Graduated From Sage today!

@Rugerfan, I went with a fairly large company, however I will not name the company name until I am through with orientation, I may not post it online at all haha. Call me paranoid, but I try not to share too much online.

Thank you all for the well wishes!

 

It varies depending on which course you take. If you are just starting out, it is a 150 hour course. In my personal case, it took about a month, as I was scheduled with several half days, as well as some full ones. I enjoyed it, I had a good experience with it. it wasn't terribly challenging, because every time I had a question, they were on the spot to answer it. And all of the driving is on a one-to-one student to instructor ratio, so they can identify areas you need work on, and address it immediately.

 

It is a PTDI accreddited school, so they have a set course program. You will go through Safety, the basics, CDL, Tanker, Doubles/Triples, Combination, Air Brakes, etc and then of course maintenance, rules for Canada, Mexico, brake adjustment, backing, and about 40 other study topics. With range driving (Backing/Serpentine/Paralell Park/etc.) and street sessions. Educationally it is not challenging at all, I swear it was taught at a 3rd grade level, but it gets you started, teaches the basics, and when you leave, you are confident that you will get hired. I had my choice of all of the starter companies, some local companies, and picked what suits me the best.

 

Good deal. Are you by any chance going to the mini oreintation set up by Sage Missoula? If so, you will have a great time. What I like the most about them is the support even after you graduate. I literally sat down with the director, and asked him a million questions about the orientation I am off to this weekend. It's so reassuring to have a cadre that actually gives a crap about you even when you are done, and gives you honest no B.S. answers, where as a company recruiter will try to hide all of the negatives about a certain company.