Roadrunner driving academy, Sharon, TN, HAS A 3 week course. Very informative and teaches you the tools you need to be successful in the trucking industry. Reasonably tuition.
Hate say it , but 3 weeks is a joke. A person cannot possibly get enough information , much less enough hands on experience/training in order for them to be competent enough to receive a CDL. All this is is a group of folks taking money from other folks who either can't afford to pay for the training that is required or for people that just want a quick "cheap" way around the system.
I didn't say anything regarding hands on lol. It gives the basics. I had to learn a lot on my own but I'm aprox 2 years in and have a completely clean record, no tickets, accidents, dot fines, dac, etc, etc, clean. Not sure any school can prepare you for what is out here,but thanks for your input.
Keep up the great job. I didn't mean to come off as rude ,or anything else. You are 100 % correct about no school being able to get a driver ready for the "real " world , if they did that , they would soon be out of business. In order to succeed in this profession, a person must WANT to succeed. It can be one of the most stressful jobs around, taking a toll on your body , your mind , your family too. But its rewards can also be great, the freedom that a person has without having a supervisor always looking over your shoulder , stop when you need to, just make sure that you plan well....not really that difficult. Like I said , keep it up and Good luck to you!
Oh, I absolutely could not agree with you more :0). Thank you, and if I ever have any questions, I'll look you up, and believe me something always comes up, lol. Take care!
Ya Tony, We are old but OLD GUYS RULE..... WHAT I AM SEEING IS TRUCKING SCHOOLS TEACH YOU TO PASS THE CDL TESTS OR SKILLS TEST BUT NOT THE JOB. THIS IS WHY SO MANY OF THE BOTTOM FEEDERS STICK A NEWBIE WITH A TRAINER I GUESS.... AND FROM WHAT I HEAR ALOT OF TRAINERS COULD CARE LESS IF YOU LEARN OR NOT , CAUSE YOUR JUST EXTRA HOURS IN THE DRIVERS SEAT MAKING THEM MONEY....
By no means are you a professional driver once you graduate any of these CDL mills. Their only purpose is to get you your license and prepare you to go with a trainer of your chosen company. No more, no less! You are going to learn more on day one with your trainer over the road then you did the entire three weeks of school! I think too many newbies put too much thought and expectations in these schools. Its not like college or a regular school, course, etc... Its basically just a little general knowledge and a little time to practice before you get into the real training.
Good analog Chompi.....the learning really starts once you get out of a driving school and get to work...and you never quit that process either, as long as you drive for a living you are a professional student...always!
Yep so true about trainers, that's all I was to mine, extra pay, and it did not make things easy for me when I went solo. El Paso was my teacher lol! I'm still young to the industry being at m 2 yr mark, but I'm seeing that each day is a new lesson.
