9+ Yrs OTR & Can't Get Hired
Quite the dilema...I have over 9 years OTR, all-season 48 states, no accidents, 3 points and have hauled perishables, haz-mat, concert tours, theatrical productions and I can't find a company that will hire me!
Know why?
Because I've found out the insurance companies run the trucking industry.
I've been off the road since the late 90's running my own business (not trucking related) and recently decided to close up shop due to the poor economy and sales and get back into a truck and put some food on the table and pay some bills. But since I don't have 2 years RECENT experience no company will hire me according to their insurance companies. I've contacted probably over 40 of them and they all ahve the same reason: they'd love to have my experience and qualifications but since I've been off the road to long their ins. co won't hire me.
Huh? They'd hire a student with virtually no experience before they'd hire me with over 1 million miles just because I stepped away from the road for 7 or 8 years? Thats ridiculous!!
I'm not interested in running OTR anymore, regional would be fine so I could at least be home weekends. But my oh my have I found out how difficult this has turned out to be even with a CDL-A license and supposedly a shortage of truck drivers in the industry.
I wonder why?
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