Wanting To Get Into The Field, Have No Experience, Who Is The Best School To Go Go?
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Several people have given you links you should look at. Also, across the top of the web page are even more links.
Here's some stuff to get you started in "ANYTHING":
- Truck Driver's Career Guide
- Brett's Book: The Raw Truth About Trucking (free online version)
- High Road Training Program
Get studying the High Road program. The CDL test will be "easy".
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
Samson, the links Errol and everyone else posted will be very helpful to you be sure to look at each companies full report about training. Also you will definitely want to read Brett's book it's an excellent read.
Like Tractor Man and several others on here I went with Swift Transportation, just felt like the best fit for me and $0 upfront. I am in Memphis now today was the first day of class. Also something I done was not just look at their review I called the companies I was interested in and talked to the recruiters.
I would recommend Prime Inc. They have what I would honestly call the best company sponsored training program. I went to their school without a CDL on a Monday, by Saturday I already had my permit and was in a truck with an instructor. 2 weeks later, obtained my CDL. 30,000 miles of team training (700$) a week, I was assigned my first truck as a solo driver making .43 a mile. I started the process February 29th and got my truck last week. If you prefer hands on learning as opposed to classroom such as I, than I highly recommend it.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
Company Sponsored Training:
A Company-Sponsored Training Program is a school that is owned and operated by a trucking company.
The schooling often requires little or no money up front. Instead of paying up-front tuition you will sign an agreement to work for the company for a specified amount of time after graduation, usually around a year, at a slightly lower rate of pay in order to pay for the training.
If you choose to quit working for the company before your year is up, they will normally require you to pay back a prorated amount of money for the schooling. The amount you pay back will be comparable to what you would have paid if you went to an independently owned school.
Company-sponsored training can be an excellent way to get your career underway if you can't afford the tuition up front for private schooling.
I'm from Arizona. Just started Orientation today. Will be out with a Mentor (Trainer) by the end of the week. That will be for 4-6 weeks.(200 hrs.), then go Solo. The 3 week training is Taxing on your BRAIN! BE prepared to pay attention to EVERYTHING they teach you. It's a lot to learn in a short period of time. Swift has 7 Academy's across the Country. I had a great experience. Good Luck!
I chose Swift. No money down 0% financing. I had a Great experience at the Phoenix Academy.
What state you from? How long have you been driving since training? I am very interested in learning ANYTHING :D
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
Truck driver institute
I would recommend Prime Inc. They have what I would honestly call the best company sponsored training program. I went to their school without a CDL on a Monday, by Saturday I already had my permit and was in a truck with an instructor. 2 weeks later, obtained my CDL. 30,000 miles of team training (700$) a week, I was assigned my first truck as a solo driver making .43 a mile. I started the process February 29th and got my truck last week. If you prefer hands on learning as opposed to classroom such as I, than I highly recommend it.
The best? Subjective my friend, it's all about what you put into it. If you did well with Prime, the same outcome would have occurred with Swift, Roehl etc.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
Company Sponsored Training:
A Company-Sponsored Training Program is a school that is owned and operated by a trucking company.
The schooling often requires little or no money up front. Instead of paying up-front tuition you will sign an agreement to work for the company for a specified amount of time after graduation, usually around a year, at a slightly lower rate of pay in order to pay for the training.
If you choose to quit working for the company before your year is up, they will normally require you to pay back a prorated amount of money for the schooling. The amount you pay back will be comparable to what you would have paid if you went to an independently owned school.
Company-sponsored training can be an excellent way to get your career underway if you can't afford the tuition up front for private schooling.
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What state you from? How long have you been driving since training? I am very interested in learning ANYTHING :D
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.