Profile For Anton K.

Watch out for Yellow Cab drivers! Some of the worst drivers I've ever encountered! Another thing: I678 always seems to have massive traffic. I495 often has some serious traffic as well, though not always.

Maybe it wasn't a total loss afterall - I actually found a couple of companies/guys willing to train me even with that measly 10 hours of training. One I found in a local newspaper. The other one was through the owner of the school I trained in. I have to get my actual license card first though. Hooray, maybe...

Well, one year will be up in just over 2 weeks - got my Class D March 16th. But the hours...well, I'll start calling the guy that owns the school, maybe he's got something. Feeling ripped off right about now. I paid cash - $80/hour. So it's not that bad. I'll try finding something small through the owner. If not, I guess sponsored training with a 1-year contract is my only other option.

I just got my Class A license 2 days ago and now I'm obviously trying to find a trucking job. The problem for me is the school I was training in and the amount of hours in it. I was training in small-time (only 2 trainers) private school called Red Hook Commercial Driving, in Brooklyn NY. And only drove for about 10 hours before taking my road test. So there lies my problem, that's not a qualified school, and I have only 10 hours of driving. I've called only 6 companies so far about any recent-grad driving positions, but all of them require over 100 hours in a qualified school.

Werner - 160 hours of training at an accredited CDL school or 30 days of tractor-trailer experience (I have neither) Schneider - 160 hours or 6 months exp Swift - "not enough" hours and they're not hiring from my area Western Express - 160 hours CRST - 120 hours Melton - 160 hours

I was offered a job by a...well, I person that knows a person, but it's not really a trucking job - driving a pickup truck, hauling a small car-carrier trailer. Mostly local, but sometimes driving to Florida. He told me I'll get paid per car, but max out at about $900 a week. After a couple of months they might put me into a tractor trailer, depending on my driving. Maybe it's just me, but it sounds like a waste of time. But then again, I'm not sure what my options are with my lack of experience, hence why I'm asking for help. I only had my license (regular Class D) for just under a year, and only had one driving job - delivery driver in a commercial van.

I definitely appreciate any help and advice!

PS: during my training, I was driving the International DuraStar with a 5-speed auto, and a 43-foot trailer.