Pulled The Trigger. Starting New Career.

Started private school Monday Feb. 24 at America's Driving Force in Conley, GA. So far I'm lovin it and can't wait to get to orientation and with trainer and on to solo. I started the pre-hire process before actually enrolling in school and have a nice handful already. I'm so far considering US Xpress, Paschaal and maybe Werner. I've read some reviews and 90% are the same ole predictable belly aching. If anyone has any useful insight into one of those 3 companies please feel free to share it. I'm not overly concerned with starting pay or cpm. I am extremely concerned with being trained well and would definitely prefer to do some "way out west" runs. Would also prefer to have an APU but that's definitely not a deal breaker.

CPM:

Cents Per Mile

Drivers are often paid by the mile and it's given in cents per mile, or cpm.

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.

APU:

Auxiliary Power Unit

On tractor trailers, and APU is a small diesel engine that powers a heat and air conditioning unit while charging the truck's main batteries at the same time. This allows the driver to remain comfortable in the cab and have access to electric power without running the main truck engine.

Having an APU helps save money in fuel costs and saves wear and tear on the main engine, though they tend to be expensive to install and maintain. Therefore only a very small percentage of the trucks on the road today come equipped with an APU.

Started private school Monday Feb. 24 at America's Driving Force in Conley, GA. So far I'm lovin it and can't wait to get to orientation and with trainer and on to solo. I started the pre-hire process before actually enrolling in school and have a nice handful already. I'm so far considering US Xpress, Paschaal and maybe Werner. I've read some reviews and 90% are the same ole predictable belly aching. If anyone has any useful insight into one of those 3 companies please feel free to share it. I'm not overly concerned with starting pay or cpm. I am extremely concerned with being trained well and would definitely prefer to do some "way out west" runs. Would also prefer to have an APU but that's definitely not a deal breaker.

I too have read all those reviews and honestly think if I believed them there would be no point in working for anyone. You only need one job, one that you bring your own set of disciplines' and character too. Do what is required of you by the company (legally), roll with the punches, smile a lot, and do not get bitter at people or situations.......life is too short.

CPM:

Cents Per Mile

Drivers are often paid by the mile and it's given in cents per mile, or cpm.

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.

APU:

Auxiliary Power Unit

On tractor trailers, and APU is a small diesel engine that powers a heat and air conditioning unit while charging the truck's main batteries at the same time. This allows the driver to remain comfortable in the cab and have access to electric power without running the main truck engine.

Having an APU helps save money in fuel costs and saves wear and tear on the main engine, though they tend to be expensive to install and maintain. Therefore only a very small percentage of the trucks on the road today come equipped with an APU.

They all suck! They are all great! Many times in life, we find that it is what you make it. There are two main types of people in this world. The DO er's and the COMPLAINERS. The difference is:

DO er's do not need much recognition for what they do. They do it because they have pride in themselves, their work, reputation and reliability. When they go to sleep, they know they did the best possible job he or she could do for that day.

COMPLAINERS do as little as possible and then complain they are not getting ahead. They blame their failures or their boss, wife, mother, brother, uncle, police, life in general, etc. They find 100 hundred bad reasons why they can't do something.

DO er's find the one good reason to do stuff right even if it means hard work.

COMPLAINERS justify their lives on what has gone wrong. f nothing goes wrong for a month and they made $7700 in a week after taxes, they would still complain that they did not get paid enough.

See, COMPLAINERS are a vocal bunch and will complain to anyone who will listen. That is why you see them typing long rants about how the above companies screwed them. In the meantime, the DO er's are out there making it happen and getting the job done. DO er's don't have time to complain!

If you want to get to the left coast...you need a long legged company...any of the big ones will do...but there is also Prime, Werner, Southwest Refridgerated, Central....theres a start, they may have their own schools, but they also hire from outside...so check em out....

If you want to get to the left coast...you need a long legged company...any of the big ones will do...but there is also Prime, Werner, Southwest Refridgerated, Central....theres a start, they may have their own schools, but they also hire from outside...so check em out....

Does not matter what company you get with to get out west since riding Harleys is more important than seeing me......oh wait there was a church in there somewhere.