What if I drive for 6 months to a year and go back to my other career?

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  1. iamtrying

    iamtrying Bobtail Member

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    Hi everyone,

    This is a follow up to my other thread. I am on the verge of getting my state to pay for my CDL Class A tractor trailer license. I'm excited and aprehensive about it at the same time. I'm making this move, because I love driving, and I am not able to get a job in my field yet. As I stated in my other thread, I'm an older worker.

    Being that I really should get training by a trucking company after I get trained by the school, I am wondering about this: what if I get my trucking job after the training and stay with it for six months to a year. After that, if I can find a job in my plan a field I will do that. At least I will have the trucking job to fall back on. Is this a fallacy on my part? If I am out of the trucking driving field for a while and want to get back in, that means I will have to be trained all over again?
     
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  3. QuietStorm

    QuietStorm Heavy Load Member

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    Yes, most companies require recent experience, otherwise they retrain.
     
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  4. spyder7723

    spyder7723 Road Train Member

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    Most insurance companies require recent experience but many large fleets are self insured and have what they call a 'refresher' course for guys that haven't driven in a while.
     
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    iamtrying Bobtail Member

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    Do you have any idea how much those refresher courses are on average?
     
  6. spyder7723

    spyder7723 Road Train Member

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    I doubt there is a fee. Think of it as company training lite.
     
  7. iamtrying

    iamtrying Bobtail Member

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    Due to scheduling issues, I have to postpone the training.
     
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  9. Chinatown

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    Redbone Trucking - www.redbonetrucking.com - hires new cdl school grads.
    They have teams running FedEx freight out of Woodbridge, NJ.
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  10. Chinatown

    Chinatown Road Train Member

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    You like driving, so look at Leonard's Express. Hire new cdl school grads. I've seen their trucks running through Las Vegas.
    Click here > Home - Leonards Express
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  11. Chinatown

    Chinatown Road Train Member

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    Calex Logistics also hires new cdl grads. and runs from your area to California & through Las Vegas.
    www.calexlogistics.com
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