Best company-sponsored CDL

Where do you live?

Look into Millis Transfer they seem to be a pretty good company and they hav there own school.

 

Yea I really don't know much about them but I do know they have there own school.

 

If I'm not mistaken their school was 2500, 500 down, finance the rest. I know they havea school in Richfield Wis. their pay is definitely better then Swift or Werner, and I have never spoken to a driver of thiers who wasn't happy. as all companies go I'm sure there are some out there who aren't happy but most are very pleased. also their pay while training is quite goo, 700 last weeks I believe. I think they said training goes 6 - 8 weeks or 4 - 6, either way, they get you out there.

you could also look into Roehl they are in our area as well. and of course Big Orange. (Schneider)

 

About mills
http://www.mtidriving.com/program.html about there school

http://www.millistransfer.com/trainingbenefits.html training pay

 

What he said. Probably the best out of all that offer schooling in return for your services.

 

You might give Central Refrigerated a call, dunno if they hire in your area. 2 week CDL class, 1 year contract with a $3000 buyout if you don't want to stay for that year. Contract only becomes firm Friday evening of the first week of class, so you get your permit and a day of backing the truck before fully committing. We had 19 of 23 show up for first day, 10 remained after the first week. 1 washed out on the fitness test (torn rotator), rest were positive drug tests. 1 person washed out the second week, didn't really want to drive a truck and had a bad attitude.

Get through the 2 week course (and it is very condensed) and pass the CDL tests, you go out with a trainer for 4-5 weeks (200 driving hours). During the training you get $450 a week (or $67.xx per day).

They put you out with a trainer ASAP, only reason I'm still sitting here in Salt Lake City is because so many of the trainers took the holiday week off. The company completely reformed their training program, there are still a few less than stellar trainers out there but they've let go about 100 trainers in last 3 months. The only issue I have with the program is that someone can train after only 6 months, with 2 months of winter driving. So basically you can have rookies training rookies... but many of the trainers I've talked with here at the terminal as they went home have been here for several years or have had extensive experience before coming to Central.

The company isn't perfect by a long shot (none of them are) but I haven't heard the sort of horror stories coming out of Central that I do some of the other companies. If you're willing to work and have a clean background, they will do everything they can to prepare you for the CDL exam and then get you on the road. I can't say enough good things about the instructors, all of them have years of OTR experience and even though they thought I really needed an extra week they never gave up on me. The instructors here far and away are better than what I've seen in other walks of life. You just have to be able to absorb what they offer you fast enough to meet the deadline.

And since it's a company school, if you decide to leave before you get your experience in I really don't think you will be employable by other companies. You have a job market of one company. I ended up at Central's school because I wanted to drive for Central after reading up on all the possibilities on this forum. Not because I wanted a "free" CDL.

 

I would look into Millis or Roehl. HO Wolding might be another possibility.

KH

 

I'm wondering about this too. I'd like to find a CDL-training carrier that other than CR England to go to.