Question About Verifiable Work History

I have been the handyman for the past 13 years for my fiance & her fathers rental properties 'anything interior, exterior, all yardwork, basically everything' & thats how I pull my weight but I don't receive compensation for it so I can not verify it for the most part other than getting statements from both of them notarized stating thats how I have been surviving for over a decade, I want to be an OTR driver & have been for quite some time now & I know that this question would probably best suited for a recruiter but I see that there are plenty of members on here who are well qualified to answer this & I was wanting your opinion on if the notarized statements would be sufficient, should they make copies of deeds to prove that they own rental properties as well or will that even be necessary? They will so thats not a problem, but I was wanting to have all my paperwork in order & go see the recruiter as prepared as possible, if you can already tell, I like to be sufficient & prepared as much as possible & have as much of my affairs in order so to not waste others time because I believe that occasionally can give me the advantage & it is also respectful, I'm 39 years old & I need to get my trucking career rolling because I promised my fiance & her father to handle the upkeep on the rental properties until they were paid off & I've finally been set free, lol. I've read every article, seen every youtube video, questioned every trucker that I've come in contact with & I know how difficult that lifestyle is & it makes me want it even more, I'm not worried about money or sitting without a load for days or not getting home for months if need be, I was asked in the second grade what I wanted to be when I grew up here in a Detroit public school & I replied that I wanted to be a Truck Driver & thats been with me ever since, 'my father also drove trucks back in the 80's & I fell in love as soon as I climbed in there'. Any advice would be greatly appreciated & Thank You in advance.

Welcome aboard Billy!

You really won't be seeing any recruiters in person. You might if they come do a meet-n-greet at your school or something, but for the most part you'll only talk to recruiters on the phone.

Each company will handle your situation differently. Some will want a notarized letter, others may have different ideas. But you'll just have to speak with them individually to see what they'll want you to do. There is no one particular way it's done.

Welcome aboard Billy!

You really won't be seeing any recruiters in person. You might if they come do a meet-n-greet at your school or something, but for the most part you'll only talk to recruiters on the phone.

Each company will handle your situation differently. Some will want a notarized letter, others may have different ideas. But you'll just have to speak with them individually to see what they'll want you to do. There is no one particular way it's done.

Sorry, I forgot to mention that I'm going to a job fair where a lot of recruiters will be so that I can talk to them personally, I already cross referenced & every single recruiter that will attend also works hand in hand with the school that I am choosing.

Hey Bill, Good luck at the fair! let us know how it all turned out, especially with the past work problem.

Hey Bill, Good luck at the fair! let us know how it all turned out, especially with the past work problem.

Will do, I've read on here about other people being in simular situations but I haven't found any follow up stories about how it turned out yet, if anyone knows where I can find such a thread, it would be greatly appreciated, as for me, I will keep this forum updated so that the next hopeful trucker can educate themselves on their options. I'm probably just going to make some copies of the rental properties along with the notarized statements & bring them with me for the job fair. I never had to worry about money because everything that I needed was provided for me for my services but I have a desire for paving my own way & financially providing for my fiance & myself even though she has an awesome career besides owning real estate, so I am in an awesome position as far as being able to survive comfortably during the hard first year & then some. We don't have any children either so my only responsibility is to her & she has studied this subject nearly just as much as myself & she is nothing but completely encouraging & supportive & as equally excited for me as I am for myself. She's even said that she would use some of her vacation in the future once I'm settled in with sufficient experience to come out on the road with me providing that conditions allow. Thanks once again everybody & I am like a sponge ready to soak up any advice offered to me from anybody on this forum.

Hey Billy, you should be OK just be upfront and honest with all the recruiters and since your going to a driving school they can also help you get hired on afterwards....I had a small gap in my employment and all it took was a notarized letter and a person to verify what I was doing for the time...Now I'm at Prime Inc..Good Luck

Ken C