New scam alert
Debbie with Arbuckle Truck Driving School reports:
I received a call from a man named Joe Tucker last week, 6-14-10, representing a company called “ZODIAC,” phone # (505) 272-8719, looking for 4 drivers ASAP. He said, Felony/ DUI ok after 5 years but no drugs, a 4 day orientation would be in Dallas, they would provide bus ticket, food and hotel. Pay was $450 per wk. after orientation during training and 28 cents per mile when you got in a truck on your own. Out 14 days, home 4 days. Carl called him ( incognito) to verify information because of the last scam. Everything sounded legitimate and he was not asked for money upfront, but since we were still wary we told past students that were interested to ask a lot of questions and if any monies were requested by Mr. Tucker, to let us know immediately. Mr. Tucker called again 6-16-10 to ask if I had anyone else calling him and gave me another phone number to contact him (505) 205-7634.
I received a call this morning, 6-21-10, from one of my graduates and he was told Friday 6-18-10 ( through a number of calls) that he was accepted for employment and they would get him a bus ticket for orientation in Atlanta (?this is not the location told to us) or meet him with an ‘09 Pete at the truckstop here. The grad chose to meet him. Joe Tucker called him back a few minutes later and said that his boss wanted a guarantee that he would show up to meet that truck and that he would need to send $400.00 that would be reimbursed when he picked up the truck. My student told him he didn’t have that kind of money and no, he could not borrow it. Joe Tucker said that he would speak to his boss and would be calling my grad. back with a confirmation. Needless to say that was the last communication he received from Mr. Tucker.
I wanted to pass this info on to you since it sounds like the scammers are back.
As always, check out carefully any job offer where you are asked for up-front money.
Things are looking up!
John Rojas reports,
Here at Del Mar College Transportation Training Services in Corpus Christi it’s been at least 12 to 16 months since we had a recruiter from an OTR carrier visit our students. Last week Werner and Stevens came by and we have a visit from Swift scheduled. Things are definitely looking up as far as job placement opportunities for our students!
Scam alert!
John Rojas at Del Mar College Transportation Training Services reports this scammer activity:
A guy going by the name Wayne Young called my school twice today. He says that he needs 4 drivers today. His company is called USA Car & Truck. He is offering students $500 a week training and then .32 per mile. His phone number is 225-326-0348. We called him back and spooked him. When we asked too many questions he hung up on us.
Trucking jobs
Access Advertising sees the need for drivers on the rise. Check out their latest Driver Recruiting Index at http://accessadvertising.com/DRI/DRI.pdf
New scam alert
David Johnson, Director, America’s Driving Force, reports the following scammer information:
“Just got a call from Tony White who said that he was hiring graduates for Prime. The phone number that he gave us is 606-657-9024. I talked to John Hancock at Prime to confirm that this person is in fact a scam.”
Trucking jobs
Access Advertising has posted an updated Driver Recruitment Index. Find it here: http://accessadvertising.com/DRI/DRI.pdf
Trucking jobs
Access Advertising has published a new driver recruiting index. Click on: Driver Recruiting Index to download the PDF.
Things are looking up!
Debbie Lackey from Access Advertising reports that they see the need for drivers is on the rise. They have determined that by tracking the weekly number of driver-recruiting ads in selected major-metropolitan newspapers in the United States. Access Advertising canvasses the Sunday classified-advertising sections of 32 major-metropolitan newspapers whose locations are geographically dispersed across the U.S. The total number of driver-recruiting ads contained in those newspapers comprises the resulting index number.
For more information about their “Driver Recruiting Index,” visit their Web site at http://www.accessadvertising.com.
Latest scam alert
Dave Pfiffner, Director of the Transportation Institute at Des Moines Area Community College reports that they have had a scammer contact them saying he is a recruiter for Celadon and stating he needed 4 OTR Drivers, training 6 weeks with $450 pay per training week, then .32/mile, out 17 days, home 4 days. The scammer says they will take DUI over 3 years and felony if over 5 years. This guy says his name is David Green out of Atlanta at 404-616-2739. David wants each person to pay him $217 via Western Union to reroute a truck to pick them up to take to orientation. Dave Pfiffner says that this guy is a scammer.
New scam alert!
Jeremy Matthews at Advanced Career Institute reports the following:
“Please be aware we received a fraudulent call this morning from a man claiming to be an employee for Tyson foods. The man claimed to be ‘David Green’ a driver recruiter who needed to fill 10-15 spots in the Fresno area. He provided me with a number from northern Florida (850) 449-8313 and requested that I have our students contact him.
This man knew a lot about truck driving saying that ‘they drove 48 states; drivers would work for 6 weeks with a trainer for 450 a week and then would be paid 32 cents a mile.’ He also stated, ‘The students’ money would double after training.’ He informed me that they hauled 48 foot reefer trailers and had female trainers. He also stated company policy allowed him to hire drivers 3 years after a DUI and 5 years after felony, while misdemeanors are treated on a case-by-case basis.
I called Tyson to verify the information and found not only does he not work there, he is wanted for scamming students at a Dootson trucking school in California.
It is believed that he will coerce information from the students and ask them to send money for application fees, etc.”
Jeremy reports that the scammer contacted their Fresno school as well. In a followup, he states that he also received a call from the president of Tyson Rwho informed him that the scammer has also been working a truck driving school in the Atlanta area using the name “Ronald Henderson.”
