OTR may be for me, questions and concerns.

rdnhpy · Mar 23, 2012

goodchoice10 said: ↑

The starters will take you........they take most everyone. Beware......BEWARE, of the repayment agreement you will be required to sign (for company sponsored training). Yes, you have to pay, nothing is free. And there are folks here that will say "get your CDL, then screw the agreement". The companies will not let it go and will chase you to the end of the earth for their money.

Otherwise, the starters are a good option......(sic)
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I'm not sure I understand. I was planning on paying out of pocket for my CDL from a local school, and then signing on with a large carrier for OTR training. I was under the impression that I would actually be paid for the OTR training.

flatt · Mar 23, 2012

rdnhpy said: ↑

I'm not sure I understand. I was planning on paying out of pocket for my CDL from a local school, and then signing on with a large carrier for OTR training. I was under the impression that I would actually be paid for the OTR training.
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If that's the case, you wont have to worry about being in a contract to anyone. I'd make sure the school is on companies' "approved school" list. Opens many more doors for ya...

rdnhpy · Mar 23, 2012

flatt said: ↑

If that's the case, you wont have to worry about being in a contract to anyone. I'd make sure the school is on companies' "approved school" list. Opens many more doors for ya...
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Thanks. Perpetual's thread actually got me looking at Roehl's RDTC so I'll be exploring that as well.

GyrrwrLori · Mar 23, 2012

I just got hired by a regional carrier after being unemployed the past 2 years. You don't have to settle for the mega-carriers. Just have to do a little more legwork than just filling out online apps.

Best of luck to you.

rdnhpy · Mar 23, 2012

GyrrwrLori said: ↑

I just got hired by a regional carrier after being unemployed the past 2 years. You don't have to settle for the mega-carriers. Just have to do a little more legwork than just filling out online apps.

Best of luck to you.
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Thanks. I would actually prefer long distance OTR, staying out for 2-4 weeks at a time. I figured the large carriers would be the best match for what I want. If that's not the case, I'll expand my search.

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