Profile For Parrothead66

So the trucks don’t even have ELD’s on board or they just aren’t working yet?

Congratulations to both of you. A lot of the companies are very similar. Just talk out what things are most important for y’all and look for the one that you think matches up the best.

Oh that’s all we can do. My favorite time is when ya check in and they say, “You’re not in a hurry are you?” Well, as a matter of fact I AM. Haha

I’ve only been doing this for five years but I’m still learning something nearly every day. Good luck have a safe weekend.

Congratulations Turtle. I am looking forward to your future reviews and Updates of your life and my Walmart. I live about 35 to 40 miles away from at Walmart DC in East Texas. I’ve often thought about trying to hook up with them. Although I really do like my current gig with JB Hunt hauling tires for Goodyear. The majority of our stops or Walmart and Sam’s.

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When you trying to get home on Friday and all the little things go wrong. My last three Walmarts, one there’s a bread truck parked in the corner as you try to go around the building blocking the way and of course I’m behind the building with tight corners so no backing out. Next one there’s a truck ahead of me loading used tires and I’m guessing he’s paid by the hour because he was in no hurry at all And the last stop with 140 tires only has one guy to receive them and he hast to catch up outside and walk them inside the store. Then of course when you get all mad 30 there’s a wreck and construction coming out a little rock. I think I’ve got five minutes to spare though I’ll use them all.

With all that said, I was under the impression that if you didn’t pass testing then you weren’t under the contract....I could be wrong

Nothing to be embarrassed about. Don’t let it stop you or even slow you down. There’s a company or companies out there that would be glad to hire you as long as you’re willing to work hard and produce.

Changes can be stressful but worth it. I recently switched companies and from flatbed to dry van. Wish now I’d done it sooner. I really like my new situation. Good luck

Man you might find that quite a few drivers are married to nurses. My wife is a RN. She’s actually gotten into the teaching side of it over the last couple years.

As far as paying your own way through a school that’s not on their list. You would have to ask the recruiter if they will hire from that school and if they will pay the reimbursement. If you live in Austin I think Houston would be the nearest school to you. And you would have the option there of paying for it out of pocket and being reimbursed or them paying for it and you signing a work agreement.

If you go to a school that they are contracted with and sign the agreement to work for them then they pay for the school. There’s other schools that they will hire from and you pay your own tuition and then they will reimburse you.

Former Mcelroy driver

If they’re contracted with Mcelroy then the company pays for the school. You sign a contract to work for them for the agreed amount of time. There’s no reimbursement because you’re not out any cash.

Parrothead66 so the college is Austin Community College and I believe McElroy have a contract with them after I complete schooling and then I can get tuition reimbursement from them. Is that correct? Only thing is I might have to pay for the schooling cost upfront to begin with.

I have a friend that worked for them for 2 1/2 years and he had nothing bad to ever say about it. He said the money was good but he didn’t go through their training per say. He had a little over a year experience when he signed on. They run like a lot of the flatbed companies. You can be home every weekend but they give you an option to stay out longer if you want to. They do run a larger area than Mcelroy so you may or may not have a longer ride home on Friday.

Yes Mcelroy has contracted with them. They pay for your school and you sign on to work for them upon graduation. You will get your CDL and then go to Mcelroy for orientation and 4-6 weeks on-the-job training. They don’t run as a team during training so the entire time you’re on a trainer truck he’s sitting up front teaching (some better than others). As your training progresses he does less so towards the last couple weeks he’s basically just sitting and watching but there if needed. Carl Negley is the school owner. He’s been in the industry for a long time and had the school for many years. It’s an accredited school 240 hrs. Try to get with Marcus or Richard as your instructor.

Joel if you don’t mind doing a contract with McElroy they have a CDL Sponsorship program with a few schools in Texas. Not sure what part of Texas you’re in but I know they use Tyler Jr College/Career Trucking Academy. It’s where I went (before they offered this program).