Newb in St Clair Shores, MI

Hi all! I start training at Class 'A' in Armada, MI tomorrow. Already have pre-hires from USA Truck, Werner and Falcon. The recruiter said based on no accidents/tickets in five yrs and no felonies/misdemeanors ever I should expect to get a few offers two weeks into the four week course. This is a career transition for me and I am very excited. My wife says she hasn't seen me this excited about a job ever! See you all out on the road!

 

Well, I completed the 160 hour course on March 20 & passed the CDL-A test on March 25. In the last two weeks of school I was working with a recruiter for the company that was on the top of my list, Watkins Shepard. I was excited and had everything packed and ready to start on Monday, March 30 in Missoula. On Friday afternoon I got a call from the recruiting manager to let me know that they were not hiring due to economic conditions. To say I was bummed is an understatement.

I have three other pre-hire letters and interest from a couple more. So, today I am pounding the keyboard checking out other companies and filling out more apps. Tomorrow I will be hitting the phone lines following up with all those I have already communicated with and those recently applied to. I hate the thought of unpacking! But, I understand that it might be a few weeks before I get into another orientation session.

If you are reading this please feel free to make suggestions on where I should focus my attention. Thanks in advance!