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Originally Posted by dk1ben
Sorry for another compare these for me post. However I am stuck and want to run it past you all.
My back ground is this;
Attended Schneider Driving school in Green Bay Oct 2006. Drove team for under a month. Left the road to care for a family member who was sick and went back to my old career (Retail) that allowed me to be home more than on the road. Now the family drama is over and I am still jumping around different retail jobs hating every minute of it. So heres my two problems. Not much experience driving and my last years job history is all over the place, four jobs total in 2007. I have no gap in employment, and I have quit all my jobs with proper notice and not before I had another job lined up. None of them will speak a bad word about me. And I have never been fired in my entire working career. I have been with my current job for three months.
So about a year ago I contacted Maverick. They said I needed to wait until I had at least one year at one job and then reapply. I don't blame them for wanting that. But I don't want to wait a year. I am set on flatbed, not van so that part is decided. Now I have not contacted Maverick since but I have contacted TMC. The recruiter emailed me back saying I will need to attend another driving school or at least a refresher course. I responded asking him why since I understand them to provide training. Maybe I am not understanding there program right or maybe I didn't read his email right.
Either way I don't think this will be easy to get on board either company. At least not any time soon. So am I stuck and just need to wait for Maverick? Or should I go with TMC if I can? OR is there another way to get back on the road without selling my soul to a OTR van company and never being home with my son and wife.
Thanks for any advise. Take care.
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Although Schneider has a great training program, TMC may see your Schneider training in a lesser light than a formalized/certified school. If I were you I would contact the recruiting department via phone and have a good frank discussion with them. Keep in mind, as another poster stated, because of the seasonal freight slowdown, all companies are getting a bit pickier in their hiring. A year ago they were taking pulses and hiring.
Can you take an inexpensive refresher? If you are hired, they will fork over $100 a month to you.
If weekends are important to you, make sure that you are within the linehaul/home on weekends area.
Good luck.