Profile For Martin W.

I am 47, and the last 10 years of jobs have been minimum wage or barely above. My main problem has

been these crap restaurant jobs that close down due to the idiot managers and theft. In-between some

of those jobs I attempted to start my own business.

If I had known better back then, I would have started trucking long ago.

At any rate, thanks for all your help. Very much appreciated.

Thanks

Which brings up ANOTHER problem for me, I have been trying to do this 10 year work history from memory.

But it is immposible to do it accurately.

I sent a form to SSI to get the actual information,(for over $50 or so) one recruiter told me they

would give it straight from my local office. Not true....Best I can figure, is they do not do it at

all anymore. I haven't heard from SSI since I mailed the form in January.

There are online companies that say they will, but which one is accurate and trust worthy?

Another question I have been wondering about.......

....does a misdemeanor (possesion) charge from over 20 years ago REALLY show up in background check?

Well, AL is ALOT easier for the Trucking Companies...so all you need to do is get yourself out there, and keep applying....Someone will get with you and start you on your dream. But you do need to go thru the High Road training on this site...it will set you up to be ahead of all the training you will go thru. We're glad to have you here, and ask any questions ...We'll sure try our best to give you the best answer there is.

I would even be happy with a local route straight truck job, my brother in law makes about $1000 a week driving fuel for local military airports. I could get something like that after a few years experience maybe.

Thanks

The trucking industry is slowly getting the fact that the economy has ruin about everyone,s work history. So its just a matter of putting yourself out there to every trucking company there is. Since you will need to go to a trucking company sponsored school, that will narrow your choice some what. One of the hurdles in your way is where you live. FL is notorious for no freight. So few trucking companies hire from that state. If you were willing to move, then your window of available trucking companies would expand. All the companies are looking at is the ability to get you home. And FL is out of the way for almost all of them. If you were to tell a company that home time isn't a problem, then they probably would be more inclined to hire you on, and train you. There are companies in FL that do hire, but I'm not sure if any of them train. There's quite a few folks on here from FL, so I'm hoping some of them will tell you how they got their trucking career going. Og rats...I forgot............WELCOME to TT !!! We'll help you all we can.

Thanks! I am happy I found this site. Great job btw. Actually, I live in Alabama, but I am willing to move, (at this point)

I am applying online at many companies, I plan to ask about my work history FIRST question, (they are good at at least calling in you back)

Thanks again

First of all, GREAT site! It is wonderful and easy to navigate, with loads of information.

This is my roadblock. I have a horrible work history, (for application standards).

I have an excellent driving record, no drugs or criminal problems, healthy and not afraid of hard work.

I recently went to a training school in Milton Florida, had a 98 average in the first week, then

kicked out because I couldn't get a co-signer for the loan. When I first applied, the recruiter said

"oh don't worry about it"......now minus $200 later,I am stuck.

I then wasted two weeks on the phone with central refridge recruiter. She ventually said no because of

gaps in my work history.

My work history doesn't reflect my "work ethic" as much as it reflects the economy and this

suffocating small rural town I live in.

I am tired of working from one restaurant job after another, only to see them fail because of bad

management. Which is WHY I want a stable career!

QUESTION: Does anyone know of a company that is willing to give an intelligent, responsible and hard

working person a chance? (despite the horrible work history)

Thanks for your time,

Martin