newbie starting school, only prehire letters aee from werner and covenant

^ Great advice

I've come to find out that the recruiters that come to my driving school are proven to be used car salesman after just being on the phone with the actual company for about 5 mins.

 

There are a lot more companies that hire newbies than just Weiner and Covenant. After you start school, you'll probably get a lot more offers. A friends son went to Covenant, and loved it for the year he was there. But he also had a teammate that he clicked with.
Most people around here think Millis is a decent place to work. Maybe you should make a few inquiries at the school, or the Millis website.

Whatever you decide, good luck!

 

http://www.thetruckersreport.com/tr...ust-got-my-cdl-class-license.html#post2910314

For the second link just revise the search to your zip code.

Mikeeee

 

My advice, keep in mind that it's free advice and you get what you pay for ...

1. Run do not walk RUN FROM WERNER!

2. Being a new driver is a lot of stress in itself but running team as a new driver I believe is even more stressful ... it takes some time to truly get any kind of sleep in a moving truck and when you are a new driver 10 hours on duty will feel like 24.

3. Check out Roehl ... while I never worked for them I do hear good things from their drivers.

4. Look outside from the school for your first job ... just because a recruiter comes into the school does not mean that their good to work for ... research is your friend.

5. Keep in mind that you have to get a start someplace ... get that start and when it stinks keep reminding yourself this is the starter job I can and will do better.

 

I would have to agree with Buffalo. It will be a lot tougher running as a team to start out with. On the other hand, if you learn to drive that way you will be trained from the get go how to run hard! I would say that if you already have some kind of background then the teaming would be a good thing. If you have no experience at all you may want to just start slow with a trainer and solo for a few months.

 

Very nice info in here for me as well since I'm still in school.

As mentioned above in the quote, rules and regs empower you so that you don't get caught of guard by those acting like #####.

Is there a thread out there with stories/exp with cops, troopers, DOT, dispatch, etc... About how knowing the rules and regs got them "out of a bind" or if they learned anything to use in the future on their behalf.

Asking because my search seems very broad and I didnt want to start a new unneccesary thread.

 

Absolutely, familiarize yourself with the DOT handbook and in most cases you will know more than most highway patrol officers! (different from DOT officers) I once got into it because a CHIPS patrol told me it was illegal to drive without road flares!