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Hello James, and welcome to the forum!
I'm not sure I understood your post fully. You said you were now ready for your road test, does that mean you've already gone through some type of school, or are you looking for a Company-Sponsored Training program? You see, none of the companies you mentioned offer CDL training, and it sounds like you haven't even gone to school yet. Maybe I've misunderstood your post, but if I'm correct, you have to realize that none of those companies will hire you without a training certificate showing that you have had at least 160 hours of training at a CDL or more commonly called a truck driving school. It may sound odd, but that certificate is just as important as the CDL, and very few companies will hire someone without it.
The best way to get your career off to a great start is to go through one of many Truck Driving Schools, or go the Company-Sponsored Training route. Either way will get your foot in the door of a big rig and then you can prove yourself to your first employer by hanging in there with them for a year while you learn the ropes of being a professional driver. I always tell people this is a process, and it just about takes a year to really get a grip on how this stuff works, so don't rush it, and don't try to force your way into it.
Make sure and read your way through our Truck Driver's Career Guide, and it wouldn't hurt to familiarize yourself with Understanding Pre-Hires . These things will help you get yourself started in the right direction as far as looking for that first truck driving job.
Best of luck to ya, and don't be bashful about asking questions. We're glad you introduced yourself, and hope we can help you if you need us.
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.
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.
Pre-hires:
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.
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.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.OWI:
Operating While Intoxicated
Old Schooled summed it up pretty well. No certified school means no job pretty much.
Thanks for the replying, graduated from a college and filling out apps looking forward to the exp.
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Hi, been lurking and reading finally thurs, thanks to the app you have in the store and online got my permit easy and now ready for my road test. the companies in the subject caught my eye and its a lot to choose from and plan is to start with van or refridgerated and trying to get any advice experiences thanks James
OOS:
When a violation by either a driver or company is confirmed, an out-of-service order removes either the driver or the vehicle from the roadway until the violation is corrected.