Profile For Iain B.

Okay cool, makes sense! I lived in Michigan for basically my entire life. Have been doing the Gypsy thing since 2022 and am 100% done with it lol. I was wondering if that too might play into account which is why I never transferred my license from Michigan until I found this job in Washington that fired me, so, that definitely sucks but here we are.

I do have a company in North Dakota that was willing to hire me until they found out I didn't have an ELDT. I found an online school JUST for ELDT, so, they are contacting safety and seeing if the online ELDT will suffice.

Schneider said they'd hire me two weeks after getting to Texas without an ELDT, so, there's that as well.

Very much appreciate your feed back!!

Hey all, I'll be as brief as I can while providing the necessary context. So, I got my CDL Last year in September of 2023 and did not go to work with it (Problem #1). I started school by going to TMC's School in Iowa in July of 2023. They kicked me out for "not cutting the mustard on backing" after around 100 hours. I went to a school back home in Michigan where they allowed me to take a "Refresher Course" (80 hours) and then allowed me to test for my CDL (Problem #2). So, I have a CDL with no automatic restriction and all endorsements.

Fast forward to now, I just recently transferred my license to Washington State last month in July of 2024 after getting here in October of 2023.

The core issue here is the following: Schneider is not hiring OTR with no experience here in Washington State - I know because I applied, and they said no. None of the recruiters at Scneider though I imagine it would probably be a problem there have mentioned issue with school time/ELDT stuff.

I applied to Western Express and have not heard back after calling and emailing a few times a week. Swift is hiring here, but, because of the way I got my CDL they want me to go to the Swift Academy, sign a contract, and basically start from scratch with CDL Training.

Thier website now says the contract period for work with Swift is TWENTY SIX MONTH (26 months), which I am hoping is a typo because wow. I have had other companies that hire here say the same thing, basically: No ELDT, no job for you. Really wish I would have known this before!!!!

I can easily move to and establish residency in Texas or Michigan. I'd prefer Texas since there is no State Income Tax. All of my belongings are in storage, so, I am very mobile. I'd prefer Texas or Michigan but will go anywhere. Getting into OTR is the sole goal I have in life right now and while nothing will stop me from getting into it I'd like to see if you guys could help me with finding the fastest way to do it without messing up like I did last time.

Thank you.