Got A Pre Hire Now What
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Have you discussed it with Micky? I hear he's loaded! 
One thing you can do is check with your state's unemployment office. There's a program called WIA (Workforce Investment Act) that pays for schooling. One of the things it pays for is trucking school. I don't know what the requirements are to get approved for it, but it might be worth your while to check into it.
You could always go with a company sponsored training . Several companies do this and some pay you while training.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
Company Sponsored Training:
A Company-Sponsored Training Program is a school that is owned and operated by a trucking company.
The schooling often requires little or no money up front. Instead of paying up-front tuition you will sign an agreement to work for the company for a specified amount of time after graduation, usually around a year, at a slightly lower rate of pay in order to pay for the training.
If you choose to quit working for the company before your year is up, they will normally require you to pay back a prorated amount of money for the schooling. The amount you pay back will be comparable to what you would have paid if you went to an independently owned school.
Company-sponsored training can be an excellent way to get your career underway if you can't afford the tuition up front for private schooling.
Outside of looking for government or state funding (which varies per state), depending on your credit, you can apply for a credit card that has a year or more of no interest. Obviously you'll want to pay that off before the interest kicks in, and make your minimum payments. I'd only recommend this to folks that don't have a history of credit problems, or trouble managing their money. It could be a great tool if used properly.
Have you discussed it with Micky? I hear he's loaded!
One thing you can do is check with your state's unemployment office. There's a program called WIA that pays for schooling. One of the things it pays for is trucking school. I don't know what the requirements are to get approved for it, but it might be worth your while to check into it.
You could always go with a company sponsored training. Several company's do this and some pay you while training.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
Company Sponsored Training:
A Company-Sponsored Training Program is a school that is owned and operated by a trucking company.
The schooling often requires little or no money up front. Instead of paying up-front tuition you will sign an agreement to work for the company for a specified amount of time after graduation, usually around a year, at a slightly lower rate of pay in order to pay for the training.
If you choose to quit working for the company before your year is up, they will normally require you to pay back a prorated amount of money for the schooling. The amount you pay back will be comparable to what you would have paid if you went to an independently owned school.
Company-sponsored training can be an excellent way to get your career underway if you can't afford the tuition up front for private schooling.
Company-sponsored Training:
A Company-Sponsored Training Program is a school that is owned and operated by a trucking company.
The schooling often requires little or no money up front. Instead of paying up-front tuition you will sign an agreement to work for the company for a specified amount of time after graduation, usually around a year, at a slightly lower rate of pay in order to pay for the training.
If you choose to quit working for the company before your year is up, they will normally require you to pay back a prorated amount of money for the schooling. The amount you pay back will be comparable to what you would have paid if you went to an independently owned school.
Company-sponsored training can be an excellent way to get your career underway if you can't afford the tuition up front for private schooling.
There's a program called WIA that pays for schooling. One of the things it pays for is trucking school. I don't know what the requirements are to get approved for it, but it might be worth your while to check into it.
Hi all,
I don't know if every state administers their WIA programs in a similar way, but here in CT there are a s***-load of conditions that apply to you being "approved". First there is an application, then a review stage that takes a minimum of two weeks, not a long time by any count, but I start school this coming Monday, so I am right out of the gate disqualified! I found this out yesterday at the mandatory class you must attend to even fill out an application. I waited a month to be able to sit in this class to find out I won't be able to avail myself of it. The second hiccup in this wonderfully planned feast is the statement about "WIA pays for trucking school". According to the facilitator of the class, they don't like paying for CDL school, because "there are no guarantees of employment, your take home pay is not as regular as the types of jobs they want you to get into, specifically technical careers, i.e.; nursing, IT, etc."
The grants do NOT pay you back for schooling, they pay the institution of the loan or directly to the school, so if you are already enrolled in school prior to filling out an application and certainly before they complete your review, you will not be able to participate. There are a lot of other BS rules that may or may not apply to you and your state, just get the facts before any of you count on that money being available.
Here is my one negative-anti-government bash for the day: the reason this program does not work is because it is run by none other than...the Government! Specifically speaking a state government which is in my opinion far worse than the abilities of the federal government!!
Don't get me entirely wrong here, this is a well-intentioned program, and may well turn out to be quite beneficial for those that are able to get all of their ducks in-a-row before stuffing their books under their arm. In my case, even though I asked about and signed up for this a month ago it still wasn't enough time to be prepared for what I would learn yesterday, there is a lot of misinformation that is presented.
Good luck to any that go this route, I hope it works out better for you than it did for me.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
Dm:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
Here is my one negative-anti-government bash for the day: the reason this program does not work is because it is run by none other than...the Government! Specifically speaking a state government which is in my opinion far worse than the abilities of the federal government!!
First of all, WIA funding certainly does work. We've had a number of people come through TruckingTruth that have had their CDL training paid for by the program. So it does in fact work.
And second of all, the fact that a program is run by the Government is not a reason why a program does not work. You may not like the fact that it's run by the Government, but that has nothing to do with the effectiveness of the program. If a program does what it's designed to do then it works, regardless of who runs it. If you would have planned it out a little further ahead you might have been able to use WIA funding yourself. That's not their fault.
So don't spread misinformation. Government propaganda is no worse than anti-government propaganda. You can bash the Government all you like, but make sure you have your facts straight or you might deter people from pursuing a legitimate opportunity.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
I dont qualify for the WIA program. According to them I make to much money. I have been turned down by a loan company. Im looking into other companies now I just liked what May offered and really wanted to go with them. Oh by the way Mickey is flat broke.
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I got a pre hire from May Trucking. Now I need to come up with the money for the school. May doesn't pay for the school but will help me repay. any tips on where to go for the financial backing?
Pre Hire:
What Exactly Is A Pre-Hire Letter?
Pre-hire letters are acceptance letters from trucking companies to students, or even potential students, to verify placement. The trucking companies are saying in writing that the student, or potential student, appears to meet the company's minimum hiring requirements and is welcome to attend their orientation at the company’s expense once he or she graduates from truck driving school and has their CDL in hand.
We have an excellent article that will help you Understand The Pre-Hire Process.
A Pre-Hire Letter Is Not A Guarantee Of Employment
The people that receive a pre-hire letter are people who meet the company's minimum hiring requirements, but it is not an employment contract. It is an invitation to orientation, and the orientation itself is a prerequisite to employment.
During the orientation you will get a physical, drug screen, and background check done. These and other qualifications must be met before someone in orientation is officially hired.