Start talking with recruiters sooner rather than later. Get as many prehire letters as you can. Use the info that the recruiters that come to the school for additional info. Just remember to take what the recruiters, that come to the school, say with a grain of salt. They are traveling sales people. Nothing more, nothing less. Kinda like a Kirby vacuum sales person that goes door to door.
Here is some info on prehire letters.
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A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
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.
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-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.
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.
Hey, Patrick, you missed this one. Dave filled out this one app, it gets sent to "everybody".
Hey, Patrick, you missed this one. Dave filled out this one app, it gets sent to "everybody".
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I'm starting CDL school in a few weeks and while I'm there I will be talking with a few recruiters from different trucking companies. Should I be reaching out and applying before then, or wait? I don't know if I want to commit to anything before hearing what they have to say during my schooling, but would it be smart to lay the groundwork now? Thanks
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles: