Got my contract waiting to be signed

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Truckin2Eat, Jul 2, 2013.

  1. GasHauler

    GasHauler Master FMCSA Interpreter

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    Community College is not the only place you can get trained. It just seems to me you're taking the short cut to a lousy career. But I'm not the one that has to live with it. All I'm trying to say is go out and find out all you can and use methods that others might not use. How many new drivers do you think go job hunting by talking with the company itself? It's very rare because the mega careers or companies that need drivers ALL the time make it look easy to get hired by them. So if you go this route beware that most of their drivers get replaced before they cost the company any money. Resulting in a high turn-over rate resulting in constant advertising for replacement drivers. Go see if any of those companies have drivers that are about to retire. And if you find one see if his or her record is clean and they are in demand anywhere. It would just bother me to no end if I settled on a job because I failed to search all the possibilities. The "what-if" question would drive me nuts.
     
  2. MissJyss

    MissJyss Light Load Member

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    Just a little tidbit that may not make a difference but I work for CRST and they only take a $40 every week for 8 months. After that 8 months is over, you're all good on your money owed. But if regional is really what you want though, I say go for it.
     
  3. Truckin2Eat

    Truckin2Eat Medium Load Member

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    I spoke with Crst to buddy but they told me after I do the 28 days with the trainer I'll have to team up and I wanna be solo and to gas hauler u talking reckless because if you read my other post you would know I asked questions about other companies and other ways to get training and asked questions on this website and personal drivers I know also asked my father and he's been driving for years before I sign this contract I have plenty sense and this was my BEST OPTION NOT LAST I'm from Ga and my state has provided a grant but I'll have to start school August 26 for 10 weeks and have to have experience and do the same 6 to 8 weeks training only difference is I'll have the option to leave that company and by time I wait till August 26 I'll be like a week from being solo with a company
     
  4. Truck-N-Tech

    Truck-N-Tech Medium Load Member

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    WOW, 160 words, and not a single comma or period to be found.
     
  5. Truckin2Eat

    Truckin2Eat Medium Load Member

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    I'm writing like I be trying my dawg.