What say you, will a company accomodate these requests?

You should run down to Crosco Farms/Crosby Trucking over on Keezletown Rd in Mt Sidney. I'm willing to bet if you talk to em you may be able to get what you want. They are desperate for drivers (still calling me almost two years later). You will NOT be running legal if you go with them though, FYI.

 

Try to go local my friend. You wont get that home time with any O.T.R company that hires new student drivers. The norm is 1 week out you get one day at home with a minimum of 2-3 weeks out at a time. As far as fire apparatus goes, they will not give you credit for driving those vehicles, because they are totally different animals. Unless you had something that was 65 ft long with a pivot point. You might want to seek out another profession brother. Good luck

 

You will probably have to go with one of the mega-bottom carriers such as JB or Swift. I could name off a few in the Valley but I am not sure if they are taking drivers straight out of school. The first one that I would knock on the door would be Houff, plenty of miles and easy work. Crosby would be my last resort. Appalachian up in Edinburg runs a smooth operation with good equipment. Blizzard in Harrisonburg runs down into Texas and Florida with proceesed poultry, I think at one time they were taking drivers out of school. Most all the refer outfits in Harrisonburg deal with the poultry plants which can be a real pain.

Being retired you are probably not hurting for money, you should check with the milk haulers. But if you are not concerned about being gone for a couple of weeks, call J E Owens in Forest, Va.(Lynchburg) they run the West Coast and see if they take drivers out of school. Streett in Quicksburg is another one to check with.

But my first choice would be Houff but you are in every week-end.

 

You dont want to go with Swift or JB Hunt( 3months exp required at JB anyways)

Even if you are on the national fleet Roehl gets you home 3 days if youre out 11. They will try to make it less but you have to put your foot down for the full 3.

 

Just think of it this way probably remember you are now the low man on the totem poll.

 

Put yes I agree dont let your DM or FM push you around if you need the days off then you need to get them. Your not a number you are a person.

 

No they will not regard driving a fire engine as experience. They do not consider experience experience if it is longer ago then three years. Much of the industry is driven by insurance rather then anything sane.

How specific is your 12/4 schedule needs? The offtime can usually be accomplished (many trucking companies are perfectly willing to hotseat you) but it can be very hard to get something very specific. To get a strict 12/4 schedule to accommodate also staying a part time fighter you probably need to find something dedicated and local. Most dedicated and local jobs require at least 6 months of experience otr first.

 

You could drive a T/T pulling 53' dry boxes locally in the tightest city in the world, bumping 50 docks per day for 20 years without any "incidents" and that experience wouldn't count for squat. The only experience that matters with a lot of these companies simply requires the driver set the cruise control and keep it between the ditches on the interstates....no actual skills necessary.