Refreshers are generally available to drivers who meet the following:
- Graduated from a truck driving school over 90 days, but within the last 12 months, and has less than 3 months driving experience.
- Driver who has more than 12 months OTR driving experience outside 36 months. but within 60 months.
Drivers who have less than 12 months driving experience outside 36 months or whose experience is outside 60 months will have to take a full school. Drivers with 3 months of driving experience within the last 12 or have graduated from a school within the last 90 days may be able to start as a recent graduate and go out with a trainer.
If you qualify to be hired after a refresher, a 40 hour refresher is required, it may be taken at your local school or through the company. The cost of the company refresher is $575 which is paid through payroll deduction of $40 weekly starting in your 5th week of employment.
Refreshers are done in at one of 3 schools located in IA, MO or CA. The refresher is 40 hours over 5 days and starts every Monday. The company will also advance the costs of your transportation and lodging which you can repay through payroll deduction. Following graduation from the refresher you will stay the weekend, then start orientation on Monday morning and go out with a trainer that same week. Your hire is date is your last date of orientation. You will spend 4 weeks on the road with your trainer, then return to complete a couple days of orientation permanent truck assignment, then another 3-4 weeks out before going home for 4-5 days. Figure on being away from home for 9-12 weeks.
After hire you will start work at 22cpm, by month 6 your pay will be 31cpm. (Based on 2000-2500 miles per week your pay would be $440-$575 weekly month 1, increasing to $620-$775 weekly by month 6) Team only, no solo drivers, out 3-4 weeks home for 3-4 days can also do 20 days out with 10 days home.
Before
I can activate your application you must fax me a copy of your driving
record covering 3 years depending on the state. (the report must be
no older than 30 days and must include all states in which you've been
licensed the prior 5 years) You can provide or I can do it for you.
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