NE Ohio school

What part of NE Ohio? Hamrick is a big one.

 

I'm starting at Great Lakes Truck Diving school on Monday. The owner is a relative of the owners of Hamrick but left after some disagreements. So far every thing I hear about Great Lakes has been positive. It's located in Columbia Station which is west of Strongsville, Oh by about 10 miles.

I went through United Truck Masters driving school in 1986, drove for 3 1/2 years and left to help raise the family. I'm now single and ready to get back to trucking. I did a lot of research before I made my school choice. lucky for me it's only 20 minute drive from my home.

 

Ex-Brunswick resident! Never heard of Great Lakes Truck Driving school but it sounds like a pretty good option. Worth the OP looking into if he is in the area.

 

It's on RT 82. If you not looking for it you'll miss it.

 

East of cleveland here,I was going to look into Tri -C college,most of the junior colleges around have some sort of program and some of the trucking companies will have listed on their site which schools they approve of...or just call a company!

 

I went to a Job Fair the end of June that Great Lakes did. There were about 30 companies present. Most were open to hiring students. I've copied and pasted the event details below.

Great Lakes Truck Driving School is proud to announce the details of our Spring 2011 Job Fair!

The event will be Thursday, June 2nd, 2011 from 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm at Great Lakes Truck Driving School 27740 Royalton Road Columbia Station, OH 44028

This event is open to students, graduates, and the public. It is free to attend and there is no need to register. Show up around three to make sure you have plenty of time to speak with all the recruiters that you want to see!

The following companies will be in attendance at our job fair. Check back for updates!

Builders Transportation (BTC)
Squire Transportation
Saia
Swift Transportation
Schneider
Associated Builders Contractors
FedEx Custom Critical
Roehl
PI&I Express
K&P Trucking
Amotec
Wil-Trans
Panther
Werner
Valley Transportation
Safety-Kleen
TransAm
Nick Strimbu, Inc.
Dworkin Trucking
Falcon Transport
Central Transport
Ho Wolding
TMC Transportation
May Trucking
Star Transport
United Van Lines
J. Rayl Transport
AJ Weigand
Dayton Freight
Wooster Motorways
Maverick Transportation, LLC.
The Plain Dealer
McIlvaine Trucking, Inc.
Education First

 

It depends on what program you go into. Best to call the school and speak with a recruiter. I see your from Ohio. I found Great Lakes to be the same as Cuyahoga Community and Hamrick for the one I need. Luckily I was able to get funding through the WIA.

I believe the only way to save money if your paying is to go to school though an employer. I found some disadvantages to going that route. The biggest one being most expect you to got to work for them when your done. It limits your options once you get your CDL.

 

I went to TDDS four years ago, my girlfriend is getting in there now. You can get student loans and grants to go there instead of paying out of pocket. When I went there it was a great school, hoping it still is.