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Congrats, Nicholas! Just stay focussed and everything will be fine.
I start school on the 21st and have already gotten 4 pre-hires. Some companies have said to call back when I start school and some have said call closer to completion of school. I kind of felt like I was jumping the gun but even the companies that said call back later said it's never to early. Good luck in school.
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.
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Hey all!
I finally begin my journey into the world of professional driving tomorrow. I'm nervous as heck! I enrolled with a local community college for an 8 week program, which is 13 days classroom, the rest on the road in 4-5 hour sessions. I'm really looking forward to it. To my understanding the classroom time will be all about nailing down the DoT manual, which I plan the supplement with the High Road training thingy on this site.
A big question that's on my mind is, should I be looking into getting some sort of pre-hire letters already? I feel like it's a bit too early for that, but what do I know? Another thing bugging me is that it's a smoke free campus. I'm somewhat of a heavy smoker (E-cig user to be exact) and not having a toot once in awhile through the day has got me pretty nervous too, so I may be picking up some of those nicotine patches to slap on if I need a fix during the day.
So anywho, I guess I'm just looking for some feedback on what to expect. I'm reading through some of the journal entries in the dairies section of the forums. This site is fantastic and I have learned so much from it already just through the career guide.
Hope you all are having a fantastic day!
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
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.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.