From when does experience count?

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12-15-2006, 06:11 AM

madii'swife

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From when does experience count?

When somebody says they require 6 months, 1 yr, or whatever amount of experience, when do they count that from? Does is start when you go out with a trainer, or after you get your own truck?

12-15-2006, 06:30 AM

ken_o

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solo/team exp. training not considered experience at most carriers but if their req is x amount of months and you have almost that. talk to them mayb they can pull a string and get you approved

12-15-2006, 09:14 AM

Uturn2001

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For the first 2 years it is generally counted from the time you have completed OTJ training. Once you have 2 years experience in then most companies will count it from the first day you started with your 1st company and every month you drove after that.

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