Which state is best to get CDL

Any tips or suggestions as to which state is the best one in which to apply for a CDL. I am in a position to locate anywhere that suits and will probably change state on a semi regular basis anyway. I am thinking of applying to Schnider (yes I have read the posts) on the basis of what I have read on their site and posts here. Their size has advantages in terms of options that might suit me.

 

According to their website Schnider are still hiring experienced drivers, the recruiters might tell you different.

Our economy is going down at the moment as well. There is an old saying in money circles here "America sneezes and New Zealand catches a cold". Our financial system is literally owned by overseas interests anyway so if they suffer we suffer.

New Zealand is a beautiful place, but it suffers for its size and isolation from the rest of the world. Our population is about the same as greater Vegas (4mil). We spent 5 weeks in the west (LA, Seattle, Great Falls to Vegas and back to LA) late last year and the differences between NZ and USA are in some respects as big as the difference in size between the two countries. We were all brought up on largely American television so visiting the States was in some ways like going home, a lot of it was familiar. Aussie is an option (I spent 20 years there) but they seem to be worse off than we are at the moment and it just isn't the same as the USA. Trucking isn't the same here either, its a job not a career. After 14 hrs you are out of the truck no if buts or may-be so there is no such thing as team driving here. Mostly the industry gets around it by doing truck swaps in the middle of the Islands which gets both drivers home each day. Most of the other drivers here that I have spoken too wouldn't own a truck it just isn't worthwhile and I know that is largely true of any small business here (having just sold one), it just isn't worth the trouble. If you come back this way before I leave call in we will show you around.

Texas eh? We didn't get there, but I would like to do the south at some stage. Might be a good place to start.

Thanks again for the feed back, happy to here any suggestions.

 

Don't ya just love it when you spend an hour writing something that then vanishes into cyberspace. I'll try again.

Is Crowder a community college? What do you particularly like about the college or its course and is the course just for a CDL or does it, can it, involve practical training as well? Do you have a job or company lined up for when you finish the course? Do you have a prefered company and what kind of driving are you hoping to do?

Are you from Colorado or hoping to go there? I'm just wondering about your log in since you are in a college in Missouri. I am thinking that somewhere like Colorado or Missouri might be a good place for us to be based, they are reasonably central and not too much of a climate shock for us.

Again thanks for the suggestion.

 

Thanks for that. I did do a quick search for Crowder and did find their site, but haven't had time to go through it yet. They sound ideal from what you have said. I guess the only question left is how much are they charging?