Profile For Bre

Thank you Old School, Brett, Jopa, Cold Wood, and Errol V for your input and advice. I, should, have stipulated in my original post, that "age discrimination is alive and thriving in everything I have interviewed for, with the exception of the trucking industry.

Thanks for the advice on the meds. I have set-up an appointment with my physician, to transition into a new medication and rescheduled the beginning of CDL school.

Although I have worked in a professional field all my life, it as simple as Brett posted on the home page "all of us have had a dream of driving big truck" at one time in our life, and soon, mine will come to fruition.

I didn't mean to offend anyone with the "Nazi" statement regarding Virginia, as I am a VA native. It is, however, one of few states, and please allow me to stipulate that I don't know the rules of all states, but, I hope to soon. On any given morning I can drive 15 miles on I-81, and pass 5 state police passing out tickets. Virginia has aerial patrol, cameras @ red lights or they are mounted to light poles, in some towns and cities cops have monitoring equipment inside their cars to read your license plate to let them know who you are. On the other hand, I can drive on I-77 in WV for 300 miles or I-64 and I-75 in KY and maybe see 1 policeman. It is a revenue-generating machine for Virginia. That is why I "jokingly" referred to Virginia as a "Nazi" state.

Please let me reiterate, excuse me if I offended anyone.

I was scheduled to start CDL training today with a major carrier, however, the recruiter did not seem to have answers to lots of my questions. I have done endless hours of independent research regarding the industry, and may I add, I am a middle-age female who has spent the past year with a small army of people trying to help me get a job, and I can assure you, age discrimination is alive and thriving.

On to the DOT Physical questions, I had back surgery 10 years ago and have kept any related issues managed with exercise, and 2 medications. I, also, have allergy-induced asthma which is controlled with an inhaler and an antihistamine. Other than that I am in perfect health. The information which I read on the DOT website stated that your CDL would be denied if you are taking any type of narcotic and one of my medications is a prescribed mild narcotic, which I take, on an as needed. I live in VA, which is a state that tracks controlled medications into a 3 state area to control abuse of such drugs. Oh, and let me just add, it's also, a bit of a Nazi state, truckers beware, the police are in every little cubby hole of the interstate.

Will a prescribed medication and a 10-year old back surgery prevent you from getting your CDL? Thank you in advance for input?

This is the second company that has turned me down for school and has given me no reason. If you read Bewildered (previous post) you will see why I am both discouraged and confused. Been ace-ing my practice tests too.

Maybe it's just the good Lords' way of keeping me safe, I don't know.

Applied both to Roehl and to Knight.

Guess I'll have to work in another profession. I'm not going back to nursing!

Cynthia,

There is a link on the home page of truckingtruth.com, quality trucking.com., CDL training provided. I followed the link, applied and start training on 5/11/15. Do not be discouraged, I have applied to 5 companies, had 3 job offers and not received a response from the other 2. I've said many prayers and put countless hours of research into reading company reviews.

I'm thankful I found this website, because there is so much negativity in corporate reviews, I would probably have not taken the leap of faith in pursuing this career.

I am sure if you are diligent in your pursuit of your job search, you will get a "YES." Don't let 1, 2, or 3 NO's stand in your way of a career.

Thomas Edison "creator of the light bulb" failed or got 10,000 no's before the light bulb successfully worked and was invented. The message here is "don't give up, where there's a will, there's a way."