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Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Ryan0077, Feb 8, 2024.

  1. Ryan0077

    Ryan0077 Light Load Member

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    If you are a new driver looking for a school that hires out of school I highly recommend Melton Truck Lines. I don't start with them until Monday in Tulsa, OK but they have been fantastic through the application process and approval. I applied to them last night and within 30 minutes I had a phone interview and today another recruiter called me to get every question possible for the hiring department answered ahead of time. Plus they helped me out with jury duty that I got summoned for for March 11th (which will happen during training). They made it a priority first to get me a letter to have it postpone to a later date. They never dropped the ball and worked with me and kept communicating with me throughout the day with the application process and jury duty process. Within 1 whole day I was approved and have orientation on Monday 2/12.
     
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  3. Ryan0077

    Ryan0077 Light Load Member

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    I don't want to bash a company but Cypress truck lines dropped the ball while Melton Truck Lines helped me out. I would've been with Cypress on Monday but they really didn't care that I had jury duty and wouldn't even work it out with me. I had to talk to the recruiter manager twice to finally get her to accept to write a letter to get it postpone even tho she was told 5+ times that a letter will be accepted by the court of clerk for me to postpone the jury duty but she wanted to argue that the letter won't work at all. I still never received the letter from her to this very moment. Plus Melton training/orientation is 1 month while Cypress is 2 months and I'll make more money in the 2 months with Melton over Cypress.
     
  4. Moosetek13

    Moosetek13 Road Train Member

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    Very nice.

    But it will be nicer in 6 months, after you have gone through the process and have worked for them for some time.
     
  5. Ryan0077

    Ryan0077 Light Load Member

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    I'll make sure to give a 6 month update on them. Hopefully it won't get worse and it stays as good as the recruiters have made it
     
  6. Kyle G.

    Kyle G. Road Train Member

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    Melton seems like a pretty solid place to start. Good luck!
     
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  7. Ryan0077

    Ryan0077 Light Load Member

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    Thank you
     
  8. nextgentrucker

    nextgentrucker Road Train Member

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    Yeah, I'm in Training with Cypress now, they're decent, and I'd say if you live in Florida then they will be a good option for you, because of their Florida-Only lane. Hope everything works out for you man!
     
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  9. Ryan0077

    Ryan0077 Light Load Member

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    I'm in south Carolina so not too far from FL but it kinda pissed me off they couldn't help with something minor and it was going to run through my training time. Hopefully it all works out with you tho
     
  10. broke down plumber

    broke down plumber Road Train Member

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    Cheers ! on the new job .
     
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  11. nextgentrucker

    nextgentrucker Road Train Member

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    Yeah man, thanks, well, I'm only staying with them for 6 months anyway. South Carolina and North Carolina have some beautiful roads man, I've lived in Florida for 10 years and the only places I went toweres school and church so you can only imagine how amazed and afraid I was seeing all these types of roads, LMFAO!!
     
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