Company sponsored training? Whats wrong with being a slave?

All of that sounds great...........It's just important to understand that it can NEVER be overstated that:driving a tractor trailer is TOTALLY DIFFERENT than driving non-commercial class c vehicles

good luck btw

 

I disagree

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/indentured servant
Most indentured servants eat better. I have heard starter company drivers trying to sell their CB's , tools, and company fuel to get money to eat. Training without certification is useless. A negative DAC can ruin a career.

 

I have heard just as many experienced drivers selling their stuff as well. Certification equals a CDL and work history, not some piece of paper that has been made up to look like you got a PHD.

 

There is no certification. It's not like your taking computer classes that require recertification. He is just making that up. If he truly has 35 years in the industry he would know that.

 

If you're talking about making what equals to about $8/hour during company training chances are you're not gonna make that. SOME companies pay $500 or so per week but others, like Stevens, only pay about $350 per week for your 70 hours which comes out to about $5/hour. Still others, like Werner, pay per mile and for newbies it often comes out to about $400/week IF they're lucky. However, Werner will allow you to become a trainer after three months which is part of the spiel to attract drivers. Mind-boggling, eh?

 

Indentured servants don't get a full benefits package and a paycheck. Let's quit splitting hairs on this. On this subject, you sign a contract to work for approximately 12 months in return for a weekly paycheck, benefits package, and entry level training. Due to the recent recession, many who posted on here, were homeless or lost their jobs and homes, so company CDL training saved the day. I just don't see a problem with that. These drivers aren't sitting on the porch at home crying that the government & working taxpayers owe them, simply because they're too lazy to get a job; they saw an opportunity with CDL training and took advantage of it. In todays economy, where else can a high school dropout or an older person with gray hair, go to work making over $65K per year within 18 - 24 months, driving a hazmat tanker? Look at the positive side of this career; if you aren't afraid of your own shadow, and are motivated, the good pay and benefits are there in trucking.