Roadmasters and no experience question

Those programs are ok.

 

Try Averitt Express, they have dock to driving jobs. The owner of the company started out on the dock many years ago. Might also want to check with Exide Battery there in Orlando? Sometimes they are hiring straight truck drivers to deliver batteries mostly local? Last I heard, they pay pretty good? Pepsi may have straight truck openings in Orlando or either dock to driver programs?

 

Hey sorry for the late reply. Been busy running hard. Lol. We prefer hiring people with class A. People with class B limits you and quite frankly you will not make any money at Fastenal and it will be a waste of time. You will be on the training route and it just isn’t worth it. Also kee in mind my terminal in Orlando doesn’t hire anyone that goes to Roadmaster. Sorry it’s nothing against the person but 4 weeks is not enough time behind the wheel. The 1st 2 weeks you are in a class room and the last two weeks you are on a truck but for like 15 min a day because some of the classes can big from what I heard. It would be better if you can go to a 8 week program or more. Just telling you our qualifications. Some people may not like it but those are our qualifications. Every company has theirs. Every company is different.

 

It takes a long time because they enroll way too many students for the number of instructors and trucks they have. There is a Roadmaster/Werner down the road from the school I attended. Every day I passed that place there was a large number (15-20) students just standing around smoking and bull-####ting, waiting for their turn in a truck. That's how they make it 160 hours, I guess. Also, that school is outrageously priced... something like 7-10k.

 

I beg to differ. Look at it from a business perspective. Let’s say you are a owner operator starting a fleet. 19 year old kid comes in says o want to drive trucks and only spent 10 hours in a truck. Are you going to trust a $150,000 maybe more truck with him by himself? I don’t think you are. I’m sorry but it takes time to learn how to drive these big rigs. 10 hours in a truck is not enough. But that’s today’s society. Not enough training in the truck. Just hurry up and fill up a seat. No one teaches the basics or takes the time to teach anyone anything. My cdl school was 3.5 months long and I’m glad it was. I’ll take that person over someone with 4 weeks or less any day.

 

Glad you didn't attend Roadmaster. I went to the jacksonville one and it does not take 3 weeks. Took me a good 2 plus months to finish lol. Look around before you pick! I did the mistake of just signing up. I have my license but would not recommend that place.

 

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