Contacting recruiters

Here are some that I have heard of:


1. Where is your orientation?

2. Is the orientation a controlled curriculum for subject matter and teaching points? Mileage? Time?

3. Do the trainers get graded by the students after completion or is there a feedback loop to make the training better? Team driving during training?

4. What is the pay during orientation and training?

5. What is the pay after training completion? List for each division please: tanker, dry van , reefer , etc. Please list if it is for ALL miles, or is a progressive (“tiered”) pay scale.

6. Any bonuses post completion? 6 months? 1 year?

7. Is there a 401k and how is it structured? Cap limits? How much does the company match?

8. During orientation are lodging and meals paid for by the company?

9. If the trainer takes home time does the newbie keep driving?

10. What electronics does your company furnish to make a more safe and efficient driver?

11. Where are the main hubs?

12. Does the company have any dedicated contracts? Divisions? Is the newbie eligible for them?

13. What medical and dental plans are offered? Details and pricing of each plan to include time with company?

14. Can you switch trainers if it doesn't work between the two of you for whatever reason?

15. Idling policy?

16. Inverter installation policy? APU in trucks?

17. Is per diem built into the pay?

18. Breakdown and layover pay? Detention pay?

19. Are they no touch or is unloading involved? Pay for unloading?

20. How many miles do they usually put on a truck before they pull it from the fleet?

21. How does the pay period work? Do they use TRANSFLO and does it cost you? Do bills have to be sent in by a certain day to get paid during a week?

22. General home-time policy and where they want the truck when you go home?

23. Slip seating or assigned trucks?

24. What speed are trucks governed at?

25. Vacation policy?

26. What miles are paid miles and what miles are not?

27. When am I working and not getting paid?

28. If weather, driver (sick) or road conditions are such that I feel it is unsafe to continue driving, will I be penalized for parking until it is safe?

29. What are the reasons I could be disciplined and or fired for?

30. What can I expect my first year earnings to be? 2nd year?

31. How many miles per week does a newbie average?

32. Is there a tuition reimbursement program? Explain how it works please.

33. How many of their recruits as a percentage remain past 90 days?

34. What is the number 1 reason new recruits quit or their biggest complaint when they're terminated?

 

Vaseline or KY Jelly?
Missionary or doggy?

Seriously friend, why dont you leave the bottomfeeder circus for a last resort, instead of the master plan?

 

That's a pretty good list. Only thing I can think to add is to ask about their CSA scores. Their safety scores, and how seriously they take it, is very important. Ask about any recent out of service violations and how they handled it. The more they are willing to say about this, the better. If they don't know or just don't want to give you a solid answer, then that puts a big dent in their credibility. It also tells them that you mean business and you are not just another steering wheel holder who will be easily lured in. Good luck!

 

What and whare are the topfeeder circuses and six flag amusement feeders?

 

Do they have driver facing cameras?
If yes, and i promise to drive naked, do you promise to watch?

 

Word of warning, some recruiters get an arogant attitude towards potential new drivers. If that happens tell them to go F themselves and then move on to the next company.

 

If he starts asking all those questions you can bet they will haing up on him.