Choosing A Trucking Company Advice

Hello Everyone, I hope you are doing well and staying safe. I haven't posted much yet but am only getting started. I recently left the medical field and became large box truck driver for an organic produce company about a month and a half ago just to see if I would remotely like the field. I am in love with it. I make decent money, get free organic produce, and so much more. I drive all over the upper east coast and am home daily. I work four days or five days a week and overtime is optional. Which I take of course. Anyways my plan is to, towards the end of the year sign on board with a trucking company that has their own CDL a training program. Now I have done a lot of research however I only know what I know. I need your experience strength and hope to make the correct decision. I have to talk with a couple recruiters from multiple different companies. one of the companies that was high on my list to work for was Wilson Logistics. however when I called them the recruiter I spoke to was not very pleasant, kind of arrogant, and basically told me it would cost me $46,000 for him to give me information about the program which makes absolutely no sense. It really brought me down Wilson Logistics was one of my top choices. I don't want to be just another number to a company and I want to make good money what trucking companies do you recommend? Please keep in mind if you read my previous post I am an addict in recovery. I can pass a regular drug screen however a hair follicle may be a little difficult as some of them go back 5 years. I look forward to reading your responses! Have a great day!

Don't focus too much on your interaction with the recruiter. As can be said for any job some are better at their job than others. What is it you want to know about Wilson? We have a few members here that have gone through their program. Don't worry about being just a number. Gtown drives for Swift, the largest truckload carrier in the country, and deals with only a handful of people. Kearsey (rainy) also wrote an excellent article about how she'sMore than a number at Prime Inc.

I haven't heard of hair follicle going back 5 years, typically people say its about 6 months. Awesome job on your sobriety.

Thanks for responding! I want to know everything I can about Wilson Logistics as it has one of the highest ratings for a trucking company through indeed reviews from employees and driver's. I want to know what to expect, pay range, schedule, and more. I'd like to make sure I prequalify for it all before really going all the way in. In regards to the five year hair follicle, I spoke with Swift directly who stated if you have drank alcohol or used other drugs in the past five years that it would show up.

Do research online find out the companies process. Figure out what you need to begin I’m from Cali in order to get a CDL permit you must have your dot physical card and pass your knowledge test for them to issue you a permit. I initially spoke to a recruiter with swift before I went with prime inc. when I did swift was a 2 year commitment after getting licensed while prime was 1. I went with prime and they were great start company. You go to prime and they get you with a trainer to get the CDL after that you move on to the next phase Trainer And Trainee they called it tnt I believe you go on their truck doing teams one drives the other rest for a certain number of miles then you go solo after that. You just need to find somewhere that fits you. Your needs and wants. If you choose to go with a company with a longer commitment contract and you bail out because you didn’t like over the road you are responsible for paying that portion of money back for their time. It’s best to complete the contract and if you aren’t feeling it move else where also keep in mind you can get endorsements these are used for moving specific types of freight. Tankers, hazardous materials, double and triples. Get informed as much as you can and choose wisely recruiters are just that they get you signed up but moving forward they won’t be in contact with you unless something arises. Some companies also offer things like advances you pay back while your training for food and expenses etc. so keep that in mind and just ask all you can to a recruiter and if your told something like incentive wise get it in writing through email etc because otherwise it didn’t happen

Hello Everyone, I hope you are doing well and staying safe. I haven't posted much yet but am only getting started. I recently left the medical field and became large box truck driver for an organic produce company about a month and a half ago just to see if I would remotely like the field. I am in love with it. I make decent money, get free organic produce, and so much more. I drive all over the upper east coast and am home daily. I work four days or five days a week and overtime is optional. Which I take of course. Anyways my plan is to, towards the end of the year sign on board with a trucking company that has their own CDL a training program. Now I have done a lot of research however I only know what I know. I need your experience strength and hope to make the correct decision. I have to talk with a couple recruiters from multiple different companies. one of the companies that was high on my list to work for was Wilson Logistics. however when I called them the recruiter I spoke to was not very pleasant, kind of arrogant, and basically told me it would cost me $46,000 for him to give me information about the program which makes absolutely no sense. It really brought me down Wilson Logistics was one of my top choices. I don't want to be just another number to a company and I want to make good money what trucking companies do you recommend? Please keep in mind if you read my previous post I am an addict in recovery. I can pass a regular drug screen however a hair follicle may be a little difficult as some of them go back 5 years. I look forward to reading your responses! Have a great day!