local NC work?

I asked the recruiter at Mav about it, she said they are self insured, so they can set their own standards. Orientation runs Sun thru Thurs, then Fri they move you to Ft. Smith AR. That's where they due securement training, no matter what experience you have. They teach you the their own "Maverick Way". You do get Sat off. Then, for me anyway, out with a trainer for 1 to 6 weeks. Pay is $550. 1st week, $500 per week till I'm in my own truck.

 

hi i worked for salem ,, talk about bs,,, they have it think the pay was 12 or 13,, dont remember, hauled to freightliner in the 3 nc plants thats goig away in march with the freightliner layffs 1 /9/09 wanna know about salem just ask,,,,

 

you definatley did right by not going to salem,, you pay the 1st 500.00 dollars of any accident out of your pocket started to quit then you have to sign a letter saying you will do this or your out right then and much much more spread the word about them if you like they are swift of nc,,,, stickhauler

 

Chief,

Did you ever find a company? If not, have you checked out Waste Management? As hard as it was for me to believe, the school that I went to in Yadkinville, NC was visited a few weeks ago by a former graduate. He started with WM 2 years ago, straight out of school, and is still there. The only thing he would tell us about his pay was that he STARTED at more than the $40K per year that the usual companies were offering. I think he works for them out of their Winston Salem location.

 

Chief,

If you can find some other type of work locally, I would completely understand. Before deciding to give trucking a try, I sent out 40-50 resumes. I have years of sales, sales management, and business management experience, topped off by a 4 year college degree. The only call that I got was for a job starting at $25K, which won't pay my bills. I could've even made the $25K work for awhile, but I was told not to expect a raise for 1 1/2 - 2 years. Right now, any work seems to be good work. To further clarify, I interviewed for the $25K job and was promised a 2nd interview with the local manager's district manager. I never got the call for the 2nd interview and didn't bother following up on it because I couldn't make the money work. That was over a month ago. Last night, when I signed on to check email, I'd received an email from their corporate office telling me the position had been cancelled... LOL. It turns out, even if I had wanted it, I couldn't have gotten that one.

Good Luck!
IronRydr

 

chief,

Exactly! At best, a lot of employers use it as a base line requirement anymore, much like a high school diploma or GED used to be. So many people have degrees these days that it no longer distinguishes you from the rest of the pack... it's just another requirement.

I've read a lot of posts on this forum that encourage newbies to forego trucking in favor of getting an education. While I would always encourage anyone to get as much education as possible, the reality is that a degree doesn't necessarily guarantee a better job.