Things May Be Looking Up, Started School
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Dave, your determination and optimism will count a lot to fulfilling your dream. I don't see, in your entry, whether you are continuing your job search.
Work for a pre-hire letter now, and there will be one less thing to worry about.
Posting here as often as you can keeps your friends updated and can help others in the future know it can be done.
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.
Go get em David! That's exactly the approach to take. Do not let anything stand in your way.
Do like Errol said and apply for more pre-hires. In fact, apply like crazy everywhere possible right away and get the ball rolling.
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.
Look at pre-hires this way: the worst case scenario is the company will say "No". It really only takes one " Yes ", so go looking for it. (And the more " Yeses" you get the better you will feel.)
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.
Well done David, never give up. Look at it this way too, even if you don't start with the best company out there, you're getting a start. Keep the good attitude, your tenacity will carry you a long way and after you get that first year under your belt you'll have a lot more things going in your favor.
Thanks guys and I will definitely take your advice. I got a ton of apps and recruiter info from the school and will be filling that out and my school will fax them. Alright I'm off to class.
Good luck with everything. This career really does require a positive outlook with you seem so blessed with. Never let someone tell you no until all your cards are on the table
David, I have a friend who's fiance has a felony and got his CDL. He drives a dump truck locally and gets a percentage of the load value. It was the only company that would hire him (his felony is less than 7 years) but he is working hard and proving himself. His hope is that eventually he will be able to get a local hourly position as they have a young daughter. Best of luck to you and don't give up!
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.
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Well some of you my remember my recent post about having a felony and looking near and far for work with no luck. Well then Werner called. Yes I have heard a lot of terrible things but they referred me to a few schools. Since the community college course I took amounted to little to no actual experience I decided to take the plunge and drop the cash on a private school. I'm totally broke now but I'm in my 3rd day at JTL truck driver training school in Omaha, and, although I don't think Werner is actually going to hire me (since the recruiter is now dodging me) I am hopeful that with the training I will get here I will find work somewhere. I have a lot more optimism now and my wife and kids say I seem much more upbeat. I'm going to do this. I am going to find a job doing what I know I am made for. I don't want this for the money alone or for a job. I want this life. I want what it means. And I want to be a part of something that to me is a way of giving back to this country. Its not the military, but Ill haul freight every day to keep this country running. I will update on the diaries forum daily from here on out. Tomorrow is my first day in the truck!