ATDS Trucking School

If it was anything like the ATDS that was here in Ardmore OK, and if it is run by the same people STAY AWAY FROM THEM!!! ALWAYS do company research FIRST and see what the companies that you are interested can suggest and recommend for training... ATDS here was a welfare rip off school run by corrupt morons who where here to take the money handed to them from grants from various places.. They are closed here now.. but have moved and opened as the Arbuckle trucking academy or some nonsense.. be VERY wary and call the companies first and even apply to them!!

 

I was not aware of any other location outside of their Elm Mott, TX location. I just graduated their program this month (January). They are an outstanding school with excellent instructors! Can not say enough good things about them. They are a PTDI certified school which will open up a few more options post graduation. Contact Sue Hunt or Susan and they can tell you everything you need to know. Please let me know if you need their contact info.

 

Hello, can you provide any information on job placement help you may have received from ATDS? Thanks

 

They have information on several companies. There will be recruiters that come in from various companies during your training and that can give you some insight if they would be a good fit for you. But I recommend researching the companies your interested in and fill out an application and letting them know your attending ATDS. This will help you get a few prehires and a company to start with after graduation. Susan can help you fill out the applications properly. So wait until you start there before filling any out. Having a good work history and no felonies is a big plus to getting a prehire but every company has their own policies on that. Let me know if you have any other questions.

 

Their PTDI certification or adherance to ANY of the PTDI standards when the Ardmore school was open was a JOKE and soured me on giving the PTDI much of any credibility. I HOPE that the one in TX is indeed following the guidelines and standards of the PTDI school. Look before you leap if possible! read the standards, check their certificates and see or ask how long the certificate is for.. its its almost due for renewal, the chances are that they will be shining up their standards and giving the students what they are paying for.. if its a long time till their certification is to be renewed.. they could be tossing the whole standards thing out the window and ripping people off and simply taking the money.. Look wisely.. and best of luck~

 

I hear ATDS is alot better than some of the major name truck schools. ATDS is in Elm Mott, Texas like 4 miles north of Waco, Texas..
Waco is one hour south of Dallas, Texas... I am considering going to ATDS but i am looking at other schools across Texas to suit my needs.

 

I talked t an executuve at Schneider and he recommended it when I asked about Texas schools.