CR England recruits scammed

Nevermind...

 

What school did you go too? Dallas, Salt Lake, Burns Harbor?

 

He said Chris Kelsey, that would be Burns Harbor. I did my research and didn't jump into the pot of boiling water.

 

First order of business, if you can, get that old job back. That 40K salary is pretty good while you look around. Plus it is a lot better than you will probably your first year doing OTR.
We all like to be supportive and wish you the best in seeing your child. But to be honest, it is very tough to visit out on the road. You would have to have a very cooperative X to make that work. And I would bet that your present girlfriend would probably not be thrilled about you taking your hometime in LA.
Good luck and put most of your effort going forward.

 

mmringer the best advice that you will hear may be this:
If at all possible try to find a way to get your cdl without going to a company offered training. A local college may be about the best and least expensive. Company schools always come with a 1 or sometimes 2 yr contract to work for that company. That means that you are their B****, and if you leave before that contract is up you get an inflated bill for the schooling.

Also don't be thinking that driving a truck will be a bed of roses, you will be very dissappointed. You also should realize you'r probably gonna take a cut in pay from what you were making before, at least for a yr or so.

Good luck to you, and be safe in whatever you decide to do.

 

You applied for a job where the ability to stay alert is paramount and then fall asleep on the first day? I do not mean to be rude but for you to be upset about this is just crazy talk. I hope you land on your feet but you need to take responsibility for your own actions. All of this being said, what a crappy company.

 

I fell asleep ... trying to read wandering diatribe.

 

ok lets see if I understand this correctly...
you were starting a new career where you know that the first few days/weeks are usually going to be the worst part of it all and basically manage to fall asleep within the first 4 - 5 hrs of classroom (not to mention during the presentation given by the boss of the school in Burns Harbor) and instructed to leave the school...

so I am still trying to gather where the issue is, except they are suppose to provide you with your ticket home if you don't make it past the first week.

not trying to be cruel but if you could not handle just a few hours of a classroom how do think you could manage possibly having to drive 4-6 hours during the night pulling over 40K pounds heading down a highway...

 

most big companys dont wanna hire you straight outta school,they all want you to have 3-6 months otr experience,so these companys that have their own schools then hire you are good to get your foot in the door anyway,then you can move on to better pastures....and if ya dont wanna be locked into staying for a long period well then pay the school costs up front and your free to go when ya want....as far as falling asleep and complaining about them for dismissing you,be glad your wernt driving as you were dozing.and why anyone would leave a job paying over $20 an hour and home every night to do this is beyond me

 

I'll also ask... why would anyone leave a job paying $20.25, working in your town, being home at night, etc... that's at least $800 a week gross... and there's not many experienced drivers that are bringing down that per week...no matter what kind of BS stories you might have heard.Unless, that is, you wanted a $400-500 a week paycut, working with unprofessional people, and working at least 20-30 hours per week MORE than your regular job...