Ask to pay cash ?

There is only an interest fee if you do quit or fired and then take months to repay. If you quit/fired you would then be able to pay the balance right then with no interest. As long as you are with them there is no interest.

 

I'm glad there are companies that will train drivers.. as long as they do it right. I couldn't imagine driving for someone who thought they had me by the ##### because I owed them something though.

 

But if you paid cash up front then they wouldn't "own" you for how ever long .... they want that control for the repayment time

If you want to pay cash for training do a search for schools in your area .... if you have a community college by you that would be a lot cheaper than their price

 

I would go with a good outside school. Make sure that the big companys recognize the school and accept it. It will be cheaper than $4,500. There are 2 here locally and they are $2,500.

 

I personally think it's in the best interest of the new driver to go to a private school. That way you aren't tied to any one company. I just completed private school and am heading to Schneider with no strings attached. They are still paying for my tuition too, just no contract; which was important to me.

 

you can pay cash at "C1 truck driver training" in little rock, ar.
i am not with them in any way nor do i recruit for them ,
just giving basic info, i said that so ppl hopefully will not think im addvertasing< see, cant even spell it

it is a 3wk course, 4wk if you fail at the dmv without any extra $$ added on. youll stay on the grounds inclued for bed but food is up to you. they have a fridge and stove there, and offer a shuttle for 10bucks a trip to walmart,and there is a store 10 mins walking from there that is like a side street food stop..
there cost is 3800 for classA with hazmat. (price and info was from 04, may have gone up or changed.)
they will pick you up from the bus stop for free thou and if u ask nicely, they will stop at a store for you
hope that info helps you
ps, you get a free cap after you get your plastic, (what we called our CDL)