Dump Truck Driving Job

[Mattymatt]

I had an interview to drive a dump truck for a large asphalt paving contractor. The interview seemed to go very well and I was pleasantly surprised that the interviewer has CDL driving background. This meant that he did not try to feed me a bunch of baloney or try to convince me of anything; he was very straightforward. He was even surprisingly honest and said that he might not be able to hire me right now because he needs people that have some experience to hit the ground running. I am a logical and rational person so I understand that he's got a business to run so he will probably take someone that needs minimal orientation. The interviewer was even honest about having a lot of appplications to go through. I don't think I've ever been through an interview before where I did not get the corporate speak lines and all of that obnoxious stuff. He got right to the point and I can get behind this. He told me that I would, at the very least, get consideration.

 

[Mary Anne]

I had an interview to drive a dump truck for a large asphalt paving contractor. The interview seemed to go very well and I was pleasantly surprised that the interviewer has CDL driving background. This meant that he did not try to feed me a bunch of baloney or try to convince me of anything; he was very straightforward. He was even surprisingly honest and said that he might not be able to hire me right now because he needs people that have some experience to hit the ground running. I am a logical and rational person so I understand that he's got a business to run so he will probably take someone that needs minimal orientation. The interviewer was even honest about having a lot of appplications to go through. I don't think I've ever been through an interview before where I did not get the corporate speak lines and all of that obnoxious stuff. He got right to the point and I can get behind this. He told me that I would, at the very least, get consideration.

Hey! I have been thinking of you and how your job search is going. I am glad the job interview was positive, though it still might not work out.

You do have a CDL and driving experience! Is it very different with a dump truck? How could you get that experience? I would imagine that you might be able to learn and practice within a day! Might you volunteer one free day of service to learn with his company in order to get the job? I sure hope you get a job soon!

 

[tducey]

Good luck to you with your job interview, hope it works out for you.

 

[Mattymatt]

Hey! I have been thinking of you and how your job search is going. I am glad the job interview was positive, though it still might not work out.

You do have a CDL and driving experience! Is it very different with a dump truck? How could you get that experience? I would imagine that you might be able to learn and practice within a day! Might you volunteer one free day of service to learn with his company in order to get the job? I sure hope you get a job soon!

Dump truck driving is an entirely different class of driving; it's in its own league, especially so with asphalt. You have to be able to match speeds of a loader or be able to spread material. Thanks for the well-wishes. I hope I'll land something soon too.