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Metaltinkerbell's Comment
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I am going to start school with celadon on Monday I believe it is my best fit. My brother and sister in law are truckers for 16 yrs now and they say the company is a good one. But I would like to know how well the school is now compared to a year ago and it sounded new and confusing lol. I am starting late in the game I am 47 yrs old proud mom and granny but I want a different life I have always loved trucking with family and all, I want to travel I have been stuck in dead in jobs all my life and I always try to find the reason day to day to love it. I just want to know that for someone my age its not to late for me to start. my family is not crazy about it but I want to do this for me.

any ideas or help would be great I will be going to Indiana school. thanksthank-you.gifTruck Driver's Career Guide Company-Sponsored Training

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.
Brian M.'s Comment
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Hi welcome to the forum. I myself started at 48 and have found no problems adjusting to life on the road. Congratulations on being accepted to the celadon program, their are quite a few people in the forum that are in the program or have graduated from the school here. I here it is a great choice. One thing to remember it is a fast paced training program, so be as prepared as you can going into school. Many of us have family that do not understand our decision, many times it's that they aren't educated in the trucking industry and educate themselves to make an informed decision. Take time to answer any questions they have and also show them this web sight to give them more information. Even though you are comfortable with your career move let them adjust to your career change by sharing this sight. It will put their mind a little more at ease. Good luck, Celadon is a great place to start a career.
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