I start Celadon school in Indy 3/16/2015

Yeah you get paid after you get your cdl and go on the road with a trainer. If you come in experienced it could be 3 to 5 weeks. if no experience look at being here 7 to 12 weeks before getting payed.

 

Yeah I have thought about trying to get a dorm room,because of the shuttle ride to and from school is a real pain, especially Monday through Wednesday win its packed with new students, and you end up having to catch the third bus. One day I didnt make it back to my room till 7.30. But at the hotel coffee is free and thats my mane vice,and i dont want to pay 1.50 like 6 times a day lol.
Well Its sat day night. My room mate got on the greyhound last night. They sent him home because he could not pass his general knowledge test friday. So i assume i will have a new room mate tomorrow. If the new room mate is non compatible with me then I will request a dorm, and drink less coffee I'm hoping for a good room mate. In a perfect world my new room mate will be a cute girl lol.
Tip for all coming to this school. Study for your cdl permit before you come, because they test you on Wednesday your first week, that is unless your like the majority of the people that come here to just stay drunk in a free room for 2 weeks before being sent home like my room mate.

 

Moved in to the dorm today. Asked to be moved in yesterday,because I was tired of the shutle ride,and just so happened when i get back to the hotel last night I discover that my new room mate is a total wack job. Wow I guess a higher power was telling me to move to the dorm all day yesterday.

 

yeah today is the start of my 4th week, and I got my second drive today. Now since lunch I'm just hangin out in my room the rest of the day. Yeah you basically get either one drive of about 45 minutes , or one time backing that includes str8,offset,and parallel park per day. some days people don't even get on the schedule to do either.
Lucky for me I have had past experience, so I'm just making sure i have the 4 point, pree trip,and in cab studied up on, but I cant see how anyone that is brand new to trucking can learn enough before testing here,with the little they let you do on a daily basis.

 

Hey Thanks for the reply,I forgot I made this thread. I am at the school,but I leave soon to go down the street to start my orientation at the Celadon terminal. I past my 90 back test,and Celadon test drive,so i should be out with a trainer maybe by the end of next week
Since my time here,I have seen quite a few drop out because the school is slow,and they have bills to pay.Lucky for me I have family helping me out,and my only bill is my phone. I have learned a lot here,and am a much better driver now,and the school staff here are cool,so it's worth coming here,but just keep in mind that if you have no experience you will probley be here a while.