Conway and Suburban Driving School in MI

Ok well Iam about to make a pretty big decision I checked out Suburban Driving school in Romulus, MI and everything seems to be on the level. The big question is do I just pay money up front and get my Class A that way, or should I take there offer with Conway and be committed to them for 6 months?

I admit that committing to any company scares me, not that Iam a bad employee but more the fear that they will either want to work the hell out of you with little pay, or you get stuck with some jerk, maybe even both lol. Also I only came back to the Detroit area just to get my CDL then plan to move back up to northern Michigan to help out my grandparents and hopefully find a job up there.

So my real question is, if I get the class A how hard will it be to find a job on my own?

Some background: I currently have a Class B CDL /w Air Brakes I was a teamster driving stake trucks for 3 years (till they went under) then drove another stake truck with a moffet all last summer. I have a clean driving record, I don't do drugs, I don't really drink, and have never been fired from any job.


Please help with some input on either this school or which route I should take(no pun intended lol)


Thank You,
PureEvil

 

Please give me some input, I plan to make this decision on Friday!

 

Iam 29, never been arrested, no drugs, no drinking, good driving record. I have thought about applying for some of the logging or gravel companies because in northern michigan they seem to have alot of that going on. Have you ever worked for anything like that, and would they take a rookie?

 

The only concern that keeps coming up is "will they hire some one who just got there class A"??? I have plenty of time on Class B trucks (stake trucks, boom trucks) and driving a hilo is no issue either, I have done that at almost every job lol.

 

Problem is that I really don't want to be in the Detroit area, I want to be about 4 hours north of it. My grandparents live up there and really need the help these days. I know the city of Gaylord, MI has alot of stuff and could maybe look around there.

 

But you are confirming my suspensions about the conway thing. The school just pushes it to hard, and makes me think there is something they are not telling me.

I have heard all the stories about people gettting screwed in a lease, or working with a "Trainer" who just got his cdl last year or that they just use you as a cheap team driver. The "trainer" will sleep while you drive, and not show you anything.