i know this may sound dumb,but i am a newbie wanna be to trucking.can someone enlighten me on how pre-hire works .do you get a job offer before you get your c.d.l or is it a contract promising to hire you once you complete their program ...any help wold be greatly appreciated....

are you talking about getting your schooling at a trucking company verses a driving school?

a driving school.. i mean if i didnt go to say a swift school or any other company that offers a school....a local community college is what im speaking of

you can apply to companies before you finish school. you may get a "prehire" offer based on your resume. when you obtain your CDL, let them know and proceed from there.

hey thanks i thought that's what it meant but i wasnt sure.thanks for the information.so i can start applying now since i wont finish until august ?

you can apply whenever you want. of course they won't hire you until you have the CDL. but go ahead and start researching companies. call and talk to their recruiters. you won't be able to get off the phone with most of them!

lol thanks for the info...reccomend any ?

not really.

I believe with a pre hire it simply means the company will consider you AFTER you have completed school and you have passed your training course.

Then the company will start the verification process to see if you meet their hiring standards. Checking your employment history, your dac(USIS), your mvr, even your credit history in some cases.

If it were me I would not start applying until the final week or so of school. I know when I went through school in 1991 there were several recruiters that came to "pitch" my class. Burlington Motor Carriers, Werner, Schneider, JB Hunt, and a couple other smaller outfits, all extolling the virtues of their respective companies.

My suggestion? Take notes. The recruiters information may not necessarily be 100% accurate but you will not find that info out until you start researching that particular company. You do that by coming here or finding drivers working for that specific company at your local truckstop and asking questions.

Of course most drivers new to the industry do not even know what questions to ask a recruiter let alone know what is a good thing or a bad thing.

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hey i really appreciate the info.i have heard and read alot about recruiters and i must admit none of it was good.