Older Prospective trainee

GMTA

(great minds think alike). I joined TTR May 6 last year and got my medical card May 11. I got a pacemaker in 2003 and I also wanted to make sure that I would not be wasting any time if I failed the medical. Because of a variety or circumstances I didn't attend CDL school until January of this year.

As you already know, time disappears, and at our age it happens at an alarming rate.

 

Abilene in Richmond VA hires new CDL grads and have no issue with age. There is a physical agility test, but really its nothing more than stepping up on a stool a few times and lifting a 20lb crate. As drivers we are expected to clean out the trailers after delivery (if it needs it) and they want to make sure you can physically handle climbing into a trailer if necessary.

We do solo and team, dry van and reefer, one of our main travel lanes is I95 and have a regular customer delivery in South Plainfield (multiple trucks going there daily). I know of one driver who lives in Camden and takes his truck home, but I am not sure where he parks it. If you have somewhere to park near home and you opt for the North East fleet, you will be able to get by your house every week without having to use home time. Plenty of personal parking at Richmond terminal if you have no truck parking and planned to stay on the road for while.

I would give them a call even before you start school. Express an interest and ask what kind of CDL programs they accept (180hr etc). They might be able to give you more insight into the best time to apply. I think it's Trish and Courtney down there now.