CTL new hire lost before the start gun.

Yup. Keep looking. Quite honestly, you may not be cut out for this. You show up with CDL in hand, get 46 days of company training and you blow a red light on your final test? Plain and simple, you weren't paying attention. There's no excuse for that.

 

I wouldn't fool around with a company that hires me and then doesn't have any work. What the terminal manager means by "he is working on something", means they're working on a potential new customer. They're trying to get some drivers lined up in case the deal goes through. Jump on something now to get some OTR experience and in about 6 months or better, then move on to a good company like Melton Truck Lines or Cypress Truck Line. For now though, contact Benny Whitehead Trucking, Martin Enterprises of the Carolinas, Carolina Cargo, Buel Inc., Tankstar, Paschall Truck Lines, and get to work before you waste time letting your CDL sit idle. I would start the online applications right now and then pick a company out of the job offers you will get.

 

I'm usually right with you, but no need to bother with Melton. With three companies since Feb they won't waste their time with training.

 

CTL is a crappy ComCar company you don't want them. Only thing worse than their equipment is their pay. Most guys that work there can't get in with good companies or are retired and are just looking for something on the side.

 

Personally, I think you made a mistake walking out on Maverick. I've heard nothing but great things about them from drivers I've talked to. They pay good and treat their drivers very well from what I've been told. They were one of my top prospects when I graduated school, but in the end I just couldn't get past their automatic trucks.

 

From this wannabee's POV, that seems a bit harsh. There may have been some other issues with OP's driving or something. Driving too fast in the first place, not reacting quickly enough when the light changed to yellow.... who knows.

Probably not as "bonehead," as doing something on your CDL road test that creates an automatic fail (like RR crossing issue).

IMHO