How We Train.
Expert Driver Training.
1st Seat Program
Experienced Flatbed Drivers
- 1 Week orientation and evaluation paid @ $1k per week
- For experienced flatbed drivers
- Must have minimum 12 months flatbed experience in the last year
Fast Track Program
OTR Drivers without Flatbed Experience
- 3 weeks flatbed training paid @ $1k per week
- For experienced drivers without flatbed experience
- Learn every aspect of the flatbed industry, bumper to bumper
- Must have minimum 12 months of verifiable, over-the-road experience in a CMV in the last year
Student Drivers
Recent CDL Graduates
- Paid Orientation & Training $750
- Hotel, breakfast and lunch provided during orientation & yard training
- Hot lunch provided final week
- Home most weekends during driving training
- Up to $6,000 Tuition Reimbursement
Orientation Locations.
Cuba, AL
Pleasant Hill, NC
Alma, TX
7 WEEK DRIVER
TRAINING SCHEDULE:
- Week 1:
Orientation - Week 2:
On-the-yard training at McElroy. Work with safety managers. Learn skills like load securement, backing & DOT regulations. Company provided hotel, breakfast and lunch during orientation & yard training. - Weeks 3-6:
On-the-road training with driver trainer. - Week 7:
Final week training. Skills testing & evaluation. Truck assigned.
HIRING CRITERIA:
- Min. 21 years old
- Class A CDL
- Able to lift/carry 100-lb. tarps
- Able to climb
- Solid work history
- Pass urine & hair follicle drug screen
- No DUI, DWI in the past 5 years
- No reckless or careless driving in the past 5 years
- No alcohol or drug conviction in the past 5 years
Training Videos.
Simulator Training
Agility Test Preparation
Agility Test Proper Stretching & Injury Prevention
