Originally Posted by nascarchuck

I dont know that we lost but only 1 or 2 from our class because of medical issues. Yesterday I watched 4 guys from the class that just started because of medical issues. And there was a new student that had a heart attack while checking into the motel.

We lost 4 today because they couldnt get the hang of double clutching/downshifting. They went into the class that just started on Monday. And one of those guys used to drive a truck! I expect to lose 6 or 7 in the next day or so because they just cant get the hang of it and are failing the DPS tests.

As far as the school goes, I dont know if I can agree with you. Maybe its just our instructor as I think we have the worst one. We call him the Chihuahua because he is a little fella that is always nipping at everyones ankles. The other instructors all seem to be pretty good but I am not so sure about the curriculum.

If you dont already have your CDL, all they will do is tell you to study certain sections of the CDL handbook. They wont help you, review or anything. Its all up to you. They will shuttle you to the DPS to test but you only get about an hour to test and some of the guys arent able because of time restraints. Many of our class has failed the tests and havent had but very little drive time on the track where the rest of us get several hours a day.

You have to want your CDL, it is not given to you just cause. We lost alot from our class. I think we started un the upper 20's and only graduate 6-7 of the original class. My class date was 12/11/2010

Originally Posted by Dryver

I think people need to understand the caliber of human beings that show up at truck driver training facilities like Stevens. I will use my experience as an example.... (Not Stevens training, but one just like it)

Class starts with 39 students.

Within the first 2 days, 9 were gone...failed pee test or physical even though they knew there was to be one.

Within 9 days a further 12 were gone after background checks. Even though they knew there was to be one.

Understand, these 21 people would not have gotton a job at McDonalds.

Before the end of school a further 4 just dropped out, couldn't hack it.

So 14 out of 39 graduated, and I know of 8 of these didn't make 6 months solo out on the road.

If you ask, they will all blame the company.

I don't understand why people blame a company. Its Policy, you break it or can't comply, you're toast. I enjoyed my time at Stevens, and have no problem reccomending the company to other people. Stevens just didn't work for me. There are 1000's of companies out there, 1 of them will fit perfectly for me.

hi,i hold a cdl i got while at stevens,i now have type 2 diabetes,and am on metformin for it,it is slowly lowering my blood sugar,will stevens rehire me,or will have to wait untill my blood sugar is down to there limits?

Originally Posted by hunter0307

hi,i hold a cdl i got while at stevens,i now have type 2 diabetes,and am on metformin for it,it is slowly lowering my blood sugar,will stevens rehire me,or will have to wait untill my blood sugar is down to there limits?

Like Dryver said, call and ask.

But, I am taking a stab in the dark here, but I would imagine that you would have to be "down to their limits"...

I'm sure happy I didn't go with Steven's I pass there trucks all the time and in constuction zones they have to go 10 under the posted constuction speed.(my friend went to stevens) Also was told that a trainer put this gals stuff out at a truck stop and ditched her. Now thats a true proffesional oh i was also told that in the beggining of orientation they started with 70 and by the next day they were down to 40. They are a true CDL mill. If you go to school in your own state then you keep your License. BUT if you go to Texas and get trained under Texas CDL then you get a Texas CDL(make sense to me) I hope you enjoy your expirence with stevens my friend got lucky and got a good trainer.