Free, no obligation Roadmaster truck driving school....

Not sure. The grant was over Jan, 2008, although they did have a few students attend in feb. It was a really good deal, and I'm glad I was able to take advantage of it. As long as your company you want to drive for will accept it, I don't see why not. You may want to ask if the driving school has to be accredited or not. I know roadmasters had 2 or 3 accreditations. Honestly, I don't think builders even cared.

Oh the room and board: You stay at the Red Roof Inn right up the road from the school. You would room with another person of the SAME sex. The rooms are decent. Maybe now the class sizes are so small, you may get a single room. There is a dog racetrack/casino across the street. A car is not required, but helpful (read my info in earlier posts)

No one failed at the Physical. If you can do basic stretches like in high school gym class, but even more basic than that, and you can pass the drug test, you'll be fine. In some cases, they can have the whole thing completed in about 20-30 minutes + the time it takes for you to fill out the paperwork. It will usually be good for 2 years. Keep the originals....or you may have to redo it when you get to your company u drive for.

Edit: One advantage was that the same people who trained you could actually be your tester. They do the actual road test right there in a separate lot. Then you just take the paperwork to the state revenue office and your off to get your CDL. Try to test out during the week before noon. This way it gives you enough time to run down to get your CDL.

But all driving schools right now have slowed down due in part to the economy. I stopped by Roadmasters about a month ago to show off my truck, and now what was once a full classroom of 15-25 students per class was now only 4-8. The drop-out rate has increased considerably. Financing has been the primary culprit. Besides the credit factor, they have to get the student to come up with a 300 deposit. Some companies aren't doing tuition reimbursements like they used to.

Edit: The incredible amount of overtime that the trainers enjoyed had been shut down. No one gets more than 40 hours a week.

Builders is doing mines just fine. $50 a week if you do 1500 or more miles that week. And they do it up to the full amount of the loan (or amount of tuition on your contract). So if you stay with them long enough, they'll pay off your tuition. And that money comes directly to me.

Time for Builders, Take Two. Coming soon.