24yo no-lifer, need company / newbie advice.

If you're looking for company sponsored training, you might want to check out KLLM. I almost got my CDL through them. Didn't like the terms of their contract, so I ended up going the private school route, but it's still something to consider, assuming they hire out of Kentucky.

 

That stinks! I'm not sure what your financial situation is, or whether or not you need a paycheck while training, but there are private schools that partner with finance companies to upfront you the cost of tuition, and sometimes even room and board while you're training. You don't start making payments until after you finish, and many companies will make those payments for you while you work for them, or at least they used to.

Look into Roadmaster. They're a semi-independent chain of schools that are intertwined with Werner. Werner was my first company, and a lot of drivers there went through Roadmaster and had Werner pay for it after. My orientation was at their terminal near Atlanta and the school was nextdoor. The terminal in Dallas not only had the school on their property, but also a hotel just for students.

 

I agree, but we’re all retired ha ha ha

 

why when a company will train and give you job.
And they usually pay it back if you stay with them for a year or 2

you don’t learn anything practical till you’re with a trainer anyways

 

No contract for 1 big thing. Big bonus if thing's don't work out.

 

Any tech school is better than the best company provided training. It is also possible to start with a non training company if a person already has their cdl. Having options is always better than being locked in for a year.

 

How, it doesn’t even matter the quality you just need the license. A tech school is more expensive and no job guarantee, you don’t learn anything getting a cdl they teach you how to pass the test. After you have it is when the learning begins in the trainers truck

you’re usually not obligated to anything but the cost