What kind of questions should I be asking employers?

Recruiters are all eager to tell what you get paid for. Ask them what you will have to do that you DON'T get paid for.

 

On second thought, don't ask that. They might think you are too smart to work there and not hire you!

 

How strict is your accident policy? Some companies, when you're new, will fire you, for having an accident, even if it's something like taking out a mailbox or high hooking a trailer in the yard.

 

I'd ask how fast the trucks run and if they won't run the posted speed limit,mainly 70mph,i would run from them. why start out and grow to hate trucking due to ALWAYS being in the slow trucker cluster?

 

Cwr327.... Greetings and welcome to the show. Here's a friendly piece of advice from a guy who's got 25+ years in the game. Try to get on with Schneider Tanker. They will train you (from how I'm understanding it). But more important you'll gain valuable tank experience that can possibly lead to other better paying jobs. But make no mistake and have no illusions, you will have to put some serious windshield and seat time in. Relax and take your time and whenever you feel intimidated remember that that all of us veteran drivers were also rookies too at one point. Good luck bud.

 

It's probably a bit dumb, but paid holidays are a pretty important benefit to me. I figure people in the office and shops get them, so if a company can't be bothered to extend that same courtesy the drivers, they must not think very highly of them.

Same goes for paid vacation.

 

Yes and no. I had all of my endorsements while I had a permit, the difference is that they are not all applied to the permit as you pointed out. They are basically "pending" completion of attaining a CDL A.

I know, semantics...