midweek orientation

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    to truck or not to truck Bobtail Member

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    hello all. does anyone know of any starter companies that have a mid-week orientation? want to leave school directly to orientation. maybe a wed-fri start? thanks ya'll and be safe. im sc located btw.
     
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    Not positive, but try WSE Transportation.
     
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    Will you be taking your State test and getting your cdl the same day?
     
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    cabwrecker The clutch wrecker

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    I love the line of thought here.
    "Hey, I don't care what my first company has to offer in regards to...well...anything. But the real kicker here is they've gotta have a weekday orientation."

    OP, you realize the hiring process can take weeks, and sometimes longer. It's not a two day thing brother.
     
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    thanks china, will check them out.
     
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    to truck or not to truck Bobtail Member

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    testing for my cdl on that mon. figured day of travel to most spots.
     
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    CAB, im not saying that, i was just looking for options. would like to lookat those companies first. i DO understand that it can take weeks. i also have a few weeks before i graduate but thanks for the reminder. ive looked and most of my pre-hire letters start orientation on mondays. just would like to start earlier if possible. i will look at what best works for me but again, thanks!:biggrin_25512:
     
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    Why the big hurry? If two companies offered to hire you, would the determining factor really be that one of them has orientation mid-week and the other starts on Monday. I don't know but I think you are missing the big picture here.
     
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    no sir/mam, i just havnt seen any companies that do orientation on any other day but mon. if company A has what i want but doesnt go till mon and company B has everything i want and starts on wed, well id like to start with company B. hope ya see my point. just wanted to see what all is out there as my email is looking like the truck companies listing in the yellow pages!
     
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    Arrow used to have 2 orientations weekly. First one was Mon-Wed, next one was Wed-Fri. Most have holidays as well. FFE used to start on Sun night with a log class.