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Comment on Truck Driving Schools and Trucking Companies: Post Your Comments about Them Here by paul

paul — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:58:22 +0000

Is anybody familiar with excel driver services in denver? If not any information on schools in colorado would be appreciated.

Comment on Are You an Insurable Driver? That is the Question by Allen Smith

Allen Smith — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:11:30 +0000

Hi Mike:

Misdemeanors involving dishonesty, theft, or fraud are usually disqualifying events. Other issues will be considered on a case by case basis. The best you can do is be sure to list the charge down on the commercial application, and explain the circumstances the best you can. Since these cases are looked at on a case to case basis, you never know what the company or insurance carrier, especially, will determine. Here is a link to one of our reports detailing the driver qualifications that most companies go by when employing a driver…..good luck

http://www.truthabouttrucking.com/documents/DriverQualifications.pdf

Comment on Are You an Insurable Driver? That is the Question by mike

mike — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:21:38 +0000

anyone know if misdemeanor battery will keep you from being insured?

im in process of selecting schools and would hate to get nipped for something that was really nothing more than a verbal argument with a stepfather and i told him to calm the F down with my hands on his shoulders…..

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Comment on Truck Drivers and the “Recession” by Randy G.

Randy G. — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:58:55 +0000

Having first started driving a semi in 1979, and being in and out of trucking until now (01-04-09), I can see this article being written early last year…

However, since then, the big three auto giants had to beg congress for loans, unemplyment here in wisconsin is at 9%, and the truck company that I worked for was just bought out by another truck company from chicago…The first day of the new ownership, the new company laid off 10 drivers…they came up with some lame excuse for doing so…So here I am at 55 without a driving job, and some trucking companies like ABF have closed down thier terminals in Janesville, and others like the merger of Yellow, and Roadway are laying off drivers…So you see, just because we are truckers, doesn’t guarentee a job…The recession is trully here, (witnessed that first hand from the customers that were on my route not shipping as much as they did, and actually laying of employee’s) and ect…Even if you do everything right, you can still be laid off, as in my case….

I will try to get back into trucking, but right now alot of drivers are being laid off..so it will be harder…

But great article.

Comment on Truck Driving Schools and Trucking Companies: Post Your Comments about Them Here by Rick

Rick — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:50:28 +0000

Does anyone have any information or knowledge about Trans Am or Covenant Trucking??

Thanks

Comment on The Problem with Trucking Forums by Desiree

Desiree — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 20:24:19 +0000

I recently had a similar experience when I posted to a Trucking Forum for Women. Words like “Girlie” & “Radical Feminist” were thrown at me for trying to share with others what obstacles may lie in wait as they embark into Trucking.
One key indicator that I should persist though was my post was get 700+ reads but only 2 main people responding.
That told me I was hitting questions that needed answers NOW & those 700 didn’t want their head chewed off like mine was being done.
Its importent to me people see that this is exactly the sort of reception that awaits them for their own peeps.
I deeply appreciate Allen & Donna for letting me share my story

Comment on Truck Driving Schools and Trucking Companies: Post Your Comments about Them Here by david

david — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 22:03:05 +0000

anyone know of a company that will train without going to school again>?i have a class a with all endors for 7 yrs now but never worked as a driver so im sure i wont know how to drive a truck well.i will need training again but companys like like crst,schneider,werner want me to go to there school and have me sign a contract .they wont just give me a refresher course they want me to attend school again and they wil hire me but i already have a class a just need training .im in southern california la area. anyone know of a decent company?let me know email me at fastcar87@yahoo.com thnx all.

Comment on Truck Driving Schools and Trucking Companies: Post Your Comments about Them Here by Allen Smith

Allen Smith — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 17:20:37 +0000

Hello Kane:

Thanks for the info…always looking for the “better” schools out there…..if anyone else has had similar experiences with this school….we’d like to hear about it.