Help a trucker wannabe out!

BigDon,

Thanks for understanding. Believe me, I do hope I get hired by a company like Shaffer (a company I'd pick over Schneider by the way, but one of the few). I'd be thrilled. If my driving record were squeeky clean I'd likely have somewhat of a shot (lack of experience would still be my achilles heel). I'm not going to assume a company won't hire me. I just think I'm being realistic.

On the other hand, if I get a pre-hire from Swift, that would make two companies with pre-hires. That might begin to make me wonder if I'm not underestimating my chances with other companies in general. We'll see.

 

Chris,

Did you call Western Express yet? I would expect you wouldn't have an issue getting hired their. I'm sorry you got turned down with Maverick, I can really understand your frustration! It's time to get a pre-hire from somebody you know you'll get one from, and then you can work off of that and feel a lot better.

 

Well they took me so that's not a surprise. J/K

In all seriousness, I haven't read a lot of good things about them, so thanks for the heads up. If I had to choose, I'd choose Swift over Western Express. I'm hoping I'll have more choices then that though. This is an ongoing process.

 

What are your chances of moving from a sub-prime operator to a prime one? Probably pretty good if they are accident free miles.

Anyway, just an update. My application with Swift is still pending due to a review of my driving record. My background and Dac report cleared so I'm going to need to call back on Monday. They are probably comparing my record to other applicants before they make a final decision. We shall see.