Pre Hire Letters
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Well its kind of a givin'. You will work for that company if they help you get your CDL's. But they can let you go before for reasons like tickets, and health. When you go to get hired on they will do a more extensive background check and let you go if they find something they missed, but then if they do you still keep your cdl. That is what CR England did. Not sure about the rest, but it will probably be about the same.
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.
Thanks, that is what I thought, but it confused me, lol. I don't have any health issues nor any issues with a background check, so I am hoping it will be fine. I am going to be without income for the three weeks in training, so I hope and pray that I go to work soon as I am finished, car payments, insurance, and other bills need to be paid. It will take some catching up to do at best! Thanks for any advice and guidance!
Before starting down the trucking road you should have at least $1000 or better saved up before going to school. you already know there will be no income for at least 3 weeks. How are yo going to eat during school? What about other stuff while in school that you will need to buy? Even after getting into a training truck after school you are looking at little money after taxes each week til you are running solo or teams in your case. So 3 weeks in school then 3 weeks at low pay while in a training truck (you can survive on training pay but not pay bills on it and still have money while in a training truck).
Granted you should be able to do it given if you have the right attitude but I just want you to know up front that you will not be paying ANY bills (except maybe cell phone) for almost 2 months.
Yeah thanks Guyjax, I have considered all my options. Money will be tight and I have no where near 1000.00 saved, lol. but I think I can manage unless there is unexpected fees or stuff during training. I currently have an office job that pays very little, and I have a bachlor's degree and stiil make less than 25k a year, and I scrape by. So my situation isn't going to get better by any means. I am ready to buckle down and eat ramin noodles if need be for three weeks. But thanks for reminding me about my cell phone bill that will be the most important bill I need to pay! I have a grandson that will be three in may that I will want to talk to everyday! So that must be paid. I know that it will be difficult at best, but I am ready and willing to take the plunge!
Save enough money.
Pre Hire letters are just a formality saying that you meet their basic qualifications but it doesn't mean they will finally hire you. Many things can go wrong. I did not went through a company sponsored training (meaning getting my CDL) so I can't tell you anything about them. But some private schools can offer equal or better training for the same price or even less most of the time. Keep in mind that if you go through a company sponsored cdl training you will have to commit to drive for them for a certain amount of time or you will have to pay back everything to them. Some companies say that if you stay with them long enough the training will end up been free. Like I said I don't know much about them because I went through private schooling.
The CDL itself is another issue. If the company school is out of your home state you will have to transfer it into your state of residence and depending on the state it can be a P.I.T.A.
Either way do your research and make a good informed decision. Wish the best for you.
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.
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.
Company Sponsored Training:
A Company-Sponsored Training Program is a school that is owned and operated by a trucking company.
The schooling often requires little or no money up front. Instead of paying up-front tuition you will sign an agreement to work for the company for a specified amount of time after graduation, usually around a year, at a slightly lower rate of pay in order to pay for the training.
If you choose to quit working for the company before your year is up, they will normally require you to pay back a prorated amount of money for the schooling. The amount you pay back will be comparable to what you would have paid if you went to an independently owned school.
Company-sponsored training can be an excellent way to get your career underway if you can't afford the tuition up front for private schooling.
I know James went through Central. Its a fast paced program of about 3 weeks. Just because of the short time period and all the materiel and yard training you will get in that short time frame it will be like cramming 100 collage credits into a 3 weeks space. No kidding. It can be tough for some people.
Do yourself a big favor and follow the link I posted. You and your father if you have not yet. I will guarantee once you both go through the High Road program ,whch is free, you will not fail ANY of the written test. We have had people come back and say that because of the High Road program on here they never had to crack the state CDL manual open even once. Because of the way the program was designed it will make you learn and teach you the natural way humans learn the best.
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.
Yeah, you won't need to worry about pre-hire letters with company-sponsored schools because they will indeed be hiring you if you complete their training. But for you or anyone else interested in learning how the pre-hire process works, we have a great article written by the owner of a truck driving school outside of Chicago about it:
Understanding The Pre-Hire Process
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.
Thanks everyone for the advice, all is well taken! I did use the training program and I got my Class A CDL Permit, not that it will be any good at the school, I still have to take theirs, but I passed general knowledge, air brakes, and combination with a 97%, and I credit that to the High Road Training Program! So I just chalk it up to good practice. I currently review on a daily basis while I am waiting for school. I will be going with a family member this coming week on a run with him for about 5 to 7 days out (he is a owner/operator). This will be a good learning experience for be beings I have never been inside but one truck in my life and that was just breifly while my at the time boyfriend was looking at it. I am looking forward to doing this, however scared, nervous, anxious, I am, I am DETERMINED TO DO THIS! Any and all advice is appreciated Thanks, Kathy
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.
I am thinking of trying the high roads thing even tho I have already been through a school. Its only been a month, but it feels longer. I am afraid I got rusty.
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Ok been doing some reading on here and was reading about pre hire letters. Does this also apply to companies that you attend their school? I am a little confused. Like I said earlier I am considering a company that has their own training school, Central Refrigerated, after training you are hired by that compamy right? Do I still need to get that in writing? This may be a silly question, but just need clairification. Thanks!
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.