Sheepdancer |
02-27-2008 02:36 AM |
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Originally Posted by BigDiesel
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Originally Posted by Sheepdancer
Lets change it around, where do you geniuses think a "newbie" who wants to be an OTR driver get their training and work for their first year?
Because really, I dont know of any training companies that dont have tons of negative drivers such as yourself whining about them.
So lets hear it...say you run into a newbie who wants to be an OTR driver, where would you tell him to go?
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I would tell the noob to go to a community college, or pay for a PTDI certified school themselves so they are not beholden to a certain type of carrier....
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Sure, I can agree with that. I have always told drivers if financially possible, its better to pay for your own schooling than be under a contract. Unfortunately, a lot of young drivers dont have the money to pay for a driving school and dont want to. There are arguments for both sides.
So say some young newbie driver, who wants to pay for his own school, goes to a PTDI school, pays out of his pocket and now graduates with his CDL, where would you tell him to go. I recruit these drivers all the time too. And Really the only options I have for them, until they get some experience are the same companies you seem to hate.
Now here is the other thing to think about, I recruit for a lot of great companies ( I know you will still hate them) Those take at least a year of experience....and sorry Small operations and mom and pop trucking companies usually dont count as experience. Hate Swift, US Xpress, Willis Shaw, Schnieder, USA truck.....all you want. But even good companies know that looks better on an application than a bunch of unheard of companies. When I get a great job thrown at me to fill, this is the PERFECT driver im looking for: A 1-2 year driver with a pretty clean MVR who has worked for one of the BIG training companies. Because I know that this is exactly the driver the company is looking for. Therefore I have the best chance of getting him approved. If I get a driver who has been working for "Bobs Trucking" for the last year. It doesnt matter if he says he was paid great and BOB runs the greatest trucking company in the world. I dont get too excited. If its a slow week, I might do an app on him and see if it sticks...But deep down, I know that they chances of him getting that job are about 1 in 100.
I look at it like this...your first year driving is just a continuation of training, you arent going to make great money. Hell, at least you are being paid something for training for a year. I sure wasnt paid for 7 years at college.
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