Anyone Heard Of Lobos Interstate Services?

What kills me is that your business model revolves around recruiting drivers into an industry that desperately needs drivers.

It's not that hard!

You don't have to scam anyone. You don't have to tell lies or strongarm them into signing contracts. There is a long list of companies nationwide begging for as many drivers as they can get. Many of these companies are so desperate for drivers they either own and operate their own schools, bought numerous private schools, or set up sponsorship deals with private schools all in an effort to get inexperienced people off the street.

They don't even care if you know how many wheels are on an 18 wheeler. They don't care if you've ever shifted a manual transmission. They just want living, qualified people and they'll do all the training and pay for it to boot.

And here you guys are screwing up people's lives because you can't come up with a business model that allows you to recruit drivers without hurting anyone or telling any lies. That's pretty sad. You're not very creative thinkers I'll tell you that. You should be able to take the enormous demand for drivers this industry has and find ways to make piles of money recruiting them honestly. You should be able to execute on your plan in a way where everyone wins - the drivers, the companies, and you.

You guys need to go back to the drawing board and change the way you do business. Nobody coming into this industry straight off the street should even consider buying or leasing a truck for a full year. That's a good, fair policy and that's one you should be sticking to. If you can't make money without selling or leasing trucks to people straight off the street then your business model isn't finished yet. Keep working on it until you have a viable one.

Well put Dan !

You have literally gotten thousands of dollars worth of advice from everyone who has tried to offer suggestions. Take it to heart, and apply it.

It will be interesting to see what they do because this is not the first time they asked for suggestions and received them. Many of the points made a month ago, are still not fixed in their web content.

Thank you to everyone who has provided constructive criticism and feedback. I've made some immediate changes to the site based on comments made today that should provide some additional details, make some sections less ambiguous, and removes some wording that may have been misleading.

The site needs more updates but hopefully this should help in the interim. I really have wanted to completely remake the website for a while from the ground up with my own wording but unfortunately my other responsibilities at the office have kept me from being able to do so. I've really only had time to edit and add to existing content that was here before I started. I look forward, however, to presenting something completely redone by the new year that will be much better. I really appreciate, again, everyone's suggestions and input.

Looked at the website this morning. Better. But there is still a problem with your definition of the CDL process. I think the first part of the description is referring to the permit, which is paper. The permit allows a student to drive as long as a current CDL holder is in the passenger seat. The permit is issued by the DMV in your state after the student meets initial qualifications and passes a written test. The drivers test is administered at a later date necessary for getting the actual CDL. It's a two step process, not clearly defined in your content.

Guys, I will reply with more info and post photos when I finish my journey home. Should be sometime this evening. I can tell you that there are a few outright lies from Lobos in response to my post.

I just spent the last hour reading over this entire thread after finding it on a Google search. Very interesting to say the least. I wanted to mention that it appears Lobos is still posting ads on Craigslist with extremely exaggerated claims. I'm new to trucking but not new to the corporate world and recognizing shady business practices when I see them. I spent 30 years as an insurance executive and decided that I wanted to try trucking just for the experience. Starting a new job with Gordon Trucking in January and looking forward to it.

Anyway, here is the ad I noticed today in the San Francisco bay area Craigslist. A search of the phone number in the ad came back as belonging to Lobos.

Class A CDL Job - Amazing Pay and Sign-On Bonus (milpitas)

We are looking for Class A CDL drivers of all experience levels to join our team. We have a unique driver model that maximizes the money you make and puts YOU behind the wheel of your income. You can make over $1,500 a week RIGHT NOW! Give us a call at (832) 529-6862 to talk to one of our friendly, informed recruiters and they will set you up with travel arrangements and everything you need to jump start your driving career. Here are some of the details of this great opportunity: • Potential income of $8,000 a month! • Generous home time • Sign-on bonus • Awesome support staff • Brand new automatic trucks • Opportunity to make trainer after 6 weeks (increases your pay by 25%!) • Travel expenses covered • Dedicated, over the phone dispatch • Personal advances • No Touch Freight • Dry van & reefer • Weekly settlements • Team and Solo positions available!

I talked to a recruiter from PRIDE Transport. They are a Refrigerated Carrier out of Salt Lake City, UT. During the conversation, I brought up Lobos Interstate Services, and asked if they would hire from them. His answer?

YES, they are on their list of schools they will hire from.

He did recommend a few other fine schools to to look at, if I wanted to take classes in UT, though.

So, it appears that the Lobos crew, are at least doing something semi right, and are at least semi truthful.

I totally forgot to give the update, until this popped back up.

Stay safe

Guys, I will reply with more info and post photos when I finish my journey home. Should be sometime this evening. I can tell you that there are a few outright lies from Lobos in response to my post.

Curious about this update...

I just spent the last hour reading over this entire thread after finding it on a Google search. Very interesting to say the least. I wanted to mention that it appears Lobos is still posting ads on Craigslist with extremely exaggerated claims. I'm new to trucking but not new to the corporate world and recognizing shady business practices when I see them. I spent 30 years as an insurance executive and decided that I wanted to try trucking just for the experience. Starting a new job with Gordon Trucking in January and looking forward to it.

Anyway, here is the ad I noticed today in the San Francisco bay area Craigslist. A search of the phone number in the ad came back as belonging to Lobos.

Class A CDL Job - Amazing Pay and Sign-On Bonus (milpitas)

We are looking for Class A CDL drivers of all experience levels to join our team. We have a unique driver model that maximizes the money you make and puts YOU behind the wheel of your income. You can make over $1,500 a week RIGHT NOW! Give us a call at (832) 529-6862 to talk to one of our friendly, informed recruiters and they will set you up with travel arrangements and everything you need to jump start your driving career. Here are some of the details of this great opportunity: • Potential income of $8,000 a month! • Generous home time • Sign-on bonus • Awesome support staff • Brand new automatic trucks • Opportunity to make trainer after 6 weeks (increases your pay by 25%!) • Travel expenses covered • Dedicated, over the phone dispatch • Personal advances • No Touch Freight • Dry van & reefer • Weekly settlements • Team and Solo positions available!

And a partridge in a pear tree...

...We have a unique driver model that maximizes the money you make and puts YOU behind the wheel of your income. You can make over $1,500 a week RIGHT NOW! Give us a call at...

Setting them up as an o/o is hardly unique. I just hope the recruiters spell it out.