Where are you sitting

I'm sitting at home.

 

Aspirations of driving, yet overweight, forced to the sidelines of computer non driving mode. LOL

 

Setting home watching CNN..Waiting for the Busch race this afternoon..

 

Setting in Nashville TN and waiting for a load

 

yendor65, I hope you have gotten out of Nashville by now. So who stayed out over Thanksgiving. I stayed out, because I figured with all the people wanting off for the weekend I should be able to get a good week in. And I did, I ran about 2400 miles and actually ran all seven days.

This week I'm trying to go to the house and so far I have two short runs one was 130 miles and the other one was counting deadhead and all was 57 miles, but the little 57 miles paid $150. Now I am sitting in Dexter Michigan and I just checked trucks in the area and I see we have two cargo vans, 10 sprinter vans, 20 straight trucks and one tractor-trailer. My position is number 7 out of 20 so it looks like I will be here all day.

 

At the house

 

I called yesterday, and they said I need 6 months experience and my Class B before they can do anything for me. I would have no issues with running team with someone to get the training and my foot in the door. I'm not giving up, yendor. I have every intention of continuing this quest.

 

Who did you call ? That was the opinion of one fleet owner . Carriers hve no problem with a driver training an inexperienced spouse so someone will accept a student . Keep trying .

 

Hi Rick, I called their recruiting number, and I can't remember the name of the guy who answered (Larry maybe?). I did talk to a fleet owner whose ad I found that was looking for a van driver. All I have to do is get my Hazmat and I can get in a van. It seems like every move I make there is one more hoop to jump through. If they say no experience needed, they need a CDL C. If I don't need a CDL, I need 6 months experience. I just keep trying, that's all I can do. I'm now studying to get my Hazmat. Wish me luck.

 

It'll take a couple of months to get Hazmat . You have to wait for the background check . Some states won't let you take the test until your background check clears . If you don't have your passport get that too . Expedite runs a lot of Canada .