PTDI?
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Hey Glenn.
PTDI means next to nothing but finding a school that is approved by the companies you're interested in is important. It's not the PTDI certification that most companies are looking for. They're normally looking for a certain minimum number of hours of training or they've had good experience with students from certain schools.
If you're going to go through an Independent Truck Driving School you'll first want to Apply For Truck Driving Jobs as an attempt to get pre-hire letters. If you're unfamiliar with the pre-hire process we have an excellent article -Understanding Pre-Hire Letters. Once you get your pre-hires you'll be able to narrow down your choices to the company or companies you're interested in. At that point you'll be able to discuss with them which truck driving schools in your area they accept students from.
And indeed you will find a huge difference in starting pay between various companies. So look around and do your research.
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.
Pre-hires:
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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Hey all,
I'm doing my research on companies that I think I'll want to apply to after I get trained/schooled. That brings up a question on training. A few companies websites indicate their "approved" schools are PTDI certified, which leads me to think that other schools may not carry much weight with them (no pun meant)...
I'll call these companies and ask about this but wanted to ask y'all if that's ever been brought up before. May make a difference as to what school to choose. Thoughts on that?
Other thing I get from reading a few of the other online forums is that some of the veteran drivers say that "paying your 1st year dues" should be taken with a grain of salt. They said IF you select (and do get hired) by the "right company" you will not automatically be lumped into the near starvation pay rates first year, and might actually get decent rates provided you perform well. Not expecting to start off this driving at the top rates but will try not to start at the bottom either. Would prefer do my research up front. This sort of ties into choosing the right school also. Thoughts?
Thx Glenn B
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