OTR CDL Truck Training - Best way to get experience?

Sometime soon a member of the forum who goes by Chinatown will give you all kinds of information. The best way I can describe it is " His cup of knowledge runneth over".

 

I would recommend Schneider Bulk. Start tanker and stay there. But like Powerstoke said Chinatown will be along soon enough.

 

@Chinatown ... I too would like to partake of that which is overflowing thou cup.
(About to complete CDL School and considering options.)

 

Luckily my wife is ok with the 11 weeks... Its just like boot camp all over... And with so many bad trainer horror stories I'm preparing myself for it bein just as bad or worse. I just hate how people say stuff to get you in the door then expect you to stay when its nothing as advertised. I think if they were more transparent the turnover rate wouldn't be so high

 

Best thing to do is research, research, and then research some more each and every company you hear about that has a terminal near your home town.

For me personally, going to a private school for four weeks near home is more important than being away for eleven weeks at a company school or a community college. I can't afford to pay out of pocket right now but I can get a loan and have applied for a WIA grant to help pay for school. After figuring all that out I still have to find a company that is okay with a couple of dings on my DMV record, has a reasonable pet policy, and will not screw me over.

Between all the threads on this website talking about all the different companies and job options, then doing some google searches on schools and filtering out all the bs so you know what to avoid, you should have a good idea on which school and company is the best to meet your goals.