How Common Is On-site Housing Among Independent Schools?
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Guess it depends on your situation and where you would like to go to school. Walk or bike. Think creatively. There were two guys in my class who lived at a "homeless shelter" and took the bus to school every day. They made new friends at school who helped with rides to the DMV & such. Ask the school, especially if it's a technical college, they deal with student housing.
Dm:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.DMV:
Department of Motor Vehicles, Bureau of Motor Vehicles
The state agency that handles everything related to your driver's licences, including testing, issuance, transfers, and revocation.
Guess it depends on your situation
Well for me it would take two trains and a bus/biking for any of the schools near me (About 2.5 - 3 hrs one way)
Going to make a few phone calls tomorrow but I'm guessing that they don't have on-site housing provided.
Guess it depends on your situation
Well for me it would take two trains and a bus/biking for any of the schools near me (About 2.5 - 3 hrs one way)
Going to make a few phone calls tomorrow but I'm guessing that they don't have on-site housing provided.
While private school might seem the way to go you have to take in account everything in your situation and if housing is a make or brake issue then think about a company sponsored school. Most provide a hotel at their expense.
if housing is a make or break issue then think about a company sponsored school
Well of the sponsors listed in the directory I narrowed it down to Swift, Knight, and Millis. Millis is my top pick at the moment. Called the schools in Massachusetts this morning, none of them had on-site housing provided. Still, I wonder if there are private schools that provide it in other states?
Just came across Sage while searching, grabbed their number but it's too late to call. Couldn't locate any information on housing..
I also stumbled across Roadmaster. Can't find any housing information for them either but from what I've read the program's rushed anyway-
Dm:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.
Most private schools are just schools. If you travel to school you provide your own housing.
I drive for Werner. They don't even have a terminal in Arkansas. As long as a company hires from your state you will get home for home time. So broaden your horizons and look for company sponsored schools out of state.
Private schools are great if you live close to one.
Terminal:
A facility where trucking companies operate out of, or their "home base" if you will. A lot of major companies have multiple terminals around the country which usually consist of the main office building, a drop lot for trailers, and sometimes a repair shop and wash facilities.
Crst has housing and once you get your cdl you are put in a hotel till you get on your trainers truck and there's no upfront cost at all...
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.
from what I've read the program's rushed anyway
All programs are rushed by design. Any school, whether it's a private school or Company-Sponsored Training Program their goal is to teach you enough to get your CDL as quickly as possible. Private schools are a little slower paced than company-sponsored schools but they're still done at a pretty fast pace.
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.
broaden your horizons
yeah, started making some phone calls earlier for out of state institutions
Crst has housing and once you get your cdl you are put in a hotel till you get on your trainers truck and there's no upfront cost at all...
They look really good, the average length of haul is very attractive.
Wondering if I could come up with the money to pay up front.
All programs are rushed by design
Well for me, my concern is learning to operate a manual. I have no idea how quickly I could acclimate?
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.
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I'd prefer to train privately but without transportation I'm up creek.
Any help is appreciated, thanks-