Profile For Mike J.

I'm in the same boat as OP. The problem is, these trucking companies don't really communicate much. Perhaps inflation is crushing the folks in HR and they're ****ed all day long. Not sure.

There's something very strange with the CDL license process as my license is valid until 2029 and yet no one wants to hire me, locally at least. The insurance companies say thumbs down and yet I am legally licensed and fully able to drive a commercial vehicle.

The problem is none of these places want to hire me because it's been too long since I've driven and it doesn't appear that a refresher course is going to help, neither would endorsements because my driving experience is too old. I believe it is an issue with insurance companies. I'm going to call a few schools in my area tomorrow and try to get a consensus on exactly what to do. I've spoken with hr and recruiters and they're not too helpful as of yet.

Does a company exist that trains while driving, but home 2-3 times a week? I'm going to have to part ways with this license or go otr for at least 6 months. Pretty sure these are my only 2 options.

Staffing agencies are hit or miss imo. I had a great one find me my first and only cdl oriented job. That's 1 out of 3. They're mostly liars from my experience and I'll avoid them like the plague from now on. Roehl trucking told me I've got a cdl so they wouldn't train me. They said I should do a refresher course but that's not going to get me a job. Experience will. I might have to dump this cdl. In MO, you're discriminated against, I mean held to a higher standard concerning traffic violations.

I've applied to approx 12 jobs on indeed, including one today. The other 11, they've either passed or said nothing. I've had 3 interviews. 1 didn't sound too hot, driving a class b & working in a lumber yard. Another through a staffing company that lied and said it was a class a and this company doesn't even have commercial trucks. Scum bag. HR Staffing in MO. Watch out for those folks. 2.5 star review's on google. I went to an interview today for the same job I had 2 1/2 years ago, but with a different company and doing the same work. Drywall delivery. Tough job but it pays very well. I think that will be the first job I didn't get in an interview. I'm always offered a job during the interview.

Does anyone reading this know of a trucking company training while driving but home 2-3 times a week?

Btw, TMC is home weekends, or so the recruiter said. Not a bad option.

Thanks for the links BK. Thanks for the advice RealDeihl. Thanks for the names and advice PJ. I was wondering why I couldn't get companies like xpo to call me back. I did get some feedback from a carrier that works for fed-ex and it's been too long since I've driven. I will call schneider and tmc. I'll call Wilson's too. I know they train otr. I'm not bummed about it. I chose the route I took and got important things done and it will cost me some time and/or money. You guys are great.

Thank all 3 of you for your feedback. I don't get emails from TT for some reason and I forgot I wrote this. They dropped the ticket. Actually, they treated it like I had a regular license becuase the cop failed to write down anything at all. They changed the number to something like 106 something and it's like a mechanical error. I went to court 3 times, with the last one being yesterday, and they dropped it and were able to offer the sis in a plea as if I didn't have a cdl, so I'm on 6 month probation, no points and $50 for court costs. I did speak with an attorney and he said $500 for a 50/50 shot at getting me out of this. Perhaps I'll apply that $500 to a refresher course so I can land a decent local cdl a or b job.

Hello y'all. I'm Mike.

I got my cdl-A several years ago. I drove locally for 1 1/2 yrs, then quit to fix my house and sell it and move out of state. Drove b's with booms and moffetts, a's with & w/out moffetts, automatics, manuals, oldies and nearly brand new trucks too. Fast forward 2 1/2 yrs and I'm ready to use my cdl once again. I haven't worked or drove for 2 1/2 years. I can only work locally. I've applied to around 15 different jobs so far and got 1 interview but I backed out of it because it was low paying and more lumber yard work then actually delivering. That job was through a staffing agency and through another staffing agency, I think my resume was sent out to 4 and then I applied to 10 via Indeed. No luck, save the 1 ****ty job I passed on.

Do I need a refresher course? I've read some write that very thing on other threads, but I'm pretty sure I'm special and don't need to do that kind of bull****. If I need a refresher, how long must it be? In my area (southern MO), I've got trucking schools offering 1 week for $1,750, 2 weeks for $3,000, one offers a 3 fricken week refresher for $3,200. It took me a month to get my cdl and I probably could've gotten through it in 2 weeks, so I cannot imagine 3 f'n weeks. It would be horrible and my wallet would be so ****ed.

The school offering 3 for $3,200 claims that this long period is for insurance purposes. I said, who's insurance? She said the trucking company. I said got damn it!

So, am I wasting my time trying to save some loot and sanity by choosing the 1-2 week course or am I wasting my time because either automated trucks or illegal alien invaders are going to take my job pre-2030?

Hello. I just signed up to this site, hoping for some answers from those in the know and willing to share some knowledge.

I got my cdl in NC about 4 1/2 years ago. First and only job was delivering building materials driving many different trucks. Class a, b, auto, manual with a moffett on the back most of the time. I worked this job for 2 years.

I quit, spend 6 months fixing my house, sold it & moved from NC to MO and have been doing everything but working for money for the last 2 years. So for the last 2 1/2 years, I've been unemployed.

I recently got a ticket for the first time in 20 years. Improper lane use or some BS like that. There was a sign I didn't see along with a cop I didn't see & bada-bing, the two formed an alliance against me and they together produced ticket for me.

Here are my questions: 1. Am I stuck with this ticket? Is this anti-masking law going to prevent me from keeping the points off my cdl? 2. Do I have too much time between employment (2 1/2 yrs) to just jump back into driving? 3. If I am stuck with this ticket, and if it's been too long since I've driven and need to take a refresher course, and if job prospects are low (seemingly very poor economy and getting worse), should I turn in my cdl and get my old class c back so I can keep this ticket off my class c, not having to worry about this anti-masking law anymore?