Refresher course companies

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by IAM KING, Oct 18, 2015.

  1. IAM KING

    IAM KING Light Load Member

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    See posts above. Kllm will be contacting me soon. National Carriers only does refresher if you live in TX.
     
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  3. akfisher

    akfisher Road Train Member

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    Jim Palmer does as well. They arent considering my local time but are using previous 5 plus year old OTR experience so have to run 20k team miles as the "refresher"
     
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  4. Redtwin

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    I applied to Jim Palmer and WIl-Trans, which are essentially the same company. Wil-Trans got back to me first and said that they haven't had a refresher program for over a year. He said the same applied to Jim Palmer. I didn't bother following up with Jim Palmer as I already had something lined up by then.

    It may be down to the individual recruiter and whether they are interested enough in you.
     
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  5. akfisher

    akfisher Road Train Member

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    Try them again on phone. She said classes every week
     
  6. CharlesS

    CharlesS Light Load Member

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    Swift as well I believe, Western Express and Swift are so hungry for drivers they will do just about anything to get you to hire on.
     
  7. Redtwin

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    Swift called me half hour after i submitted online app specifically stating email contact.

    Recruiter said 200 hours driving with trainer. Nothing about a contract or having to work a set time for them.
     
  8. desperado75

    desperado75 Medium Load Member

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    I had to do a refresher last year chose kllm still here company driver on a dedicated account
     
  9. JT13

    JT13 Bobtail Member

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    Hey buddy
    Looking at kllm refresher..been pre approved, wondering what your thoughts on it are? Really NOT looking forward to training for 6 weeks!! I have a year otr, but been off the road a while. Thanks!
     
  10. Chinatown

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    Freymiller has refresher. They hire drivers that have been off the road for 5 years, but sometimes go back much further.
    Abilene Motor Express hired a guy that hasn't driven in 20 years.
     
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  11. 417bigK

    417bigK Light Load Member

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    I know Wil-Trans definitely won't take you if you already have a CDL and no recent/not much experience.
    Prime said they offer refresher training, but they're unbelievably picky for a large (Idk about "mega") carrier with a high turnover in an industry with a proclaimed shortage of employees. But they do have some of the best starting pay, especially if you go into one of their smaller "Lightweight" trucks they use for certain division.
    I don't know what their exact requisites are, but you also might check a local company here in Springfield called RBX. I know when I spoke with them recently, they said they'd do refresher training.
    And lastly, there's a company out of St. Louis I was going to go with called LTI. They offer refresher, have an impressive amount of run types/areas, plus pay as well as Prime does (both have some of the best CPM I've seen for new/non experienced drivers), and have rider/pet policies.
     
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