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  1. Pepper24

    Pepper24 Road Train Member

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    That’s pretty old saying.can’t think of something more original?
     
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  3. TurkeyCreekJackJohnson

    TurkeyCreekJackJohnson Light Load Member

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    I am pretty old guy, so..... no.
     
  4. cuzzin it

    cuzzin it Road Train Member

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    Lic pic is first thing my company asks for. Ins co is first and biggest hurtle for him
     
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  5. Powder Joints

    Powder Joints Subjective Prognosticator

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    Its never safe to send ID info without knowing where its going.
     
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  6. tscottme

    tscottme Road Train Member

    Believe it or not, there were trucking companies for a century before the internet. I knew friends and family working for trucking companies and asked them questions, and then family and friends told me the questions I ought to ask are A, B, and C.
    You can also look at the company names of trucks & trailers that park in your area and then use an internet search for a map of trucking companies in your area and make phone calls. I'm not the most introverted person in the world, but I am on the list. I would rather run over myself than make a phone call, but I learned talking to someone on the phone almost never leads to my bursting into flames<sarcasm>.

    Under 30s can't have conversations, provide the same customer service as a fence post, and ANY obstacle is enough to shut them down or make them stop trying. I had to learn how to pretend to be normal, I didn't like it. Others can learn it also. I watched old TV programs and that's one way I learned not to act like a maniac or speed bump around people. I would prefer to act like a 5 year old where screaming or throwing things should produce the results I want. It doesn't work. Nobody is coming to my rescue. Everyone has obstacles, almost everyone learns how to operate in the world if they will just stop repeating their favorite excuse 24/7 and keeping their eyes closed or glued to their phone.
     
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  7. Space Truckin

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    Thank you both for confirming my suspicions. I can also add my $0.02. I had never experienced this either before (as I applied to bigger companies when starting out) however recently when I inquired with a local smaller company I met, this was what he asked for right out of the gate as well. I did not even put in an application, he just asked me to send over a photo of license and medical card. I trusted that guy, seemed like decent outfit running nice glider kit trucks locally, ran into several of their guys pulling bulk out of same silos as I was the last year or so.

    Now today I am speaking to Caracas Transportation, Inc. who I am maybe a little less sure about (because Chicagoland 1099), however research so far makes them seem to me at least halfway legit, and along with feedback from this thread I guess I will go ahead and send it over.

    I still think OP is trolling, however there is still value in this thread for those of us who know how to use the search function.
     
  8. Wargames

    Wargames Captain Crusty

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    I smell identity theft
     
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  9. Chinatown

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    Yeah, go to the DMV say you lost your CDL somewhere and need a replacement.
     
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  10. TexasRiverRat

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    Your license number still won't change. It's not the same as blocking a credit card and getting a new one issued.
     
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