Taking Your Car To Company Sponsored School, A Good Idea?

I'm thinking of driving the 6 hours to MTI CDL school for the 3 1/2 week CDL portion but I'm concerned about Having time to return it to my home. I was told I could take a few days after CDL school before getting on my trainers truck and that said trainer could pick me near home (which shouldn't be big problem as I live a mile of I-95 in Maryland. Do you think this a good idea or should I just bus it down?

Do you think this a good idea or should I just bus it down?

I would bus it down....just one less thing to worry about if your timeline with the trainer shifts.

I'm taking mine, but I'll only be 3-4 hours from home. To take the bus, I'd have to be on it for 14 hours :(

I'm taking mine, but I'll only be 3-4 hours from home. To take the bus, I'd have to be on it for 14 hours :(

Christy,

I think 3 hours would be my limit. Anything farther then that might make things challanging if timelines change.

Given the choice I myself would rather have my own vehicle if only so I don't have to take a taxi / shuttle or whatever when I need or want to go somewhere, plus the freedom of my own wheels.

in my 2 years of AmeriCorps I did both options. year 1 I didn't have my own vehicle and so I was limited to a taxi, bus or our team's van. team van requires you to have at least 2 people (3 at the campus my first year was at) with one of them being a driver (not just have a dl but be allowed to drive americorps vans), so that was kind of a pain when you had to find someone to take time out of their day to go with ya, 2 others at the first campus. some of my projects had our housing along a bus line so i had that option but it still sucks then there's the taxi... expensive, need i say more?

my 2nd year I bought a motorcycle and took it to the campus which was in Vicksburg, MS. I had to leave it on campus during projects so still had the same issues as year 1 BUT when I was on campus between projects and during our vacations (2 of them 10 days long) I had my own wheels, so while most had to fly or bus home to go home for vacay i drove and saved a lot of money. when i wanted to go to the store or fast food i took myself.

so for me I would rather have the convenience of my own vehicle.

so for me I would rather have the convenience of my own vehicle.

There are definitely advantages to having your own car....no argument here. My only point was depending on the situation the juice might not be worth the squeeze. For example, if you had the chance to get out with a trainer sooner but couldn't because you needed to drive your car home.

so for me I would rather have the convenience of my own vehicle.

There are definitely advantages to having your own car....no argument here. My only point was depending on the situation the juice might not be worth the squeeze. For example, if you had the chance to get out with a trainer sooner but couldn't because you needed to drive your car home.

Unless you're not allowed to leave you car at the facility i don't see this being a problem either.

You issue you have to consider. Just because you go to one area for school and orientation does not mean you will work out of that area. You could end up working hundreds or thousands of miles away and assigned to a different terminal.

Unless you're not allowed to leave you car at the facility i don't see this being a problem either.

That's a good point. I'm not sure how many companies allow cars to be stored at their yard for several weeks at a time

You issue you have to consider. Just because you go to one area for school and orientation does not mean you will work out of that area. You could end up working hundreds or thousands of miles away and assigned to a different terminal.

That was my point. You explained it better. I just wouldn't want anything to stop me from being able to take advantage of any opportunity, and I'm willing to live like a Spartan to make that happen.