"The Truth About Trucking" by Allen Smith

why does everybody want to pay big bucks for some private school when they can do what I did and go to a big truck company school for no up front money. Stay there a couple years untill its paid off, then move on. It was $2,500 and $50.00 a week was taken out of my check each week.

 

I hope someone replies with a review on his tapes as well,although I have been doing this a short while compared to some (7years) this thing called trucking is a never ending learning experience and I would,even at this point in time for me,like to find straight answers to straight questions.,is there even such a thing in trucking?? Please OP,read the posts about company training,-I cannot speak from experience,as I learned on my own,but many,many posts I have read here refer to it as nothing more than a form of slavery.-Do your homework,you will be glad you did..

 

you have no choice you have really only two options
1. pay the big bucks up front say 6g's or less you have to shop around call all the training schools and get prices

2. go to a big company that hires drivers with no exp and trains them
you either have the money to put up front or you dont, if you dont you will have to get hire by a comapany that will train you
there is no other option

 

Reason is that if the big company jerks you around, you're stuck there unless you bail-out early.
If you bail, they hit you up with the whole enchiliada of the bill no matter how long you were there - it's not pro-rated.
If you pay out of your own pocket, you're a "free agent" so to speak and are not beholden to any one carrier.
There's guys who have gone to private school and got a local job right out of the gate.... they skipped the whole living out of a truck thing.

 

Check out community colleges and tech schools. See if grants are available.

 

What is the purpose of the CD's ???

Is this just some driver who decided to compile HIS opinions and ideas, then SELL them to people ???

What is the intent or "use" of them ???

 

From speaking with Swift drivers, and reading my Millington school handbook, Swift deducts tuition payments from each paycheck for 13 months; then you commitment is complete. If you quit (or fired) before the 13 months you have to pay the remaining amount owed for the training, but it is prorated; you do not start all over and pay the full amount on top of what you have already paid. Oh, the tuition loan is interest free also.

 

i went to a coummity college was $1540 i'm not tied to one company and not under no contract and have found i have better companies to hire on with other than werner or swift wich from what iv'e been rading are just mill schools!