RV Transport

Hi everybody. I'm new here. I've been looking at a career change(from building) due to the fact that the body is getting a little older. I looked into RV transporting as I could learn the ropes a little at a time and slowly phase out of the building business. I know, it's not like "real" trucking but I thought it might lead to that someday. I could get familiar with life on the road, logging, etc. and maybe go OTR or regional after I paid my dues with a company for a couple of years. After a lengthy investigation and a couple of trips to their facility in Wakarusa Indiana, I applied. Long story short, They rejected me because(their claim)I have only one working ear. A surgery left my right ear deaf. I have contacted a couple of other companies and they couldn't believe the ear had any bearing. But, I digress. What I'd like to know from some of the folks here is if anyone has any thoughts, experiences, etc. about this form of "trucking". I have a cdl-a from a truck driving school, passed the DOT physical and with the economy being what it is......a lot of time on my hands. Since I'm pushing 55 and the cemetery is in site(although I'm in excellent health and a legend in my own mind) I thought driving might be an opportunity to work a little less hard and still make a living. Any thoughts? Anyone? Thanks

 

Thanks roadaholic. I tried to PM but found that I have to wait until I get 50 posts. Since I'm more of a reader than poster it'll probably take a while.

 

Thanks guys. Actually it was Horizon that I had applied to. My application was about 1 day away from being accepted so I went and bought my truck and the hitch gear. Phone conversations with a person led me to believe all was well so I didn't worry about it. Got home from South Bend with the truck and in the mailbox was a letter of rejection. I called on Monday and was told that my bad ear kept me from being accepted. I said I had passed the DOT physical but they were worried about lawsuits in case of an accident. Didn't make sense to me so I just figured they were just too slow to take on newbies and didn't want to be straight with me. I may be wrong.Anyway, I'll try to figure out how to PM a Mod. Thanks.

 

I think I've pretty well given up on the RV gig.I have some friends who have been driving FECC for quite a while and they really like it. I haven't talked to them in nearly 8 months so I don't know if the economy is hurting them much or not.The started B unit then went to a D. They told me they were making good money with the D since they were white glove now. I'd like to get into something, just not sure what yet.

 

By the way RickG, I love your sig line. Reminds me of Obama's sheep.