Cdl Graduate Looking To Drive Without More Class Room Is It Possible

Yes 18 cpm but you have to run 120000 miles as a team but you have to do your first 10000 with a trainer and from people that returned to the terminal say most trainers slow walk your ten thousand miles so what should take a 4 weeks at the most is taking up to six months

Yes 18 cpm on the 120000 miles you have to team drive. But my worries are the training for the first 10000 which don't count for your 120 you have to be with a trainer for your first 10000 and from what I have seen trainers are dragging their feet to get you thru your ten thousand miles and most I have seen are out for about 6 months for their first ten thousand when you should be able to knock that out in a month tops! The school was great ND the instructors were great. I have a week and can go back to celadon but trying to weigh my options

I drove solo for celadon for 1 week before picking up my teamate and running team. During that week I was paid 31cpm as a rookie. Fyi

As for rookie teams, we split .42 cpm. And are making really good money. You should give celadon a try. Would be as good as any.

I agree the pay structure is on the low end of the food chain. I believe Prime is about the same though they have a 750 guarantee and you get whatever's greater. Also it's only for 4 to 6 weeks

most trainers slow walk your ten thousand miles so what should take a 4 weeks at the most is taking up to six months

James, what kool.aid are you drinking? When did you see this? I believe trainers get paid those miles, too, so why would they want to take their time making less money?

If you're going to go with the attitude that the company and their trainers are out to rip you off somehow, you're in for a really lousy career.

You can read another current post here where a trainer lists what he has to put up with to get a student ready for solo. And he calculates he loses money on the deal.

Other companies have other training schedules. At Swift, I was with a trainer for 400 driving hours (5 weeks, paid by the hour, too!), tested out and went solo.

most trainers slow walk your ten thousand miles so what should take a 4 weeks at the most is taking up to six months

James, what kool.aid are you drinking? When did you see this? I believe trainers get paid those miles, too, so why would they want to take their time making less money?

If you're going to go with the attitude that the company and their trainers are out to rip you off somehow, you're in for a really lousy career.

You can read another current post here where a trainer lists what he has to put up with to get a student ready for solo. And he calculates he loses money on the deal.

Other companies have other training schedules. At Swift, I was with a trainer for 400 driving hours (5 weeks, paid by the hour, too!), tested out and went solo.

I agree 100% with mr. Errol, company trainers and most o/o trainers get paid cpm , so why would they take their time training you?

Not drinking anything, but thanks as I understand it trainers go thru hell but to my understanding I only get paid for the miles I drive and no hourly rate what so ever so you were fortunate. I know they (Celadon ) pays 33 cpm for hiring in and am trying to find information so no need for slick comments about your Kool aid . I am giving facts to what I know. Now glad your trainer handled his business but do know they get paid much better for training. And if you don't think so your kol aid is stronger than you think

Nathan I came across a company hiring for a trainer today that was promoting 80 grand a year to make that 30 extra for training. On Craigslist today in Indianapolis.

As for rookie teams, we split .42 cpm. And are making really good money. You should give celadon a try. Would be as good as any.

I agree. Teams also make a 6 cpm bonus on all miles in any month that you drive over 17,000 OR are OTR for 30 days in a calendar month. The CDA website says that the 18 cpm rate is only during your time with a trainer. And I also agree with Errol--why would trainers intentionally drag their feet getting through students? They get paid for the miles you run, not the time you're on the truck.

Even if a trainer did do that, the company would be on their case pretty hard about getting that student finished. Companies do not make money when a trainee is on the truck for a variety of reasons, the biggest being that they must pay more money for a less productive truck. I met plenty of students at the Laredo yard two weeks ago that spent 4-5 weeks with a trainer and were getting dispatched into their own trucks. If you're not up for the teaming, that's understandable, but don't try to make it seem worse than it is.