Tough in Illinois......Career setbacks.

I have a meeting tommorow morning with the WIA office on "possibly" obtaining some assistance to attend a CDL school, but was already told that the chances are unlikely due to available funds for CDL school. For companies that I've called before applying.....

Stevens - "Doesn't hire out of Illinois". Reason "not enough freight coming out of Illinois".

Millis - "Need your CDL A if in Illinois"

Central Refridgerated - "Illinois law requires actual CDL A first", eventhough Swift only requires the A permit???....

Watkins Sheppard - "Doesn't hire out of Illinois"

USA Truck - Hiring area completely shaded around Illinois, wow.

P.A.M - Illinois not in hiring area on the map.

Swift - "No training classes until atleast Feb." Possibility.

ROEHL - Didnt respond, will callback.

PRIME - A recruiter said "yes" they do hire out of Ilinois, Put me through to another recruiter who had my app, in which I left a vmail. No callback.

Multiple recruiters have told me that Illinois is just "one of those states" so I guess it is what it is. I just never knew it'd be that difficult. I never worry, only pray and things always work out

On a sidenote, the person at the WIA office added that it would "slightly" help my chances if I could present atleast 3 prehire letters before filling out he paperwork, I wanted to laugh. She said the problem has been with companies letting go too many drivers after getting their CDL, for MVR's, etc....in short, no company I spoke with except Swift was willing to do such. 2 recruiters even chuckled.

See you guys on the road eventually!

 

Thanks alot for all the good luck, "unfortunately" there isn't any available funds until July! I was told that it differs with each office, so in short I'm checking with others but it looks like company paid training in Feb it is. Regardless, excited to hit the road.

 

@Mgfg, seriously......She wasn't even a recruiter, just someone who answered the phone and looked up my application. Worst part was, this was after a recruiter (who had all my info and background) told me to personally fax him my application so he could "expedite" things. I did so last July, didn't hear anything for 2 weeks, decided to call my recruiter (who of course emailed me saying to contact Stevens) and was given that exact excuse.