Comparison Between MTA (not Anymore In Business) And AAA School Of Trucking

Hi all,

I am new hear and I hope that in a few weeks I will be driving for Schneider National. Many years ago, about 20, we had a class B low profile truck and a store trailer. Even so we didn't share the height with other truckers we definitely covered about the same length. Since a CDL was required I attended MTA. Years later, which is today, I finally made the decision to go into trucking. Since my CDL was "stale" and driving experience with big trucks was nill, I had to attend school again. The reason I decided to pay out of pocket again was simply because as it is mentioned on this website, you won't be exposed to all that is there when training with a trucking company. And it seemed that all the ones that did their own training had bad reviews from an employee standpoint. Having done it the "proper" way, you have at least the choice to pick. I can't remember much from MTA anymore. But one thing I do remember, you heard all the horror stories that can happen to you when you are not cautious. AAA on the other side I was highly impressed. Sure, they go through the manual like everyone else. But our instructor, Beth Greiff, she missed no opportunity to have to say something to a lot of things that are mentioned in the manual. I can truly say, and this has been confirmed by truckers who came to visit, her information can be many times a life saver. Not only that, she also lets you know what to do to cover your own back i.e., running your own log even so you have one of these callcom systems that is to be found in most trucks nowadays. Only for the reason that the system could be down when you happened to be in a weight station and the DOT wants to see your logs. For anyone out there I would highly recommend to pull the money out for AAA. I will make it a point in my own life to keep revisiting them and share my stories.