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It sounds like your asking if its bad to get to many Pre-hire letters? If this is correct I have never heard of this to be a problem. Maybe someone with more experience can answer this.. but to me you want to get as many pre-hire letters as possible because it provides you with options. It could be the recruiter telling you this so you won't apply somewhere else and pick a different company? Beats me.
I got 5 pre hire letters before trucking school.. (Didn't end up going with any of them because an opportunity in the oil fields presented its self to me.) So getting to many pre hire letters is not an issue. Almost everything I have read you want to get multiple pre hire letters.
Don't worry about it.
Good luck to you!
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 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.
And there is no such thing as a DAX report in trucking.. pretty sure that's the German stock exchange. It is defiantly the DAC report he is referring to.
DAC:
Drive-A-Check Report
A truck drivers DAC report will contain detailed information about their job history of the last 10 years as a CDL driver (as required by the DOT).
It may also contain your criminal history, drug test results, DOT infractions and accident history. The program is strictly voluntary from a company standpoint, but most of the medium-to-large carriers will participate.
Most trucking companies use DAC reports as part of their hiring and background check process. It is extremely important that drivers verify that the information contained in it is correct, and have it fixed if it's not.
Hey Max! Thanks for replying. I guess what I was really mostly worried about is whether or not I should trust a recruiter who would call a DAC a DAX. Shouldn't he know better? It doesn't instill a whole lot of confidence if he's supposedly been driving for 30 yrs and he doesn't know basic terminology. I just don't want to hand over $4k to someone who isn't legit.
I guess another way of asking this question is:
Would you go to a school where the recruiter was calling the DAC report, a DAX report?
Thanks for the encouragement and for being so kind in your reply. I get really heady and worried about falling for someone's scheming tactics and I didn't know if calling it a DAX instead of a DAC was a common mistake or a red flag.
DAC:
Drive-A-Check Report
A truck drivers DAC report will contain detailed information about their job history of the last 10 years as a CDL driver (as required by the DOT).
It may also contain your criminal history, drug test results, DOT infractions and accident history. The program is strictly voluntary from a company standpoint, but most of the medium-to-large carriers will participate.
Most trucking companies use DAC reports as part of their hiring and background check process. It is extremely important that drivers verify that the information contained in it is correct, and have it fixed if it's not.
It looks like the recruiter just made a typing error. The X and C sit next to each other on the key board. I sure wouldn't let this affect my decision.
Thanks Gladiator! That's what I was thinking too, but I got all up in a dither when he actually spelled it wrong for me on the phone as I was taking notes. I really liked the school - older trucks but the instructors all have over a million miles and all but one instructor got those 1M+ miles accident free (one instructor even has 6M+); 3-1 training so there would be a lot of observation time (which I'm not sure is good or bad); 3 wk intensive; etc. I'm still doing my research and have one more school to look at so I'll just file that typo into the "Oopsie" folder and just make sure I check into all the other pertinent information. I appreciate you both calming my nerves though! :) Have a great day and happy driving!
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
Recruiters job is to recruit you. Then they are out of the picture. Just like car salesman. They sell you the car, then you deal with the loan company for the duration. Don't worry about that spell error, look at the company and make your decisions from there. Also, get as many pre hires as you can get!!! They don't cost the company a thing lol, nor do they go on your DAC , when you get hired, that is when it costs them for a background, UI and all the stuff, and when it shows on your DAC, because now you have a job to report :D
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.
DAC:
Drive-A-Check Report
A truck drivers DAC report will contain detailed information about their job history of the last 10 years as a CDL driver (as required by the DOT).
It may also contain your criminal history, drug test results, DOT infractions and accident history. The program is strictly voluntary from a company standpoint, but most of the medium-to-large carriers will participate.
Most trucking companies use DAC reports as part of their hiring and background check process. It is extremely important that drivers verify that the information contained in it is correct, and have it fixed if it's not.
You say tomato I say tomaato........
You say tomato I say tomaato........
I usually say ketchup, I don't care for tumaters.
If the school is accredited then I wouldn't worry. If not, well....
I'm a bit neurotic too. :)
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I met with my school recruiter yesterday, got a tour, went over financial details, and let my guard down about the whole process and showed how excited I really was...because I am! I'm going to drive a truck!!! and I'm so proud and happy for me YAY!!!
I was on cloud nine until two minutes ago when I was reading a thread about DAC reports. It may seem like an incredibly silly thing to turn into a red flag, but the recruiter (in an email and later verbally - I asked him how it was spelled so I could make a note because we were talking about how many pre-hire letters I was getting and how that might raise red flags for companies because it costs like $3k to do the research to issue pre-hires etc etc) called it a DAX report.
Yes, yes...I'm sure there are some of you out there that are like really? she's worried about a friggin typo?. But as much as I hate to admit it, I am incredibly transparent when I'm excited about something, making me a sales person's/recruiter's ~~~ dream.
It seems like he should know the difference if he's been driving for over 30 years, but I also know that sometimes mispronunciations/spellings become adopted into everyday language. Without poking too much fun (even though I know I've left my belly exposed), would you mind telling me if this is something I should worry about? I've just fallen for so much crap when it comes to things like "Pick this career it'll be great! You should get your degree in this! You'll make millions!!!!!!!!" that I just can't take another blow like that, emotionally or financially. So, I guess I'm hypersensitive to things that don't match up (like one of my pre-hire letters saying "he" instead of "she" - I obviously let that go...mostly).
Thanks!
~ Feeling Mildly Neurotic aka Sunshine
Dm:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.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.
DAC:
Drive-A-Check Report
A truck drivers DAC report will contain detailed information about their job history of the last 10 years as a CDL driver (as required by the DOT).
It may also contain your criminal history, drug test results, DOT infractions and accident history. The program is strictly voluntary from a company standpoint, but most of the medium-to-large carriers will participate.
Most trucking companies use DAC reports as part of their hiring and background check process. It is extremely important that drivers verify that the information contained in it is correct, and have it fixed if it's not.