Looking For CDL Training In The Northwest With Very Little Or NO Money Out On My Part

Hi, I have been looking to get CDL training here in Washington state. I have no money or income. I am hoping to get company paid training. As it is I will be strapped for gas money to and from a facility here locally as well as for the upfront cost of about $900. Any recommendations on what might be my best options?????

You should look into company sponsored training. There is some money out of pocket for things like food but for the most part it is free. Do not limit yourself to your area. Companies like Prime will pay for your bus ticket to get to MO for the class. Knight is another very good option to look at. I think Knight will have you a paycheck the quickest if thats what you are looking for. Explore all the company sponsored schools. You can get to work with little out of pocket expense. I am in training with Roehl right now. They paid for the hotel and my training. I had to cover fuel to get here and food. You can cut cost. I bought bread and baloney for sandwiches to pack for lunch. I brought my crock pot to cook with in the hotel. I put a roast in it the first night I was at school and it feed me for a week including some days lunch. Where there is a will, there is a way. Explore, you will find something you can make work.

Thank You for your thoughts. I have heard back from both Swift and Sage. Both in Idaho. Both sound like good options. I hope to talk to both again today, and get some more questions answered. Mean while I am studying the Commercial Driver Guide, and compiling such annoying papers as birth certificate, high school diploma and such.

I will remember your suggestions about food..... If we ever meet on the road you can cook me dinner!

Forget the driver guide! There is a link up top to CDL training material. I promise you if you do the High Road training program on this site, you will pass all your test first try. I never even looked at the book for my state. I did all the sections of the training and passed every test first try.

I have been using the training provided here and find it quite helpful. Also using the Swift online training, and it too is also quite good. I read the Commercial Driver Guide by reading ahead the night before, and then in the morning I do the online studies. Helps me to remember what I have read.

Hey Karen....always good to say hello to a fellow Washingtonian!! I live in Des Moines and am currently jumping through some hoops and trying to document my entire process as well. I fully agree with everything in this thread mentioning the High Road Training Program, I kind of blew it off the first few log ins on the site. However I have a couple hurdles I need to clear before I get into school so I thought I might as well use my time productively and I can NOT say enough about it.

Please keep us updated on your progress and don't let anything stand in your way. I will be paying close attention to your progress and looking for your updates!!

Keep in touch and good luck!!

- Rob (AKA Case)

Crap! Just talked to Swift Investigation Dept. Seems I have an old warrant to deal with... I can't even remember what for or the details. Just told it was from Pierce County. Well guess I need to drive up there to get it squashed. Hope it will cost an arm-and-leg! I'll let ya all know how it goes. Sure I'm not the only with such problems.

Depends on what it was for. If it is serious, it may prevent any company from hiring you. Best of luck.