Old Driver Looking To Get Back Into A New Career
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Try McElroy. They are flatbed and get you home every weekend. Christian company, makes sure your home for church every Sunday morning. Might have to pull out Sunday night for a Monday delivery but you get your weekend resets. And they hire newbies.
Try McElroy. They are flatbed and get you home every weekend. Christian company, makes sure your home for church every Sunday morning. Might have to pull out Sunday night for a Monday delivery but you get your weekend resets. And they hire newbies.
I am 30 miles outside of their Oklahoma division. Does seem like an exceptional company. Thanks for the suggestion.
Check it out. If you go with kit, let me know how they are. They're on my list of possible. Glad I could help.
I sent them an info request, maybe they'll work with me since I'm close. Thanks again for the suggestion. I will definitely let you know how it goes.
Rooster, have a look at our job listings. You can do a search by zip code and that should bring up a bunch of good ideas for who is hiring in your area.
OOS:
When a violation by either a driver or company is confirmed, an out-of-service order removes either the driver or the vehicle from the roadway until the violation is corrected.
New driver looking to get in a truck for the first time who would be the best to go for?
I sent you a suggestion Brett about the search engine. I did a search, but as I said in the message I sent you, most of them I wasn't qualified for. I will, and have been doing quick applications and some full applications. So far I've checked out Knight Transportation, Crete, US Express, Heartland, Earl Henderson, Maverick, Werner and McElroy. I also looked at Milton, but their hometime wasn't what I need. I even sent TMC a message saying I would gladly join them if they considered hiring slightly outside of their area.
This search has been incredibly frustrating. Trying to find something that hires here, has me home when I need, and will take my experience level has been seemingly impossible. But, I'm hard headed and refuse to give up so easily.
What Brett said... lol also check out the company sponsored schools on this site.
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I'm somewhat of an interesting case in trucking. I started back in 2010 with an "un-named" OTR company and after several weeks of $60 paychecks, decided they weren't right for me. Afterwards, I turned local hauling wood chips from processors to paper mills in south Arkansas and Louisiana. I did that job for roughly 3 months, until I could no longer drive the HORRIBLY unsafe equipment. Combined, this gives me a mere six months experience. Now, the town I live in with my military wife has absolutely no jobs. I have searched high and low for something to keep me at home, but the call of the open road has once again caught my attention. I have attempted to contact several companies like TMC and Maverick, only to be told I am outside of their hiring area. Such a shame too as I was looking forward to working with either of them. My experience is primarily dry van , but at this point, I'll take what I can get. I live in the very southwest corner of Oklahoma in the crossroads town of Altus. Not exactly a main freight route. My question to you guys and gals is this. Does anyone know of a company that will hire in the area with my short experience that will have me home most weekends? Oh, and I should note that I start a refresher course next week (suggested by Knight Trans.). My priorities are hometime first, pay second. Thanks in advance.
OTR:
Over The Road
OTR driving normally means you'll be hauling freight to various customers throughout your company's hauling region. It often entails being gone from home for two to three weeks at a time.
Dry Van:
A trailer or truck that that requires no special attention, such as refrigeration, that hauls regular palletted, boxed, or floor-loaded freight. The most common type of trailer in trucking.