Student Driver Needs Job

I COULD hire in Atlanta if I had an open truck, but I don't have a seat available right now. Seems to me, due to a few key words in your post, that you have a skeleton hiding in your closet. If you had a good MVR, criminal record, and job history, Atlanta is not a tough spot to find a job in trucking.

 

Why the need for a refresher? I'm sorry if I missed something in your original post.

As for Central, they are a large training company so, you will undoubtedly hear all kinds of bad stuff about them. My opinion of any training company is that although many have bad experiences, alot of the way the company treats you is based on you. If you have a good, humble attitude with a willingness to learn and play the game by their rules, you will be just fine. I am sure that bad things happen at those companies on occasion, but when you are in the position that you are, it is often best to just grit your teeth and try your best to get through one year with your first company. At that point, you can look for the job you want as opposed to the current job that you need.

 

Im in the same boat. Every company wants 2 years verifiable OTR. Its not like it was 5 years ago.

 

A lot of times reefers are based on routes. In my area they like to hire minorities and give them a route. I was at a truck sales and service company in my area and a spanish guy was complaining about all of the Mexicans that they were hiring. If the route becomes too easy, then they change it to hourly he says. But thats only what I have seen.

 

He is right, the best routes go to the hungry drivers. Those people that complain all of the time get the scraps. Of course, if you have a family you may not see them much. But that is the life that you have chosen as a trucker.

 

The training at a CDL school is only adequate to get a CDL . It doesn't even begin to give you the experience need to be a driver . Many drivers out of school can't even pass a road test at orientation .