Prehires Before School Or After?
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You want to apply right now, before school. You need to cover your back, what if you spend X amount of money only to find out the hard way that no one will hire you?
Applying right now won't hurt anything and the companies won't label you as a bad apple. They completely understand. They get a hundred-plus applications everyday you're not the first one to do this. Explain your situation and if you'll get approved then they'll hire you upon graduation.
They might have you fill out another application when you're ready and graduated because the applications are only on file for a short amount of time so be sure to print a copy of your application to save it for later. You want to make sure that if you do have to apply again, that all the information matches exactly to your first application.
But go ahead and apply right now. Its the best thing to do! To save time, you can Apply For Truck Driving Jobs on our website. You fill out one application, and it sends it to all of them! This way you won't have to fill one out at a time.
You want to apply right now, before school. You need to cover your back, what if you spend X amount of money only to find out the hard way that no one will hire you?
Applying right now won't hurt anything and the companies won't label you as a bad apple. They completely understand. They get a hundred-plus applications everyday you're not the first one to do this. Explain your situation and if you'll get approved then they'll hire you upon graduation.
They might have you fill out another application when you're ready and graduated because the applications are only on file for a short amount of time so be sure to print a copy of your application to save it for later. You want to make sure that if you do have to apply again, that all the information matches exactly to your first application.
But go ahead and apply right now. Its the best thing to do! To save time, you can Apply For Truck Driving Jobs on our website. You fill out one application, and it sends it to all of them! This way you won't have to fill one out at a time.
Thanks, I was just reading your story & was thinking that it was cool how you persevered through all of your hardships & I was inspired & thought that I'm going to do the same, so thanks for that, thanks for the response too, I know that I could start driving school right now but I really want to get my G.E.D first or I might never get it, plus I'm nearly done with it anyway, but that basically was the school that I was talking about when I said that I wanted to get some pre-hires , the truck driving school that I talked too told me to apply to companies when I'm ready to start school because they actually won't let you start school until they helped me get a job or I have 1 myself already but like I previously said, I'm really curious now, I just didn't want to mess up future possibilities, so I think that I'm going to gather all of my information & apply to all of the companies on TruckingTruth since its fairly common practice that companies don't hold a grudge if you don't take their offer immediately, Thanks again buddy.
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.
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Howdy y'all, I am currently going to school to get my G.E.D until the end of this year, possibly spring & as soon as I'm done I want to enroll in a private truck driving school but I'm curious as to if I will even get hired because I have a couple of requirement situations that might make it a little complicated so I was wanting to know if it would be okay to apply now with no intentions of being hired until I'm done with both schools just to boost my morale & let me know that it is possible to pursue my dream of driving a truck or if I would have to find a different career because I don't meet the requirements & I figured that if I applied & got some pre-hires that I would be good to go, but I'm worried about getting pre-hires & ticking the companies off & ruining my possible chances in the future for working for that company by wasting their time. Do you think that it would be fine to apply now just to see if I qualify or should I wait until I'm @ least ready for truck driving school? It's all I can think about & I want to know if it's possible because I don't want to focus on getting this career for the next few months & then @ the last minute not qualifying & have to figure out a different path because I really really really want to drive a truck otr for a living. I know it's kind of a silly question but I always see the phrase 'the only stupid question is the question not asked' & I was wanting some insight from people in the industry who could possibly help or give advice, Thanks for any help...
OTR:
Over The Road
OTR driving normally means you'll be hauling freight to various customers throughout your company's hauling region. It often entails being gone from home for two to three weeks at a time.
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.
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.