It doesn't seem like being recently fired in the field you're looking for a job in is exactly the best kind of resume padding.

Aside from that, though, what sort of a job are you looking at/we discussing? More curious than anything.

I am still talking...I had to wait until I got my hands on my DD214 (military discharge papers) before I sent in my package. Those are the important part because they cover so many years (DOT needs the last ten years history covered). I am sending the whole shebang off tomorrow after I fill out some form or other they need.

Brian the sandwich guy

BrianR--is this job something you want to do? Taking a job strictly for the money is never worth it...at least in my experience. Working soul-crushing, mind-numbing jobs is how I got into the mess I am currently in. I've been out of work a month and still don't feel completely human yet.

Have you ever been to Louisville?

I do enjoy driving, like to "be my own boss", enjoy a challenge and I am occasionally afflicted with wanderlust. Personally, I would prefer to work from home or do the nine to five thing, but this will do. I do not have the skills to do more cerebral things, nor the education to find a better paying job without years of college and/or training.

And no, I've never been to Louisville, but would go if the opportunity arose.

You mention that you are disabled. Have you ever looked into the Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation? They will send you to school!

Is it military disability? Or regular-Joe disability?

I hate to be the voice of skepticism here, but are we talking about truck driving school, here? 'Cause they are widely known (in my part of the country, anyway) as *major* scams.

I would be concerned about any place that was going to train me, and then indenture me for a couple of years. What's to keep them from canning you and demanding repayment of the training?

I probably missed something in this rather long thread, but we had hundreds of people get big time hosed here in KC over a truck driving school deal.

Nothing keeps them from canning me and demanding payment, but it doesn't make sense to me. They'll get it from my paychecks anyway...plus interest. I fail to see the motivation, unless they PLAN on scamming me, having no actual truck fleets. THe school itself is a nationally accredited school and is paid for by the trucking line, and I repay for a year. I can pay back sooner if I wish. Seems like too much trouble to get a measly $1000 to me. Schneider is also a national company with decent credentials, and is known by a few truckers that I know and trust. They don't know anything BAD, but haven't heard much good either. It's a lack of a bad rep that I'm counting on. The O/Os tend to know everything from rubbing elbows with the company drivers at truck stops. And my neighbor used to OWN a truck stop. He heard it ALL.

I'm still exploring...I send the info packet today. We'll see what happens.

Brian

Probably not a scam. Many of the big operators a hurting for drivers and newbies work cheaper. :)