A couple of questions about sponsored training...

Hey guy's I've been on the forums for a few weeks comparing and contrasting various trucking companies, and trucking schools. I've heard the good, the bad, and the ugly about a lot of the companies. In my situation, a beggar cant be a chooser, and I know no matter "starter" company I go with, I'm going to have plenty of up's and down's, and I'm willing to endure that for atleast a year or two until I can move on to a better company. So, having stated that, I'll go ahead and shootout a couple of questions.
Let's start with the fact that I have VERY little funding (500 dollars, more or less) to pay up front for things like hotels and food. I'd love to go with some of the better starter companies, but unfortunately many of those companies require that you have enough money upfront for housing, food, and various DOT fees. I'm aware that there are a few companies that do pay for your housing/hotels, but i haven't heard of any that cover housing as well as food, testing fees, or perhaps bus transportation.
So here's my first question: What is the most affordable sponsored training program out there? And, obviously, by affordable I'm referring to the LEAST AMOUNT of necessary money upfront for testing and living expenses.
Second question (Werner-related): A few hours ago, I was at a local pub/restaurant and I struck up a conversation with a married couple that have been team-driving for a few years. The wife went on to tell me that she started with Werner, and apparently Werner paid for her housing, food, and CDL training. They put her on a bus in Alabama, and sent her to as community college in Colorado, and she actually stayed in the campus dorms and ate at the campus cafeteria. Although she didn't say, it's probably safe to assume the college was hosting the CDL training as well. The situation seems absolutely perfect for someone in my situation, and I was really surprised I haven't read anything like that on the thousands of posts I've read here. I immediately tried googling this and checking out the Werner website, but I didn't see too much specific information pertaining to sponsored training. Is there anyone else out there working for Werner that can confirm this information?
Thanks guys, any advice really helps.

 

I was pretty much assuming they wouldn't bend rules for people, but maybe I should call and just explain...

 

How many days/weeks did you have to survive with only 150 bucks before you got your first check?

 

So, just to clarify: Central paid for your hotel, drug test, and transportation, and the only upfront cost was 40 dollars for the CDL fee....correct?