Who will hire me?
 

I have a year OTR experience, and I have not driven in over a year. I have a DOT reportable accident on my record, (it involved damage to the trailer, no ticket was issued) After my last company experience, I pursued and landed a non-driving job. Over the past 8 months, I underwent two major surgeries for removal of a brain tumor and my benevolent employer let me go. Medically cleared and looking at a brand new lease on life.

Problem, I have been unemployed (for medical reasons) for 8 months and my CDL lapsed. I will have my CDL back by the end of the month. Looking for a good company to hire on with. Do I have to train all-over again? Basically not too picky at this point (but I'm not a pushover), hoping to find a Wisconsin based carrier (or at least a dropyard or terminal) to get me home on a fairly regular basis, but if it's not, it's not a deal-killer. Thanks for all the advice.

P.S. I chatted with a recruiter from Heartland, a company that offers a "refresher" I don't qualify because I don't have 2 years experience. Any other companies offer "refresher's"?

Roehl-Schneider and plenty of smaller outfits in Green Bay with O/O's looking for drivers

plenty of smaller outfits in Green Bay with O/O's looking for drivers

Yoopr, would you be so kind as to PM me with those names? I'm in Milwaukee if that matters. Thank you

I'm running into Iron Mountain right now-Be back in a Bit
Packerland in GB has O/O's and Company drivers and is a good company.
Not sure what they require for experience.
There's another outfit north of you with Great equipment and run reefers.
Not sure but I think it's Osborne or something.
Name will come to me eventually :P
Not sure but I THINK U.P Special Delivery has a Terminal in both GB and Milwaukee-Lot of LTL and some linehaul-they used to have a terminal in Milwaukee anyway

Valley Express out of Oshkosh
HO Wolding, WH Trans, Gordon Trucking are others.

USX ( Xpress Global division ) has ( had ) a small building in Milwaukee out by the airport. Never saw any Co. drivers there, only O/O leased on to them. They might could give you some names and #s. If working for an O/O is the way you want to go call any of the large carriers and ask to speak to someone that handles the O/Os. That person can tell you plenty of names to get in touch with. If for any reason I went back to OTR that would be the route I would take. I drove for an O/O leased on to USX and I wouldn't have it any other way. Much more freedom and the O/O folks ALWAYS got loads first. I never sat waiting for a load.

Ridge

P.S. Also you might try Fed-X. They have a ton of O/Os.

Ridge Runner wrote:


Ridge, God bless you! I had not even considered that possibility. I was pretty much resigned to working for the "grinder" company that would hire me, no more! That is the best piece of advice I have seen in my months of lurking on this forum. I cannot thank you enough.

And it only took me 993 posts. :lol:

Good luck and let us know how things turn out.

Dart is another company that does that, they are 100% owner operator..you can apply to drive for one of their fleet owners.

I hauled into Fed Ex ground for awhile and their Distribution center is somewhere around Silver Spring or Brown Deer Road . It was quite awhile ago-I forget :P