MTC California hiring freeze

I'm attending truck driving school right now, currently in my 13th week of an 18 week program with AIT in Fontana, CA. A little over a month ago I applied to May and got a pre-hire offer from them, along with the pre-hire offers I got from Schneider and Swift, and a few other companies. Anyway, a couple days ago I called up Opal, who is my recruiter with May, to check in with her. She told me as of right now, May isn't hiring out of California, for the time being, although they were a little over a month ago when I first applied. So she tells me keep calling back every week or so and keep checking in with her, at least in the last week or two before I graduate, and she'll keep me updated. Now my question is...to anybody with knowledge of MTC's hiring practices or whatever. Is this kind of thing normal with them - these hiring freezes in certain areas? If so, how long does it typically last before they start hiring again? I still have a little over 5 weeks left before I finish school and will be ready to head out to orientation, training, etc. But of the companies I'm entertaining offers with thus far, I think I would slightly prefer May over the others out there. So I guess I'm just hoping somebody can tell me that they think this will blow over by the time I graduate .

 

Hmmm...guess I'll see about that. Thanks!

 

I don't doubt in the slightest that it's true. What she told me is that they currently have too many drivers from there (Cali), and that's the reason for it. Obviously as my recruiter, being able to get me to sign on means money in her pocket, so no, I'm quite sure she's not lying about that. Only part of what she said I do have a problem with is their reasoning, although maybe something might have gotten "lost in translation" a little bit perhaps, but if their reason for not presently hiring people out of California really is simply that they have too many drivers from here...? Come on May, that's just not cool!! LOL! I get discriminated against on just the basis of being from California alone, entirely more than enough as it is, without having to lose out on a job because of that too!

Well anyway, I guess all I can do is keep in contact with Opal, keep my fingers crossed, and hope this changes, if not by the time I finish school, at least shortly thereafter. *Knocks on wood*

Good luck to you with May NWW! If you find a little bit of time now and then, perhaps you could keep us posted on how things go for you with them?