School Decision
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Have you checked to see if you qualify for WIA thru the employment office ?? If you do, then you could go to a community college cdl course, or a private school...AND you don't have to pay it back. Worth checking into. I'm not a fan of the choices you have mentioned...and since you are an experienced driver, tho rusty, you will be a great asset to any company. So with that in mind...set your sights higher !!!!! Check out Prime, and Schneider..they are both great companies...as is Central Refrigerated. You have more to offer than the typical wannabe...Market that, woman !!!! If you can't get into a local school, you will have to be sent out of state for your training...if thats the case, then pick the best of the best...I've named what I think they are... Keep me informed...and Good Luck..
AND WELCOME TO TT !!!!!!! I am always glad to see another Lady Driver !!!!!
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.
Hey Starcar thanks for the reply! I checked into the WIA program and was told because my husband makes over a certain amount of money I don't qualify. I checked into Central Refrigerated but they don't hire where I live... to far south for them. I just want to do my schooling, get in do what needs to be done and get out. I have heard CR England tries to force students into leasing a truck and I am not interested in that at all at the moment. Have you heard this to be true? I have also put in for USA Truck but they don't run out west and typically stays east of the Mississippi so they are not my first choice.
I don't know what your home state is....but try this link that Brett put up Truck Driving Schools I think it will give you the ability to find schools by the state you pick. USA is OK...but stay away from copmanies that train in trucks with automatic trannys. It will limit your ability to drive for another company, since you didn't train or drive a standard transmission. We ran all lower 48 states...I can't even imagine running regional...that would get boring... Swift is a good company..Stevens isn't to bad...I don't care for CD England...for a multitude of reasons...And since there are so many other companies out there, you don't have to go with the ones that are scarey... Keep looking...and if oyu have problems...give me a hollar...I"ll need to know what state your in tho... Good Luck
Regional:
Regional Route
Usually refers to a driver hauling freight within one particular region of the country. You might be in the "Southeast Regional Division" or "Midwest Regional". Regional route drivers often get home on the weekends which is one of the main appeals for this type of route.
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I am new here. I was an experienced driver (8 years) but came off the road 7 years ago so I could stay at home with my son. Now I have to go through school/training again (I surrendered my CDL) and I am stuck trying to make the decision of where to go. I have read all kinds of horror stories about all trucking company sponsored training so do I just flip a coin? I am considering both Driver Solutions driving for USA Truck or CR England. Do any of you have any thoughts on which company is the better of the two? When I got my CDL in 1997 I went to a trucking company sponsored school/training and even back then what I was told was all lies so I know the drill. I am just trying to choose the one with the less lies. Is that even possible? lolrofl-2.gif
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
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.
OOS:
When a violation by either a driver or company is confirmed, an out-of-service order removes either the driver or the vehicle from the roadway until the violation is corrected.