| I receive messages from students, new CDL holders | | | | that they would not be able to get hired in the first |
| and recent truck driving school graduates telling me | | | | place. |
| that they now have their CDL Class A license, but | | | | If you are considering a career in trucking and have no |
| nobody will hire them. Normally, it is because of some | | | | driving experience and are planning to attend a truck |
| "little" thing in their past or on their "record" that is | | | | driving school for training, first make sure there is |
| preventing them from being hireable. They simply did | | | | nothing that will prevent you from being hired by an |
| not know or understand that certain "little" things can | | | | employer. Should there be something, you will have just |
| stop an employer from bringing you on as an OTR | | | | wasted a large amount of money for a CDL that you |
| driver. | | | | may never be able to use. |
| Most all trucking companies go by the same set of | | | | There are four areas that you would want to verify to |
| rules when hiring a new driver. Many policies are set | | | | insure all is well: Minimum Qualifications, Safety Issues, |
| forth by local, state and federal law. Many other | | | | Documents and Criminal History. Many truck driving |
| policies are those set by the company itself. Had any | | | | schools will see a questionable item and tell you that |
| of these students or recent grads had known about | | | | you should be alright, but remember........they want your |
| these policies, they could have saved thousands of | | | | $4000 payment, or whatever their training price may |
| dollars they spent for the truck driving school, realizing | | | | be! |