Haven't driven in 7 months after CDL, will CRST hire me?

I got my license and then went back home for 7 months also and when I stated again I called swift and they took me no problem. Pretty sure crst will be all teams but you shouldn't have a problem getting a company to hire you

 

If you applied to CRST likely online a recruiter will contact you and thats the person to ask the ?'s to get a correct reply based on their requirements

 

Don't go to CRST whatever you do!!

 

Go ANYWHERE else, except CR England
You want to have a happy and successful career.

 

They'll tell him the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.

Zero experience is zero experience. This is different from an experienced driver's gap in employment. As long as that CDL is in good standing they'll take anything that breathes.

I would read the forum, ask questions and don't be so quick to jump at the first company. There are better choices. Don't rely on who has the best ad. These used car salesman recruiters will sell you a 70 year old ca mel that can't walk to the mailbox and tell you it runs good.

A wild thought... did you self certify your medical card with your state's DMV? If not you better get 'er done!

 

Crest will put you though a week long retraining course then another week in classroom for paper work and drug/background checks, then you get to go out with a trainer that has been driving less then a year for a month, then you get a list of names to call and find your team mate which takes forever to actually find someone you can get along with, and yes crest is all teams , they hire around 50 new drivers every week and they run somewhere around 2000 tractors, so they run you in the ground for a year or so then fire you for some of the stupidest reasons and always put bad remarks on your DAC report, which makes getting on somewhere else a little hard, that's about what all the mega company's these days, so if you do go there never stop looking for a better company and be super careful with everything you do this includes not trusting your co driver.

 

My best friend is my doctor. Before he got into Medical School he had to do 4 years in College. His degree there was journalism. He worked a while for the Reagan White House. He married and had two children. Then he went to Medical School. Another 4 years. After schooling he had to do 4 years as an intern. Those 4 years he would work 24 hour days at times. What it is called is sacrifice. Nothing worthwhile is easy. It is called paying your dues.

CRST is not a company that I have ever worked for. The color of their trucks just doesn't go with anything I wear. More and more companies are looking for teams. Crst as I understand it is all teams. This is because trucks are the nations rolling warehouses. The idea of just in time production save companies money. Companies do not want an inventory of parts sitting around collecting dust. They want those parts to arrive just in time. So a truck that can run 24 hours a day to deliver those parts is of more value then a truck that has to park for 10 hours. That is not CRST fault or any of the mega companies. That is economics.

You are 21, most companies will not hire you until you are 23. When you move to another company, willing to team people have more options. Teams make more money then do solo's.

Another thing about teaming. You will become a much better driver if you team. Take a corner to fast as a solo, you might tip over a stack of freight in the back. Take a corner too fast with a partner trying to sleep in the bunk behind you and you will hear about. And if he is on a bottle break, you might even feel it.

When you accept your first job, do it with the idea that you are going to give 100% your best effort. Make your first company a better company for having hired you. If you are just using the company to gain a line on your resume, you will fail at this business as well as life in general. Earn more then what they pay you.