RE: helping the son thread

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by 201, Jan 13, 2025.

  1. 201

    201 Road Train Member

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    I just want to say, in a way, we failed to help this person, as usual it got out of hand and I wasn't any help either. I've been here over 10 years, and it seems this persons dilemma has come up more than many would like to hear. It's as if there's an internet pop up ad that says, " felons,,end of the line? You can always drive a truck",,and there was a time when that was true. It's a stereotype that dies hard. It's so sad to hear of such problems finding work that some face, when back in my day, it was literally a joke getting a trucking job. I took to truck driving because I had no other formal training in anything. Trucking was an instant shoe-in to society. Heck, I had 2 different trucking jobs in a week once. That's simply not the case today. It's a shame this person copped an attitude, clearly it wasn't what they wanted to hear. I still hold fast my opinion, the kid is off to a rough start, never looking at the bigger picture and still want satisfaction. Hey, I was no angel either, broke every rule that would bend, but I never did anything I thought would jeopardize my future. I wish them luck, they'll need it.
     
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  3. cuzzin it

    cuzzin it Road Train Member

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    I just read that thread. Father got attitude prob. Some times you need to let things lay
     
  4. Judge

    Judge Road Train Member

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    I just read the thread.. I think I can see a pattern into the problem.

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  5. 201

    201 Road Train Member

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    I wonder who paid for the schooling? I'd be upset too. I guess my advice to those in a similar situation, there are plenty of jobs that aren't near as intrusive as trucking, and just because they may have made poor decisions, their lives don't have to be over, just not in trucking. You'd think that alone would be enough to not do felonious actions, but we've seemed to have lost that today.
     
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    cuzzin it Road Train Member

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    I would be more upset about the Evading thing. Thats a snapshot into a bigger problem, but that is only my assessment. Worth what anyone paid for it :)
     
  7. TripleSix

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    Every time you see a thread where someone is ‘asking for a friend’, starting a business with a friend, trying to help offspring/family member or the ultimate get pissed off thread, the Tammy Wynette wife with a screw up husband and she will ‘stand by her idiot.’ Those threads always end badly.
     
  8. cuzzin it

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    The sequel song to that is Your the reason our kids are ugly, by loretta and conway. Art imitates life
     
  9. blairandgretchen

    blairandgretchen Road Train Member

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    @Ex-Trucker Alex came in pretty strong with an unhelpful comment, then a few other jabs at his parenting skills culminated in the end of that one.

    As it was mentioned, there's plenty of convicted felons here, and very few of us made stellar decisions at 19 years of age, but seem to forget that.

    What bothers me @201 - is that companies and CDL training facilities are more than willing to sign anyone up for classes, without caring whether they're hirable by industry standards. Their first questions to applicants should be "Driving record - work history - background check", followed by an honest explanation of what they can expect for employment opportunities should they wish to continue.

    Even better - insert it in the DMV test for getting a car license.

    Thread after thread here has the underlying problem. People have no idea how tickets/accidents/convictions cripple their employment opportunities until they have a CDL in hand, and nobody will hire them.
     
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  10. Opus

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    Amen. It really should be against the law...certainly Consumer Protections and fraud.

    "My son paid $3,000 to get his CDL, and no one will hire him. Granted, he was cited for doing 80 in a 35, is behind in his child support payments, and is wearing an ankle monitor for his conviction on assault, and can't leave the state, but other than that, he's perfectly fine. What can we do?"

    Well, here's what you do. Go down to Dick's Sporting goods and find a baseball bat.......a good, wooden, Louisville Slugger. Buy the bat, then take it down to the school and find the low life that talked your son into making this very bad financial decision, and beat the living **** out of them.
    There.
    Will it help him get a job? No, but you will get a measure of personal satisfaction out of the event.

    Good luck and let us know how it all works out.
     
  11. lual

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    The cold, hard truth -- driving a big rig is an incredible privilege (not a right), & involves an awful lot of responsibility -- even when pulling non-hazmat freight.

    Thus -- generally speaking....trucking is NO PLACE FOR:
    • immature people (kids)
    • sissies
    • wimps (easily intimidated)
    • those with bad driving records prior to their CDL (within the last several years)
    • "hotheads" :angry5:
    • those who lack a true sense of adventure
    • those without a "thick skin"
    • impatient people
    • know-it-alls
    • those without a serious work ethic (even for dry van duty)
    • mechanically illiterate (a CDL is prob a bad idea if these terms leave you blank: driveshaft, intake manifold, brake disc, etc)
    • those who take themselves too seriously (no real sense of humor)
    • those who get lonely easily (little/no independence)
    For one who aspires to drive big rigs -- but can't check off most/all the above -- is very likely in for a rather bumpy ride....:confused: :( :oops:

    -- L
     
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