Your Opinion and Advice please (kind of long)

Congrats again Tony!! I have no idea it takes to hear back from companies- not sure if holiday weekend has anything to do with it either. Have you put in any other apps any other places?

 

Tony LOL that is funny about fingerprints but I guess in today's day and age....Yeah I know about NY cuz I live here too (WNY took off my city to protect the innocent
Just keep searching this site for companies so you get an idea- remember that some posts are by people mad they got screwed but on the other hand there seems to be a few companies that are the top of the sh*% list and there are common themes to what the driver write about. Check out the company websites too.

Hubby applied to several companies he got the names and apps from his CDL school. Lucky for him didn't take that long to get to ''orientation'' and was hired by that company (and they hire or did in Feb newbies). One company just randomly pulled applications and his was not one and he called and they said ''no reason'' I think the thing that sucks the most is this ''orientation'' you go to but are not hired. I can understand weeding out but .......never heard of nor have I ever had that- I was hired after the interview THEN started orientation. But then I am an RN ......

Keep plugging along keep us posted!!

 

You should stay out of trucking, go get something better.:smt069:smt069

 

that's too bad-keep posting on how you're doing Tony.

 

tony, your best bet on the island might be looking for something thats not otr. theres so many sand haulers and msw hauling companies around, and you would be home with your family each night. i dont drive an 18 wheeler, just a 10 for me, but i do carting, and i can tell you that there is an insane amount of 18 wheelers from all over pulling in and out of dumps all day. and they are almost always looking for new drivers. you can even try a company like Winter Brothers, they usually just haul from 1 transfer station to another, and i do know they are hiring, just not sure how much exp. they are looking for.

 

Yeah if you can stay off the road do it! If I lived there in NYC I would be driving local. I even looked into moving the family out but the rent alone is insane! So I'll stay here in Missouri until things look better but looking at craigslist I see some of the same jobs I see in the state employment site. There is a lot of local work that pays better than over the road! Keep looking for that good job that gets you home, has insurance (GOOD INSURANCE) and benefits and equipment.