Melton as first job out of school?

Any update? How was the training? Did you get your own truck yet? I fly out to Tulsa tomorrow.

 

I drove for Melton VERY briefly when I was new (10 years ago). They may have tweaked their process over that time or it might be the same, who knows. But, it was good, hands on training when I was there. In addition, you'll go out with a trainer for a couple of weeks. I didn't have to do that because they considered me an experienced driver. Also, they gave me a binder that had step by step instructions for all of the types of loads they carried and it included pictures for illustration. I didn't stay very long but it had nothing to do with Melton. I liked them fine. I just didn't like flatbed.

 

Two weeks in Tulsa now?

Wow.

 

Tulsa, Oklahoma - Wikipedia

 

Melton and Tmc are top notch.

 

What is your reason for staying away from Maverick? I haven't heard anything bad about them.

 

What trucking school did you go to in South Florida?

 

When I worked for Melton, my training was only 3 days long in Birmingham, AL. One of the days was strictly administrative BS, and the other 2 days were actual theory and practice. I had never run flatbed before, so I thought that this was kind of shady. I left their training feeling unprepared. My second month there I made Top 100 for the month (# 87 out of 1378 drivers). By the end of my 3rd month I was fired because I went off on my DM! I posted the story here somewhere, it's pretty funny but eye-opening. I have MANY Melton stories, but I really don't want to bad-mouth them here in a public forum. All I can tell you is: Caveat Emptor.