Trucking Companies Hiring Drivers Out Of Private Schools.
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I've actually been doing a lot of research on this so I can tell you what I've found out. The short answer is...each company has their own requirements so there is no one right answer.
Example #1: Celadon (just talked with them today). The only inexperienced CDL graduates they consider are those from their school, Quality Drivers. They will consider a graduate not from their school but will require a minimum amount of experience, 6 months if I remember correctly. And you have to agree to stay with them for 120,000 miles. But there are no upfront costs and practically everything is provided for in training. So that's a plus.
Example #2: McKenzie Tank Lines. They only consider inexperienced CDL graduates that have attended a CDL program administered by an accredited public state college or community college. That's it.
Example #3: Crete/Shaffer/Hunt Transportation: If you visit their website you will find a list of 'approved' schools. They hire inexperienced CDL graduates exclusively from those 'approved' schools, meaning they will send recruiters to only those schools. They did tell me that if you graduate from a school not on the 'approved' list AND are in their hiring area AND meet all requirements you may be considered but would have to agree to additional training time (about 4 months vs the typical 8 weeks).
So, as you can see there is a wide variety of requirements levied by each company when it comes to schools. I'm sure Brett and some of the experienced drivers (and those that have done similar research as mine) will have much more to say on this topic.
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.
Thanx for your thoughtful reply. It has been interesting and given me more to think about in trying to foresee any possible obstacles and or set-backs.
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CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles: