CTHRC Approved program vs. others

i don't know about any other training but i'm on the same style course down here in Halifax ( well dartmouth actually, MSD Academy) and although the cost is pretty step ( almost $9000) so far i'm pleased with the instructors and the course layout. i just finished up week three and i'm having a blast.

 

I did the 12 wk course at the commercial safety college in masstown, it is held in higher regard in the maritimes than the earn your wheels programme

 

Iam in my 8th week and last week of Earning Your Wheels at J.V.I on P.E.I and I loved it really good people around there. I learned so much and night driving with a loaded trailer was jus a blast. Next week iam starting my OJT with a company out of Truro called central friegthlines ltd hauling flat deck so that schould be different. My course was 9800 dollars and iam only 18 so i couldnt get EI to pay 80% or what ever it is so i had to get student loans and money from the bank. I have no regrets about this course. You will have a great time with this course and you will learn so much so Good Luck...

If any body has any information on central frieghline ltd could you fill me in on some .... like good or bad or what ever.. Thanks Alot

KEEP ON A TRUCKIN

 

Seems like a lot of money but I have heard these courses are far superior to most, If you invested in these courses they are 100% tax deductable.
Good Luck People.

 

Every employer we've talked to prefers the 12 week course. The Masstown course is one of the best. The Dartmouth course is well known for not teaching you enough and lots won't hire drivers who graduate from there just because they haven't done enough driving with a trailer on.

The PEI course is good but, again, most employers seem to prefer the 12 week course with the 4-week internship. We paid it all ourselves as well as room and board and so far it's served us very well. Places asking for 1 to 2 yrs experience will take people from this course but not from Dartmouth, unfortunately (as we live in Dartmouth).

 

Let me begin by saying I know nothing about the 12 week program, I took a six week course in the Moncton area, I went to APTA website , looked up the particular school I was wondering about, it had all the right check marks in all the right places , I thought this is the one for me , fairly close to home , the people seemed nice blah, blah , blah. The only thing I got out of the program was a class 1. I realize that getting a Class 1 is the goal, but I missed out on alot of things that others students aprently got for the same money. Things like night driving, hauling loaded trailers (Flatbed and Van) , Reefers (how to operate them) , I did lots of driving but never once had to gear down because of a hill, never touched anything but a 10 speed , and was never shown how to move trailer wheels back and forth , the list goes on and on . My point is , and I hope anyone out there who is considering a carreer in trucking reads this DO LOTS OF RESEARCH , dont take anyones word for anything when it comes to training , get it in writing. I say this because if go to a prespective employer with credentials from the School that has a bad rep , well lets just say I hope you still have some UI left , cause you are going to need it ! I was lucky in the end I had a spot waiting , but I had so much more to learn than the others when I started . I dont mean to sound bitter , I realize it was my own fault for not asking more questions , but PLEASE BEWARE.

 

Yup, you got ALL that at the school in masstown - night driving, trailer hauling, every transmission out there, etc., etc., etc.

Hopefully you can get a job, though - there's a ton of places in NB to work