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I will try my best to answer for ya. I can't speak on behalf of the office professionals making the decisions, but I am almost 100% positive you will need to go through the complete school/training program even having your CDL, because of being out of it for 4 years and if I understood it correctly you drove team for 2 months 4 years ago. So basically you'd probably be looking at the 3 weeks in class/range training period the 3 days orienation following with 5-8 ( 7 working days, you need 4 hours drive time I believe to count towards a complete work day ) weeks. Now I am not sure on the funding part of it, I have heard of various funding that are accepted. Your best bet on this one is to contact Alice tomorrow when they open. Of course there could be someone else on the board here that has more knowledge than myself on the various programs etc. I do know you will want to plan on not receiving a paycheck for at least 5 weeks from the week you start. You don't get paid for the first 3 weeks of class room/ range training or orienation but do start receiving the training pay once you get in a truck with your trainer, which were the 7 completed working days I talked about above start to count.

On inverters, I am guessing I am probably the one who posted what you read so I will try to clarify for ya. I believe if you had one that was 1800 or smaller continous power you would be fine. If or when you would get out with your over the road trainer talk to them more about it or have them contact the shop to make sure before you bought one. You also have an option to purchase one through Millis and make smaller payments taken out of your check weekly until its paid off as well. It ends up being like 500-600 or something like that for the inverter and wires and all. I don't think they will let you use any other wires than what they put in so don't buy the wire kits anywhere else.

Where to have it installed .... the best place is to go to BRF ( Black River Falls, WI Terminal ) that's the home office terminal. There are other terminals that can install and will, but from what I have heard and read it can be hit and miss at them. I beleive Weedsport, NY and now Trenton, OH and Richfield, WI will do it, but it all depends at those I believe.

Lastly, you will have 5-8 weeks with a trainer, Millis has some awesome trainers out there and it won't be another student!

Good Luck! Hope I could be of some help to ya.

 

You have to have at least one year of experience before you can be a trainer with Millis. That was something I looked for when I was researching schools.

 

I purchased a wire kit and inverter from amazon all under $200 just had it installed last week.

 

Some good answers posted but I'll add these tid-bits.............. If you're accepted, Millis will work with you on the money upfront at first day of training. Just ensure you let Alice know and you'll be fine. May have to get it approved through Mike but it's not a big deal.

Also - you will need money with you when you go out with a trainer. I always tell my students to plan on at least a couple hundred dollars. I know that sounds like alot but Depending on the trainer, you'll eat most meals at a T/S unless you get one like me where I cook most nights. I always offer my students to share in the cost of food we make and it does save a lot of money that way. However not every trainer cooks in their truck. Find out what they have (Microwave, etc) All OTR trucks have a frig and small freezer and they'll make room for your stuff just as long as you dont go overboard. So even if they dont cook you can bring things that can be made in a microwave. And even if they dont - all T/S have one you can use to heat stuff up.

Didnt mean to ramble on - but communicate with your OTR trainer and then you can decide what to bring with you.

 

what is the advance policy for trainees?

 

Regional trucks do not have the room for inverters, tvs, microwaves or fridges. You will get a 12 volt cooler if you don't already have one. And the place I have room for it is in the passenger seat. But I'm home every weekend and sometimes during the week so I'm good with that.

To the best of my knowledge, MILLIS training is not accredited so you can't use hope, pell or wia.

 

No. Just use common sense when you drive.