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Message:: [QUOTE="TripleSix, post: 4623862, member: 28058"]Beat the bushes, you ol Hellhound. You have friends. Friends all have friends that know of drivers who are where you want to be, doing what you want to do. Network. Talk to them. See what they reccommend. See of they have any connections that can open a door or two for you. You dont become the big dog by going with the flow. When I retired, I came back to local driving. I applied for a dumptruck driving job with a construction company. But, because I had my Class A and no other driver did, they demoted the guy driving the 8 axle to a dump truck, and I got the job running the 8 axle.See, thats the thing about the smaller, local companies...they dont play by the same rules. You dont have to put your time in. The owner gets tired of a driver slacking, hears a knock at the door and it's someone with their Class A or even a permit, he hires them on the spot just so he can fire the slacker. All you need is a chance to get your foot in the door, and its wide open to someone willing to work. I applied for a local job with a Class A permit. Got the job too. I did do the yard thing to practice backing and I did have a little difficulty shifting, but I made it.[/QUOTE]