It should be said that pre-hires are a dime a dozen, 5 questions and an MVR get you that, sometimes not even an MVR... A pre-hire is not a job-offer, it an invite to come to their orientation where they may hire you, or waste your time, so do your research beforehand. :wink:

 

That's about it in a nutshell. Most prehires will say something along the lines of "You have been approved to attend our prehiring orientation".

Nobody will gaurentee a job, but only dumb things will have you sent home.
Ex: failing drug test, failing physical (we will help you with this one), lying about previous employment, etc...

 

I don't have anything that will DQ me. Retired military, no criminal record and 1 speeding ticket 4 years ago. However, Schneider just told me that they won't hire me because I don't live in an area they hire from. I guess they use zip codes to determine who they hire. I think the best way to approach this is to do the leg work on my own and see which companies are a player. I'm not going to pay a school and let them have control of who I work for, without knowing myself who is a player. I called Schneider because I had heard they were decent for a rookie to start out with, but now I'm back to the drawing board. I understand driving is not childs play, but just now starting to see that it's not so easy for a newbie to break into this business. I really hope Swift isn't my only alternative.

 

Nevadajim check your PM's

 

Nevada Jim,
Did you check out a school? Which one and what did you think? I am in Vegas and in the same situation out of Schneider's area. Finding out SNI trucks aren't well maintained though so maybe lucky. One day last week in chat heard of blown turbo, two fuel injectors and one more I can't remember, all in one day. And those were the few regulars in chat room so imagine the problems with the one's that don't chat. These drivers also stated the bad maintenance at SNI. Interesting to hear what you have come up with compared to what I learned so far. Surprising Swift didn't work out for you but again you may be lucky there too.

 

Its not easy for noobs to get started at all. The best thing you can do to get into a well reknowned school without overpaying, is to check out local colleges. Community colleges is where i've found that my drivers benefit the most from.

 

Its not easy for noobs to get started at all. The best thing you can do to get into a well reknowned school without overpaying, is to check out local colleges. Community colleges is where i've found that my drivers benefit the most from.[/quote]

It's not the school issue at all. There is an AIT here which seems to have a good rep all around. The problem is finding a carrier that will hire out of the area I would live in. I could go to school here but Schneider would tell me the same thing, school or no school.

 

It's not the school issue at all. There is an AIT here which seems to have a good rep all around. The problem is finding a carrier that will hire out of the area I would live in. I could go to school here but Schneider would tell me the same thing, school or no school.[/quote]
I gaurentee I hire out of wherever you live, as long as it's not Alaska or the Keys.