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Tiff I have been researching a lot of company sponsored training and wanted to let you know that Knight has paid training and there is a school in Indy and they have a service center in Joliet IL. Here is a link to their site ! http://www.driveknight.com/pc/Training/index.html
Hi, do u mean paid TRAINING or paid SCHOOLING? There is a difference...lol....I really dont think there is a such a thing of being paid while going to school. I will check it out though! Thanks!!!!! :)
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 to am in the same boat as you tiff. I am quiting my job as of march 3 2014 after 20 years. I recently did my taxes and got a decent refund. so that is what my wife and I are going to live on. She will still work at her current job while i attend school. I am excited and also do the TT High road to trucking program it is amazing.
Hi, do u mean paid TRAINING or paid SCHOOLING? There is a difference...lol....I really dont think there is a such a thing of being paid while going to school. I will check it out though! Thanks!!!!! :)
Actually I think Knight Transportation really does pay you during schooling right from day one. They're the only company I know of that does this. Most of the Company-Sponsored Training Programs will not pay you during the initial training for backing and driving skills at their school. They begin paying you once you go on the road with a trainer. But I believe Knight begins paying you from day one.
But keep something in mind - you're talking a very small amount of money and this alone is nowhere near enough of a reason to choose which program you're going to use in my opinion. It's definitely a little "perk" I guess you would say. It's a few hundred bucks you wouldn't have had otherwise. But in the grand scheme of things training pay should be near the bottom of the list of reasons you use to choose the right truck driving job. It's far more important to choose a company that suits you well when it comes to solo pay, benefits, home time, equipment, types of freight, average weekly miles, and opportunities in different divisions. That's the kind of stuff that really matters.
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.
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.
Hi, do u mean paid TRAINING or paid SCHOOLING? There is a difference...lol....I really dont think there is a such a thing of being paid while going to school. I will check it out though! Thanks!!!!! :)
Actually I think Knight Transportation really does pay you during schooling right from day one. They're the only company I know of that does this. Most of the Company-Sponsored Training Programs will not pay you during the initial training for backing and driving skills at their school. They begin paying you once you go on the road with a trainer. But I believe Knight begins paying you from day one.
Knight Transportation pays $150 for the week of orientation, then $400/week while you are in the CDL training program and during the first phase of solo training with a trainer. As soon as you go solo, you get changed to mileage.
You will still need to have some money available, as it takes about 2 weeks for the first pay to get to your account. Once you TCH account gets set up, your trainer will let you use your card to pay for fuel and so you can get up to a $105 cash advance against the four hundred weekly pay.
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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Tiff I have been researching a lot of company sponsored training and wanted to let you know that Knight has paid training and there is a school in Indy and they have a service center in Joliet IL. Here is a link to their site ! http://www.driveknight.com/pc/Training/index.html
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.