Solution For CDL Drivers with no Recent Experience

CR England has a good deal if you already have your CDL.
It is not posted on their website but it is what they are offering me.
I drove in the early 90's but still have my CDL.
Everyone wants recent experience; understandably.
CR England offers a 1 week $500 refresher course.
I am starting on Monday 9/22/08.
After that you have to go through there standard training but it is paid (Not very much but something is better than nothing).
Thankfully I am in the fortunate position as to be able to use the money I am going to be making for other things other than supporting my family.
3 weeks of this training (easy money for them) and 3 weeks of that training (more easy money for them) and then you get your own truck.
Overall I would say this is a good deal for someone who is looking to get back into the trucking industry. It is only $500 (You don't have to pay it up front if you don't want to) so walking a way is of no concern. I think there solo pay is deplorable but there team pay seems to be fairly standard. I am not sure I like there sliding pay scale. It goes down with the more miles you drive. Not exactly sure how it works either. I am sure they will get at least one year out of me anyway.

I was also talking to MTC and there tuition is 6000. $6000? WTF is that.
I could pretty much get my MBA for that kind of money (Yes that is an exaggeration)(But so is their tuition). Hay I am all about people getting rich but sheet do you have to do it off of the back of one person.

For the most part I am going to feel the industry out for a while. Maybe I will buy a truck in a year or so, I may try and go with something like UPS (LTL and home everynight) I am also considering going to the brokering side of things. I may just give up the industry all togeather.

One thing I am sure of is that for the next year I am going to do everything I can to have a good time. Worked to #### hard for to many #### years doing to many #### things I did not want to do.

I hope my long winded post helps someone out.