Driver In Need Of Direction.

Did outlaw driving before regs came into play, teamed the old gold route with my brother-in-law. Which thanks to the rules and regulations no longer exist. Had to come off the road to raise children. Now yearning to get back otr. I'm hooked into a school and working at a truck stop. Alot of individuals think i'm an A-hole, but I'm thinking safety first comfort second. Drivers are in charge of expensive equipment, and I hate filling out paperwork. If your parked in an area of high probability of an accident, I will do everything I can to find you a safe legal parking spot. I've heard from drivers talking about hanging it up, when I'm looking to get back out. All for the same reasons, it's not like it used to be. None the less. I still do and am looking for advice of where to restart, please.

How long have you been off the road? Did you have a chauffeur's license or a CDL at that time when running with your brother-in-law? Did you keep that license up or has it expired?

Let us know the answer to those questions and we can help you further. The laws have changed a lot and we really can't advise you which way to go yet.

Hello Motormouth,

How long have you been off the road? Did you have a chauffeur's license or a CDL at that time when running with your brother-in-law? Did you keep that license up or has it expired?

Let us know the answer to those questions and we can help you further. The laws have changed a lot and we really can't advise you which way to go yet.

Yeah, I think your posting generates more questions than it will answers at this point. So, you are in CDL school, which I assume is private. Or is it connected to a company that has paid training? If so, why did you go the private route instead of getting your training through a company program? Also, you work at a truck stop. I’m really curious about your comment that if you find a driver parked in an area with a high probability of an accident, you do everything you can to help him find a safe, legal parking spot. How exactly do you do that? Please elaborate on that because I find it amazing if you are able to do that. I’ve been rousted out of parking spots several times by the police because I took a ramp when I was running out of time, but they weren’t at all helpful to me for finding another place. And I have never found truck stop personnel particularly helpful in that regard either.

If you’re going to get back into driving, you better make peace with that paperwork thing. If a driver doesn’t do his paperwork promptly and accurately nowadays, they will not have their job for long.

How long have you been off the road? Did you have a chauffeur's license or a CDL at that time when running with your brother-in-law? Did you keep that license up or has it expired?

Let us know the answer to those questions and we can help you further. The laws have changed a lot and we really can't advise you which way to go yet.

Had a psl (public service license) 30 years ago, due to finances at the time had to let it expire.

Yeah, I think your posting generates more questions than it will answers at this point. So, you are in CDL school, which I assume is private. Or is it connected to a company that has paid training? If so, why did you go the private route instead of getting your training through a company program? Also, you work at a truck stop. I’m really curious about your comment that if you find a driver parked in an area with a high probability of an accident, you do everything you can to help him find a safe, legal parking spot. How exactly do you do that? Please elaborate on that because I find it amazing if you are able to do that. I’ve been rousted out of parking spots several times by the police because I took a ramp when I was running out of time, but they weren’t at all helpful to me for finding another place. And I have never found truck stop personnel particularly helpful in that regard either.

If you’re going to get back into driving, you better make peace with that paperwork thing. If a driver doesn’t do his paperwork promptly and accurately nowadays, they will not have their job for long.

I went to Nettts ( New England Tractor Trailer Training School) from a promise I made with myself. It's not easy to find spots at times because individuals will either break the set, or park in the middle of 2 spaces. If all those are full I have found areas that are no longer being used for parking which can still be used and no one gets hassled. Example: Pilot in Sturbridge, Ma. Reserve is packed like sardines, Upper lot has 4 drivers trying to wait for a spot to open, Which won't because of a Sunday. Both rest areas close by are also packed. But, there is a stretch of area that can handle 6 trucks that I will Direct someone for overnight parking. I no longer work at Pilot for personal reasons.

The paperwork thing I understand. the only way I find it a hassle is because it takes away from helping drivers. When on the road there is time to for log route and incident reports. At the truck stop while filling out an incident report, a fuel spill, or hose separation, or another incident can happen. That's where it gets frustrating.