Finding A Cdl Driver Who Will Help Me Get My Cdl?

I've heard that for about 300$ there are drivers who independently teach and train to get you your cdl. Where can I find one of these drivers? Do they really exist? I want to get my cdl but I'm a little strapped for cash so going to the school which is about a 80 mile round trip 7 days a week for three weeks would be probably impossible. Do any of you know a driver who does the training locally? I'm in mesa az, just east of Scottsdale. Any help would be appreciated. Oh by the way, this is my first post so I've come out of the shadows finally. Lol

Why not look into a company sponsored school? If you get your CDL they way you describe, any company is going to make you go back through their school anyway. Knight is by and far the best if you are strapped for cash. They actually pay you while you are in school. Most other companies do not start paying you until you go on the road with a trainer. It usually takes a couple of weeks or three before you go out with a trainer. Places like Prime will allow to take an advance that will get taken out of your pay once you start making money. The point is there are a ton of companies that you can start with for very little out of pocket.

This isn't going to work I assure you.

Here's why:

No company driver will be able to teach you because the company won't allow them to have a passenger without them paying. They are also way too busy to be teaching anyone. And if they do bring along a student and teach them how to drive in a company truck then they'll surely get fired.

Getting paid only 300$ to teach someone will make the instructor bankrupt. You have to realize, they make a whole lot more money actually running loads.

Teaching someone how to drive takes weeks. You'll spend more than 300$ on fuel by the time they're done with you.

There is 0% chance this will work. And for many, many, many more reasons than I listed.

Not to mention it has to be a school that has at least 160 hours for most companies to even look at ya.

No company driver will be able to teach you because the company won't allow them to have a passenger without them paying.

I agree with your full response. I would just like to note that there are companies that offer free rider policies.

Well my buddy used to work at shamrock foods and many of their drivers will teach you how to drive the rigs and get yiy prepared for the cdl test. Why I couldn't do the school, or would rather not is the school I was accepted to is swift. They're about 50 miles away from me I believe and the school is 7 days a week for 3 weeks. I can't afford the gas alone to make thatdrive for 3 weeks straight. But I keep hearing about independent certified instructors who will teach me how to drive and prepare me to get my cdl. I've also applied to Stevens trucking school but never heard back. I'm just trying to figure out the best and most affordable way to do this. Truck driving is what I really want to do. Where is knights school located?

And thank you for the info. If there isn't any way that wiykd work then I will got to the company sponsered school. I've heard some bad stuff about swift, and Stevens never contacted me. So if there's a knights company school in az I would probably choose them.

And thank you for the info. If there isn't any way that wiykd work then I will got to the company sponsered school. I've heard some bad stuff about swift, and Stevens never contacted me. So if there's a knights company school in az I would probably choose them.

Did you call Stevens after you did that applications? If you didnt then you should. You have to call each company you apply to. Just because you filled an app out online means the process is done and the ball is in their court. You have to do follow up calls.

No I didn't call them after I applied. Their add said apply online and they'll get in contact with me. I see how it would be a good idea for me to contact them rather than wait for them to contact me. Thanks I'll give them a call tomorrow. Sorry for the typos. New phone and I'm not used to the keyboard.

Although when I applied to swift they called me within an hour of getting my application. So I didn't think I needed to call them but I guess I should. Thanks.