First Week On Training At NTTS Buffalo,NY
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Hi all im in my first week of training at NTTS in Buffalo will my past employment History hinder me from finding a Job im 43 and worked many Different jobs in my past and was Laid off in 2020 for a year during Covid. I worked mostly in Heavy equipment and had many diffrent jobs with contraction company's like 5 in the past 4 years does my Non driving job history effect my getting a Driving job /
Howdy again, William!
Just like we told you a month ago, you should be fine! Good luck in school; wondering why you didn't want to go company paid training, though ?!?
This is something you can look into, now that you're in school, however:
- Article: Understanding Pre-Hire Letters: The What, Why, And How Of This Important Step
- Trucker's Wiki: "Pre-Hire Letters"
- Forum Topics Tagged "CDL Pre-Hire Letters"
And don't forget to study: High Road CDL Training Program
Best of luck!
~ Anne ~
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.
Hi thanks week 2 almost done got my permit and doubles triples and tanker endorsements done while doing my permit tests soon as I get my license I can take hazmat and going for metal coils also I’m doing the 6 week basic course so should be done on the 27th of July I drove yard jockey for a time so backing and other stuff is quit easy 😁
Hi all im in my first week of training at NTTS in Buffalo will my past employment History hinder me from finding a Job im 43 and worked many Different jobs in my past and was Laid off in 2020 for a year during Covid. I worked mostly in Heavy equipment and had many diffrent jobs with contraction company's like 5 in the past 4 years does my Non driving job history effect my getting a Driving job /
Howdy again, William!
Just like we told you a month ago, you should be fine! Good luck in school; wondering why you didn't want to go company paid training, though ?!?
This is something you can look into, now that you're in school, however:
- Article: Understanding Pre-Hire Letters: The What, Why, And How Of This Important Step
- Trucker's Wiki: "Pre-Hire Letters"
- Forum Topics Tagged "CDL Pre-Hire Letters"
And don't forget to study: High Road CDL Training Program
Best of luck!
~ Anne ~
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.
HAZMAT:
Hazardous Materials
Explosive, flammable, poisonous or otherwise potentially dangerous cargo. Large amounts of especially hazardous cargo are required to be placarded under HAZMAT regulations
Doubles:
Refers to pulling two trailers at the same time, otherwise known as "pups" or "pup trailers" because they're only about 28 feet long. However there are some states that allow doubles that are each 48 feet in length.
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.
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Hi all im in my first week of training at NTTS in Buffalo will my past employment History hinder me from finding a Job im 43 and worked many Different jobs in my past and was Laid off in 2020 for a year during Covid. I worked mostly in Heavy equipment and had many diffrent jobs with contraction company's like 5 in the past 4 years does my Non driving job history effect my getting a Driving job /