Company sponsored CDL training

any company is better than England............and I mean any.

That being said, avoid company training altogether. Get your CDL on your own. Company sponsored training is not "free". You agree to work for the company for a specified period of time. If you leave before the specified time you are on the hook for training costs.

Many drivers will tell you that you can quit anytime and not to worry about paying for school. I believe those who say that are the same types who don't think the rules apply to them. You are agreeing to a contract that has obligations on both sides.........

Also keep in mind that most companies that provide CDL training also pay at a lower rate than many other companies that will hire new drivers but don't provide CDL training. All in all there are a lot of hidden costs associated with "free" CDL training........

By my way of thinking it is like saying you want to be a HVAC technician, but you want the company that you will work for to pride your schooling so you can be an HVAC tech. Sounds rather silly. You first put yourself through school, then you apply to companies you want to work for.

Trucking screws itself to a certain extent because in what other profession do you expect your employer to provide you with the education needed to enter the profession in the first place?

If you can't figure out a way to get your CDL on your own, then you should look at a different line of work. You are only setting yourself up to be screwed otherwise.

 

"CR England so far is willing to ship me down there and pay for everything."


Not true. You end up paying for it all and then some.

 

Stevens is good.
Also check with DTS driving schools in Washington and ask if any companies that recruit from them have tuition assistance. Several Washington based companies use that school such as, System Transport and Interstate Distributor.

 

Right there with ya... From what I have read on here over & over again CR England seems to be the very worst.

 

Any company that sponsers your training will require a return.
Usually that is at least 1 year employment with them to pay them back for that training.

Not such a bad thing, if you get with the right company, because job hopping is a bad sign if you try to go with someone else.
Especially within the first year.

I'm a Swifty, and there are many more worse companies than Swift.

 

Yes they do

 

Whatever you do -- do not go to CRST. Has to be as bad or worst than CR England.