Different way to get company training?

I am sure this is totally against the grain and I don't even know if this is even possible. I totally understand and appreciate the benefit of going to a "starter" company and going through training and all that.

However with how many bad experiences I have read about people having at various companies I am just thinking that perhaps there might be another way to get a company type training.

As it was told to me was I was taught how to pass a CDL test and the trucking companies are the ones that teach you how to drive the truck out in the real world.

Is there a way to get training without going to one of the major carriers? Are there independent instruction companies or anything? I totally understand the value of training and would think as a new driver I would need some type of real world training before going off and driving alone. I would just rather do the training in my own truck that I will be driving.

Yes again I totally understand this is probably nuts but I am trying to exhaust all options before giving in to a big company training program.

 

That is exactly what I figured. Yea maybe I can find a medium sized company like you mentioned but most of the ones I have come across that are not the main carriers they all need some type of experience.

 

That's what I did. I got my CDL through a CC program and it was a fantastic experience. Yea your exactly right in I am guessing companies don't encounter this very often. I have said I know this isn't the normal path a driver takes and in a way I am trying to circumvent the training from a mega carrier and trying to subsidize it with something else. If this is an impossible thing then off to a big carrier for training then.

 

Haha you very well could be right except I am hoping the Browns find some way to figure out how to win 2 games in a row.