Ladies pls send some advice my way! I graduated in '03 from truckdriving school and had a bad experience with the company (in TX) I went with at that time. Came back home and picked up former job (desk jockey). Want to get back into driving but have no experience at all. Everything I've learned is basically a lost memory. Haven't seen the inside of a truck since '03....See a lot of women driving for Werner and USXpress where I live but the paperless logs (W) and autoshift (U) scares me because other companies are the opposite.....Have looked at Roehl's site but unsure about it.........Any suggestions for me to look into? (I'm a 35 yr old, single parent of a teenager). And the local companies are out because they want experienced drivers(especially if they've been OTR a great number of years)....believe me I've checked around!........All information would be greatly appreciated. Post here or PM. Thanks!

 

From my experience on this board, I believe you'll have to re-school. Not sure what your chances would be of just going out with a trainer but my guess is not good.
Autoshifts are a pain in the arse but not hard to get used to.

 

try calling SEVERAL company's before you decide on which company or give up .... alot of company's will take you on and train you since it's only been a couple of years for you .... the cut off time is 5yrs .. after that you'll have to go back to school ..... Schneider has a rather good training program. Werner doesn't have many female trainers so there could possibly be a waiting time .

 

Thank you for your replies!

 

if u call us xpress they may be able to help u when i was a trainer there they would take u as long as it has not been more than 36 mths since u graduated school.

 

Don't hire on with any one until you check out Falcon, they are the way to go for starters in my opinion.
Call Bill Hasely at 1-800-533-5505 xt. 200 , he is the manager of the West Middlesex PA terminal and he will answer all of your questions no matter how long it takes.
I like Falcon and don't think there is a beytter starter company out there.
They get me home every weekend and after a short while you can get on dedicated routes.
Doesn't matter where you live. ]
Give them a call.
I would send yopu to a recruiter but they have a tendacy to stretch the truth.
If you pick Falcon , it would be appreciated if you give me as a refereal so I can make a few extra bucks. My employee number is 8080 Randy Justice.
Good luck and God Bless.

 

My three years was up in March then. (Tony)....................(Randy) Do they have a website I can check out?

 

Companies to check out... You said you looked at Roehl. How about Millis or CFI? I've never worked for CFI, but I have heard some things that I feel good about. Might consider going there if I ever leave where I am now. But I'm at a VERY HARD company to beat.

 

Go to cypresstruck.com. They said they would hire me and I havnt driven since 98.

 

Google Falcon trucking