Celadon/ Quality Training

Has Celadon got there Training all figured out or still having trouble? I wanna get trained & make money not sit for weeks to go broke! Going to start on 8th if all goes well. I was going to Stevens Transport but I personally had trouble with losing 2 recruiters in a month an no bus ticket the day b4 I was to leave , so any help making a good choice would help at this point Thanks.

I am going to start in Laredo, TX on the 8th of September 2014.

Celadon is a good company and their training is good too. You just need to be willing to drive team for a while. If you get a good partner, you will enjoy this year of team driving. Having a good attitude is a key factor of success.

Please, contact Holly Harrison: hharrison@celadontrucking.com

She may help you.

OK thanks, I'm going to get a bus ticket to Indianapolis tomorrow. I heard or read a lot of horror story's about time it takes there an for now I'm going to assume its more the trainee than the school. Everyone progresses different. I can handle the test & the truck from moving them on the yard. So maybe things will go on schedule.

It is a self-paced training program. You decide how much you need. The minimum is three weeks. If you struggle, you have more time to continue training and if you are a quick learner you will pass the CDL tests after three weeks. In the end, it depends on the attitude of the trainee and how much time he or she needs.

They pay all the meals and accommodation. Therefore, you won't spend too much during the training. They may not pay you, but they reduce your costs. At Stevens Transportation, you would spend for food etc out of your own pocket. You would spend more money at Stevens Transportation.

Celadon will pamper you with three free meals a day during the week and during the weekends. The only money you need to spend is for laundry etc. You will have a gym etc.

Will you attend their school in Indinanapolis or in Alabama?

Stevens Transportation would be fast-paced and if you don't progress quick enough, you will be sent home.

Celadon gives you more time and they let you train according to your own pace. At Stevens they will hassle you and they don't give you much time to progress in case you need more time.

What is better to relax and to take time or to be in a hurry and under time pressure all the time?

At Celadon you will be on vacation and they give you free meals until you pass the CDL test. If you stay for three months, they pamper and feed you for that period of time.

It is more organized since 2011. They have been improving. In Laredo, I will be in a hotel. There are no dorms in Laredo, TX. I expect Laredo to be a bit calmer than Indianapolis, because only Texans will train their and therefore there will probably be less students.

Most people want to train in the summer. You may not have as many students in your class because it is already fall and the first team driving after the training will be in winter. I will start my career in winter. The less students the better for you.

They used to have a $50 gift card for every new student. However, trainees used such gift cards to purchase beer and drugs. Now, they stopped this. Whatever a company does good there will be people who abuse that and other have to pay the price because such benefits will be stopped.

I'm going to Indianapolis. Im starting on 8th have studied cdl Manuel scince July 31st that should be OK an I have moved & backed 53' trailers B4 school so just got to get the double clutching for road test down an pre trip down.

I think that if you go there prepared then you will finish in three weeks. I know drivers who finished quickly.

On the range there will be 5 levels which you complete. The first is for total beginners. Trainers will be with you in the first three levels, but on level 4 and 5 your practice for the CDL test. If you pass the first levels quickly, you will get to the last levels faster and I assume there will be less students, because usually the masses are struggling. In these levels, you just practice by yourself until you feel comfortable for the CDL test at the DMV. I am talking about backing.

I think in Laredo the procedure might be a little different, because of less students. However, that's just an assumption.

Try to do it right the first time.

If you took all your written exams before attending the school that would have been an advantage. However, you are from a different state (OH) and I don't know if IN has different requirements to get the permit.

I decided to take the tests at school because they pay for all the tests including all endorsements.

Check these videos:

Celadon, Quality Drivers School Review Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihOEcvmlDWE

Part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkB4SFsOKR4

Part 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePQFFgz_jAQ

Part 4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3GgcEz8u88

This review is from May 2014.

Many students who take months to finish the school just want to abuse their systems and have everything for free and be on vacation. However, if the instructor realize that you progress then they give you time, but if you don't progress even one bit then they might send you home. I am sure that the pampering will be stopped someday because pseudo-students use/abuse their system.

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