School is completed, Orientation with Arrow starts monday

Do not volunteer information that they would otherwise be unable to find out otherwise. They all seem to have one thing in common when you go to a company's orientation, they are looking for reasons to get rid of you. There was a guy that posted on here a few weeks back that said one of the companies sent him home when he told them he took ritalin as a child. That's how ridiculous they are getting.

 

My advice is avoid Arrow like the plague!

 

I wouldn't say that. A job is a job. Options for folks with no experience are pretty thin these days. Even in the best of economic times, pretty much all the companies that took on students were awful people to work for. You got to start somewhere.

 

good luck during your training. i started with Arrow back in 2000. Went to school at Central Tech. My trainer at Arrow said I was good to go after only 2 weeks, so I got my own truck pretty quick. I think you will enjoy working for Arrow. They got me home when I asked. They even routed me to see my parents. Just know that you are going to have some bad days. Arrow always treated me good and I worked hard for them. The only reason I ever left was because I had a better opportunity to haul hazmat/tanker for a smaller outfit in Oklahoma.
If you have the right attitude and want Arrow to be a good experience, it will be. Just like every other company, your going to run into problems. But you will also have alot of good days.
Good luck and be safe.

 

I totally agree, avoid them but sounds like were to late to save you so you will have to save yourself. Arrow will get you plenty of windshield time( in the truck stop) and the $$$, well you will be spending your own money waiting for loads. Whatever you do, stay away from their regional division. You get paid % and there will be an over abundance od empty miles.

 

If possible as stated before ... avoid regional at all costs. I have a buddy thats just trying to get a year in so that he can hire on with a better carrier. Percentage based regional he is averaging around 22 cents a mile ... loaded. With all the non paid dead head, its closer to 14. This guy is in his 40s, is bright, and really doesnt get messed with ... arrow just sucks.

When he was OTR life was better, but he was never home ... and still made less than somebody workin at Mickey D's

Watch your pay, and try not to break down ... from my second hand knowledge you can wait up to a day to get a tire paid for when under load. It took him 3 days to get batteries paid for, and was stuck in Tulsa for a week for some minor repairs that should have only taken a few hours

Sorry to be a bearer of bad news .... I wish you the best of luck

 

Hey just wanted to say congrats, and good luck man.Also learn as much as you can with your trainer, have questions ask them. Plus if you don't feel ready to rock an roll after it's up. I would ask for more training, well good luck keep in touch

 

Sorry to hear that they sent you home, but most companies view hitting a curb or a cone during training as an accident.