EP 024: Choosing a Carrier: An excellent process for you to land your dream job

Trucking 101

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Tonight's show is all about choosing a carrier. We have some excellent guests to help you find your dream job! Matthew Morrison has come up with a great process for choosing a carrier that he is willing to share with you. The major theme of this episode is ask questions and Ask Why to the anwer. When you are looking for a job in the trucking industry the first step is to design your dream job. Sit down in a quiet place with some uniterrupted time and ask yourself these questions before you start looking for a carrier.

Do you like different routes or familiar routes? Why?

Do you enjoy problem solving? Why?

How much money do you want to make?

How much do you want to work?

When and where do you want drive?

What type of trailer do you want to pull?

What type of freight do you want to work with?

What type of schedule do you prefer?

The list goes on and on, another good idea is to list your strengths and weaknesses, buy the book "Standout"; it comes with a code to take a strength assessment test.

Now take all the answers to these questions and describe your dream job. List potential carriers that meet your criteria As big a list as possible, then start going thru the list and look for reasons not to work for a carrier.

Create a carrier short list. When you narrow it down to five stop the process.

Contact these carriers and talk to recruiting. Ask for details, pay scale, home time, pet policy.

Make a carrier comparison checklist, compare pay, mileage, deadhead, multistop, load/unload.

Outline operation: Local, regional, 48 state, hometime

Go to one of there terminals, sit in the drivers lounge and talk to drivers, new and veteran. Ask what they like and dislike about the company and ask them why?

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