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G Man, I'm looking at a private school in LA, Coastal TDS and Swift's company sponsored school. At this point it mostly just boils down to logistics, however, Coastal has good relationships with a lot of big companies like Roehl, Schneider, US Express and Werner to name a few. I wish I could say money is NO object, but in reality, its not that big on one. I could afford to pay for my school without much headache, but would like to start out making some money pretty soon. Swift's training is sponsored, so you pay no upfront costs, but they do have a few prerequisites to attending their school, such as the need to have your CDL permit BEFORE you arrive as well as your DOT physical, which you have to set up and pay for at one of THEIR approved physicians. The private school includes all this in their curriculum and it's part of your tuition. Most of the bigger named outfits will also offer tuition reimbursement, so there is that to consider also. Swift starts you out at about .25-.28 a mile, whereas companies that hire you right out of school will start you our around .34-.36 after you finish your training period and get your own rig. Now, that said, Swift bumps you up pretty quickly at 6 months and 1 year and after a year you don't owe them anything for tuition, but like I said, both have pros and cons for me. At the moment I AM leaning toward the private school, but things could change before August, which is when I will be looking to start..

Right there with ya. I have decided on private school. In two weeks, I am going to check them out, one in Modesto, CA and one in Kingman, AZ. After that, I will decide. I am retired, so as far as pay is concerned, no biggie for me. All I want is a safe truck, and a comfortable one (for a newbie), then move up to even a more comfortable truck after some time.

Right there with ya. I have decided on private school. In two weeks, I am going to check them out, one in Modesto, CA and one in Kingman, AZ. After that, I will decide. I am retired, so as far as pay is concerned, no biggie for me. All I want is a safe truck, and a comfortable one (for a newbie), then move up to even a more comfortable truck after some time.

Just looking at the trucks online, I have to say, that almost every truck I see looks like it would be comfortable..course that all depends on what creature comforts you need on a daily basis. I'm a pretty humble guy..all I really need is a firm mattress, good pillow and a blanket and I can sleep under pretty much any conditions..having a fridge(mini), microwave, and a heater are just icing on the cake..