New driver considering Melton. Good idea or would there be a better fit elsewhere?

They just called me again today. New requirements 1-2 months experience required. No more then 5 moving violations and no more then 3 preventable accidents. Somthing smells fishy. I was going to play with them but I just hung up before I got connect after the automated phone call.

 

What do you figure is fishy about that?

 

I think if you have under 6 months exp you go out with a trainer for 21 days

 

That's just good policy.

 

I just talked to a recruiter a few days ago. My company I'm with now paid for my CDL but hasn't givin me much in the way of training since then. I told the recruiter that, and told him I still need some finishing work, mostly downshifting in the low gears. But apparently I've been driving to long to be a student, so I have to hire in as a ten month limited experience. It's a four day orientation and two weeks on the road. I'm not sure I'm at that point yet, I do one shuttle run a day, about 5 miles and do some in yard stuff daily. Any thoughts from you guys that went through their training?

 

http://www.thetruckersreport.com/tr...22-orientation-w-melton-march-2014-tulsa.html

Excellent blog on his orientation and training w/ Melton.

 

Let us know how it goes they called me again today finally a real person told them NO

 

Also looking into this company. Start truck school this Monday. I want to get as many pre-hires as I can before the end of the 4 wk course. Just good sense.