Truck Driving Jobs

Foxoreo · #1 11-20-2007, 05:02 AM

Is something like this asking too much from a company? My situation is very frustrating when it comes to trying to get into trucking. Each requirement reduces the options by a large amount. I don't even think that any company out there fits what I need.

I need a company that has it's own school, that I don't have to pay for up front, apply for a loan that they do not cosign for, or pay an obscene amount out of pocket to go to their school. And that the school isn't excessively long.
I need a company that doesn't have weight limits on the pet that I can bring in the truck, which also means that they have to allow pets. Also, one that doesn't require me to pay an obscene amount of money to be able to have my dog in the truck with me.
I need a company who's training period is fairly short, or non-existant (like Watkins & Shepard).
I need a company that will allow me to take my dog in the truck with me as soon as the training period is over with.

That last one is what hurts W&S for me. I was told that they require me to go 90 days before I could bring my dog in the truck with me, stating that it will reduce the distractions that I have to deal with. I find that this is actually the opposite for me, as I am constantly distracted at my present workplace because my dog is staying at home, and I am away. I am constantly wondering if she is getting in trouble, if she ok, etc.

So, does this basically mean that I am screwed at trying to get into trucking? I am thinking that it does. As it seems to me, I have to wait until she is dead (at least a decade from now, as she is still a puppy) before I could start this.

wepwawet · #2 11-20-2007, 05:48 AM

Swift?

all tho just how BIG is the dog? You do realize that the truck is not a 3 story house.

chuck3507 · #3 11-20-2007, 05:58 AM

I am kind of concerned that you are looking for an almost "non existant" training period or a very short one. I don't mean to scold you but you seem to love your dog and you wouldn't want to get in an accident, and her not have you, because you were killed in the accident or you are sitting in jail because you killed someone else. Yes it can be and is that serious.

wepwawet · #4 11-20-2007, 06:07 AM

Sorry to disagree with "training periods" as a concern only cause most of these "training periods" are cheap teams for a company rather then real training.

****** NOTE I said MOST not all******************

chuck3507 · #5 11-20-2007, 06:12 AM

I agree alot of training periods are just cheap teams. I just wanted to point out that it semed like he was wanting to avoid a traing period, but heck if I could have I think I would have wanted to skip it also, it is only afterward that you can truely see how important it is.

wepwawet · #6 11-20-2007, 06:15 AM

^^^

Very true

chuck3507 · #7 11-20-2007, 06:20 AM

As a matter of fact no training period can be long enough to prepare you for everything. Who could afford a year in traing to be prepared for all seasons and climates?

inmate1577 · #8 11-20-2007, 11:02 AM

I'm sure the dog will be much happier cramped up in a truck for hours on end.
Put it to sleep. :twisted:

Twilight Flyer · #9 11-20-2007, 12:58 PM

To answer your original question...yes, it is too much for a trainee to ask. You have no experience, hence you have no marketable skills in the industry and nothing to bargain with.

The companies that allow pets are in the minority and only a few of those do not have restrictions on size or type. Trying to find one of those that meets your training requests is going to be pretty much impossible.

If your dog means that much to you, find another career path. Blunt or not, you're not ready to be a driver with those types of requests right out of the gate. :roll:

LostProphet · #10 11-20-2007, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Twilight Flyer

To answer your original question...yes, it is too much for a trainee to ask. You have no experience, hence you have no marketable skills in the industry and nothing to bargain with.

The companies that allow pets are in the minority and only a few of those do not have restrictions on size or type. Trying to find one of those that meets your training requests is going to be pretty much impossible.

If your dog means that much to you, find another career path. Blunt or not, you're not ready to be a driver with those types of requests right out of the gate. :roll:

x a million! People with a sense of entitlement amaze me sometimes.