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Originally Posted by dakota1
It's been a little over a year since I've driven a truck. I drove OTR for about 6 mos. and a year and a half locally before that. I'm learning that to lease on with a company they require 1 yr. OTR. Landstar doesn't take local driving into consideration at all. I can understand that having done both. So I've got to go back and get a yr. under my belt before this is even a possiblility. That will give me time also to really decide if this is something I want to do. I just want to own my own truck someday.
Sounds similar to my situation. I am trying to get back on the road after a bad situation with a local driving job went sour. That varmant company is bashing me, and making getting back to driving for a company about impossible. I am a good driver. I was aproached by Werner to enter the "train the trainer" program after only 2 months solo. I got my 6 months safe driving award. I was looking into buying a truck, and then aproach them as an owner/operator. BUT... it is looking as though owning your own truck does not help getting past that 1 year or more experience requirement. I have only 10 months of recent verifiable experience in a class 8.
Anybody have any good solutions?