Why most drivers do not trust recruiters (and why they are right)

We are a recruiting company, so this may sound strange: most drivers are right to be skeptical of recruiters.

What drivers tell us happened to them

• "They said home weekly. I was out 12 days."
• "The ad said $1,800 a week. My first check was $900."
• "Nobody told me it was touch freight."
• "They called me ten times a day, then stopped answering after I got to orientation."

Behind most of these stories is the same problem: many recruiters are paid when you show up at orientation, not when you stay. That rewards saying yes to everything.

What a good recruiter should do

1. Tell you the downsides first. Night starts, slip seats, touch freight, weeks out.
2. Use real numbers. Averages called averages. "Up to" called "up to".
3. Check your record against the carrier's rules before you apply. Tickets, accidents, DUI, job history.
4. Put the key terms in writing before you travel to orientation.
5. Call you after orientation and want to know if the job matched the promise.

What you should demand

• The average weekly pay of drivers on the account, not the top driver.
• What happens if the job is not what was described.
• Who pays for travel, the drug test and the hotel at orientation.
• A straight answer to: "Is there anything about this job I will not like?"

If a recruiter cannot answer those, walk away. That includes us. We wrote our six promises on the home page so you can hold us to them.