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Discussion in 'Trucking Schools and CDL Training Forum' started by newlife1966, Feb 15, 2013.

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  1. Feb 15, 2013 #1
    newlife1966

    newlife1966 Bobtail Member

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    Can anyone point me to a good CDL school that can help me. I have bad credit, am unemployed, and broke. But i want to start driving. i live in Ohio
     
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  3. Feb 15, 2013 #2
    mladen86

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    It may be helpful if you say where do you live
     
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  4. Feb 15, 2013 #3
    newlife1966

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    I live in Ohio
     
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  5. Feb 15, 2013 #4
    pattyj

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    Don't think any school will take you without having some kind of income coming in.Try a trucking company.Many do have a program to obtain your CDL.But of course there are strings attached.You have to sign a yr contract.
     
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  7. Feb 15, 2013 #5
    Roadrunner71

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    I was in your situation back in 2007 I went to stevens transport in dallas tx cost me 5000.00 give them a try
     
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  8. Feb 15, 2013 #6
    Fester69

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    google the workforce investment act. They put me through school when I was laid off from my last job.
     
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  9. Feb 16, 2013 #7
    Chinatown

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    Try Prime flatbed. Ohio is a good freight lane for flatbed freight. You can apply online. They even buy your bus ticket to get to their training.
     
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  10. Feb 16, 2013 #8
    newlife1966

    newlife1966 Bobtail Member

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    when i first got laid off i went to school for LPN but i am 46 yrs old and been out of school. WOW that was eye opening. but i want a new start. i am divorced lost my house, and ready have nothing holding me here. so i thought of driving before but was working and didn't want to leave it. well now everything has ran out and still no job so i going to drive! that is the one thing i really enjoy. but i just need to figure out how to finance it..
     
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  11. Feb 16, 2013 #9
    Banker

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    A community college might be an option. I have seen their training trucks out in rural parts of the country.
     
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  12. Feb 16, 2013 #10
    irishwarrior

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    you should give iowa central comunity college in fort dodge iowa a call you can get finacle (spelling ???) grants and or a loan i went there and learned allot
     
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