Contract for recruiter?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by bstrong3, Apr 4, 2015.

  1. bstrong3

    bstrong3 Light Load Member

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    I was reading the post by aimhigh and was wondering if I could have a list of questions to ask a recruiter drawn up like a contract and have him sign it? Would this give you some kind of protection if they don't give you what was promised?:biggrin_255:
     
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  3. G.Anthony

    G.Anthony Road Train Member

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    Have a recruiter sign a contract?

    You'd have better luck hitting the Power Ball.

    Trucking is not a job that has contracts, unless it is for hauling as an example.

    You want a job that is offered or not, it's that stone cold simple.
     
  4. slim shady

    slim shady Road Train Member

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    Ya good luck with that
     
  5. Pete jockey

    Pete jockey Medium Load Member

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    Lol...if that was the case there would be no recruiters
     
  6. bstrong3

    bstrong3 Light Load Member

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    So you just take their lies and hope for the best?
     
    Chinatown Thanks this.
  7. slim shady

    slim shady Road Train Member

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    Hopefully you can see thru their lies
     
  8. Chinatown

    Chinatown Road Train Member

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    You don't need a recruiter; do the research yourself on this forum.

    Here's an example; drivers have posted on this forum they make $60K+ driving for Tyson Foods. This would be a good company to do your first year with, then reevaluate your situation and decide if you want to move elsewhere. Apply for a pre-hire and see what happens. If they approve you, then add this company to you list of choices.








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  9. MOBee

    MOBee Road Train Member

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    And if you think you are being lied to, you probably are. If you call a company and you are told something, you can always call back and speak to a different recruiter, the information should not vary that much, if it is, then you might want to try a different company.

    By all means come here and verify what you can, but it never hurts to talk to drivers that drive for the company. If you are about to tell me, "I don't see there trucks very often." Then I would worry how they are going to get you home for your days off.
     
  10. nshore harleyguy

    nshore harleyguy Medium Load Member

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    Another way is to try and get there email address And try and communicate with them that way. I found (with alot of the mega's) I would ask them a question via email and they would either call me or reply "call me and we can discuss in detail" that is a red flag that they will not stand by there word
     
  11. 315wheelbase

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    Recruiter will stretch the facts in many cases,,tell you highest earnings their drivers make and generally the real pay is much lower,,they will tell you about the great trucks they have but in reality only a few trucks in the fleet are like they tell you and when you find out what you will be driving the truck is far from what you were told, even when you check the websites for many companies they sure are not like what you find when you get there,
    There are companies that are completely honest but they are far from few,
    Today many companies pay drivers a percentage of the revenue the truck earns,,many companies are short on work especially today in the oil fields, they have trucks sitting with out drivers and their main concern is to find drivers for their idle trucks so that if they get a call for work they can dispatch a truck,,it cost a company almost nothing to hire drivers and have them sent when they only time they have to pay the driver is when the truck moves,if the truck does not move then the driver cost them nothing,,
    Again there are many good honest companies to work for so a driver must be carefull to learn as much as possible about the company before they hire on,,
     
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