How was your month?

About the worst I have experienced far as getting loads. I mad almost nothing.. not even really worth being out there to tell you the truth. hope it picks up or I will be done with trucking and moving onto something else..

 

Well I leave for ROEHL on 3/8/08 going to Gary,In for orientation I hope I made the right choice. Any advise from experience driver's would be appreciated. Wish me luck and everyone be safe out there!!!

 

Whew that stinks. Is that due more to the short window of opportunity that would be available for load scheduling, to a potential team driver, as you have limited time to drive, before your scheduled Lead Driver training? Hope that made sense but that's how it sounds from your prior posts. Did I understand it right?

Please do and thanks! I know the participants of this forum seem to agree that they aren't the prefered option. They (CRST) are one of the few that hire in my area and return phone calls. I actually had training scheduled with them but the day after confirmation, I was reminded by a family member that I had agreed to remodel their shower a month prior. It's family, so there's no need to explain, but I cancelled with CRST for the short term. I had worked on research for several companies for a month or so and forgot about this prior commitment. The recruiter wasn't mean or nasty, but sounded understandably disappointed.

 

So it's mostly circumstantial and not necessarily the companies lack of attention or short sightedness? I understand then and thanks for the reiteration.

Brandi Score, but there were no hassles with her at all. In fact she actually impressed me as someone who had their act together. She darn sure followed through in a manner that put the other (allegedly better companies) recruiters to shame. She called when she said she would and answered the phone when it rang. Her confirmation call came with a fairly complete itinerary and she gave me advice from what weather to expect, to clothing to pack, to shoes to wear, to what was expected of me etc.. I know this is basic professional courtesy but man oh man is it ever a rare thing. That's one of teh reasons I felt bad about cancelling out on her- she had come through. I'm usually dependable and understand the importance of being so. I'm not certain I have it right, but I suspect a LOT of people apply for these situations. It seems rational to think that when I got the green light, other applicants were put on the back burner. By cancelling, I probably earned a big fat red "X" adjacent to my name in their little black book- if not a strikethru. Okay maybe that's a Woody Allen moment. It's still plausible.

Thanks for the advice. No, I don't have the CDL-A yet. The scheduled School was Mercedes (?) in Dothan, Alabama, which was convenient for me. Mrs. Score said they would have taken me back across the State Line to Florida, (30 miles or so) to take the CDL skills test. That means I wouldn't have to go through the hassle of, or pay twice for the license transfer. However, since the time I applied, was accepted, and had to put this on hold, I've had a student loan application accepted. (Woohoo!) The only red flags so far are.. well.. pretty big ones. CRST has a really bad reputation on this and other forums. The reality of being thrown into a cab with someone that I don't know but am apt to dislike if not genuinely loathe, is also concerning. Definately keep intouch. I'd like to know if they're as bad about equipment maintenance as I've read.