's 9 times you were in that 85th percentile with one company! I'd put that in the Guiness Book because that's historical.