I grew up with trucks ,spending my summers going on trips hauling steel with my dad in the north east, driving the PA and Ohio turnpike when I was 15. Going in the Air Force and spending 27 years in a construction unit ( yes mostly drove trucks ie.flatbeds, van and low boys). I also owned a truck in the 80's hauling steel when I could. After I retired from the service I went to work overseas for about 4.5 years. Now there is no work and I decided to buy a truck and do what my friend s were doing , hauling containers. I figured that would get me back in the groove. So I bought an older pete and made sure I had everything I needed to go . physical, truck dot.d, hazmat. class a with doubles triples and tanker, new twic card(for port entry) BUT now here I sit. I have tried to put my truck on but most companies say that while I have plenty of experience the experience is TO OLD. I thought old was the definition of experience. I know that I have been out of the cab for 4.5 years but what has changed that I would not pick up? Do the trailers still go behind the cab? Is there any hope for me? don't profess to know everything but I really want this to work or I'll be back working overseas (not what I want). I have no payment and have the funds to keep a truck serviced. I also am ASE certified so I should be able to do alot of the service myself. WHAT AM I MISSING?
If my dad was around it would not be an issue but here I sit, help???