Impressions of recruiters at TDI

One driver on here went to TDI Milton and was hired by CTL Transportation the day he graduated.
CTL Transportation - Comcar Industries, Inc. Liquid ...
CTL Transportation is the liquid chemical truckload subsidiary of Comcar. We offer top pay in the industry, more than 10 cents per mile higher for all running miles – Operates 160 Mack trucks –
You can run between 2500 to 3500 miles a week and be home every 7 to 10 days
CTL Transportation - Comcar Industries, Inc. Liquid Chemical Truckload

 

Those companies will always be running to scoop up the fresh meat in truck driving schools. When I started, we had reps from Werner and TMC come in. Depending on your location, you can find other companies that offer training that fall under the rookie radar

 

Every company with any sort of dollar store account is always hiring because they are always firing. New drivers can't back, hit things backing into small and difficult dollar stores, get warned, hit something else, get fired.

Dollar type stores are not a good fit for new drivers with poor backing skills. Also, new drivers avoid backing so they probably will be out of the industry before they learn to back. Pulling thru and parking along the curb, for some reason, doesn't improve your backing skill. Crazy, huh?

 

Please understand, the companies recruiting at schools are not necessarily better to work for or suitable companies for brand new drivers. The fact a company is recruiting inside the CDL school means nothing about the quality of that company or that school. IMO, it just means the company is desperate for new drivers because they can't keep other drivers. Newbies that do no research tend to work for one of the companies making school presentations, because it's easier than picking a company.

 

Recruiters see FRESH MEAT by the dozen in them trucking schools.

Students who know NOTHING. Unable to discern pearls of wisdom or simply choke on the babbly bubbly BS spewing out of recruiters mouth.

Essentially the recruiter is to be treated as the Pied Piper. Leading all the gullible children into the side of the hill to be gone forever to the sorrow of all the parents who raised them.

I simply roar one word at the recruiter. BS. They and I do not get along anymore no matter who it is.

I have talked to maybe two who seem to be on track with facts but having them is extremely rare. And this industry is infested with showboats who will be sideshow barkers inciting the poor students to step aside and pay good money to be bearded by the lady.

 

You have no idea how much your research will pay off one day. If you pick wisely, it will still be difficult at times, but you will have so much less difficulty and avoid some real dilemmas. The best thing you can do is get in touch with drivers working at the company and doing the type of work you are getting hired to do. Make the company have drivers contact you, if you have to.

What's is your week like (miles/days gone)
What's a decent pay for that week
What's your typical weekend (34 ours only, or 48+)
Do you pick your route, or forced route
Do you pick fuel stops, or forced fuel
How tight are schedules (go,go,go or on-time unless you screw up)
Is it a battle to have truck fixed or not
I live in X town, is getting to X hard or easy for the company
How long have you been with company (longer = better)

 

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