Conway driver apprentice program ?

hey jakebrake12 what the requirements for con-way ? looking for another company to goto. still otr drive. any ideals for me ?

 

All good on the hours. How long is the apprenticeship program if you've already got your license and what was the starting pay? When will you be eligible for benefits? Thanks!

 

Starting pay is 13.89 in NY for the apprentice pay, the pay after the apprentice program is like 19 something a hour. U get benefits after u finish the apprentice program from what I was told. The program is about 3 months, not too sure how long it is when you have ur license but will say when I start the program

 

Much appreciated! I'll stay tuned. Btw - Congrats on your new position! From what I've gathered in my research you're with one of the best trucking companies going.

The only obstacle I see for myself is that I live 1.25 hrs. from the closest terminal. Jakebrake was mentioning that they had shifted to 70 hr. work weeks recently. It would be pretty tough to put in 16.5 hr. days long term, so we may have to sell our house and move closer before I can apply with them. I'm thinking of doing some OTR until then.

 

well it depends, u could work 14 hours, 10 hours, 8 or maybe not be able to at all. as a new driver it depends on how much freight there is for the day. a lot of otr companies will pay nothing and ull never have home time which is y i never did it, plus a lot of those companies ur locked in for a year or so.

i live five min away from my terminal which is how i lucked out.

 

The apprentice program is for people with NO license. When i applied to cnwy last year i applied to both apprentice and driver, and didnt find out till the interview was almost done that i was actually interviewing to be a regular driver. I thought they had the program for people with no experience or with big gaps in cdl-based employment, but nope, its just basically a company driving school.
But dont let that scare you, they hire a lot of people with no experience. About half of the drivers we hired last year were brand new, all of us are still here (as opposed to only 2 out of the 5 experienced guys), and more importantly, none of us have any accidents. And i owe that to being trained by a variety of drivers, whether its actual driving or just stories.

 

You've both encouraged me to just go ahead and apply. I've been on the fence for the last couple of days about where to go now that I have my license and this section in the overall process almost seems more difficult than the school, studying and testing for the CDL itself, as this decision affects more than just me. It also affects how much my two young kids get to see their daddy and how well I'll be able to provide for them. I really appreciate you taking the time to assist me and help me to make a well informed decision. It means a lot and hopefully I'll be able to return the favor for a new comer or two somewhere down the line. Wish me luck! I'll post updates as they arise.

 

negative on that, i have my endorsements and my license and they hired me as an apprentice, they only put me in the class to help get some experience, and learn everything, unless u have exp. then they will hire u as a regular driver

 

I applied for a driver position, as the apprentice position was already filled, but I have a question regarding the Hazmat and Double/Triple endorsements. The school I went to told me not to worry about those until I get signed on with a company. They said not all companies require them, which is true, but the Conway driver position does require them. The school told me that most companies that want the Hazmat endorsement give you anywhere from 30-90 days to get the endorsement after being hired. I'm going on Monday to take the written tests, but is this an automatic consideration exclusion in the application process if I don't already have them on my license? Or does Conway still consider a person and give them a short grace period to attain them?

 

They'll work with you on hazmat but would probably require you to get doubles/triples before they would officially hire you. 99.99999% of our line-haul is run with doubles/triples.