Why does everyone want to spend MORE time in class?

Might be the same reason kids go to college forever.

 

Those felons the recruiter told you about can be placed the day they graduate. A smart recruiter could make money if he would fill that niche of placing felons. There are companies in the Carolinas and Kentucky that hire them because most of those felons jump at the chance for a fresh start in life.

 

Like I said, there are 4 companies in TN & KY that will hire them the day they graduate. I know of 2 guys that were just released from prison and went straight to CDL school, then were hired and are now running coast to coast making a good living. One served 21 years and the other 14 years. In my opinion, they deserve the WIA funding also. They paid for their crime and their punishment should end when they are released. That's my opinion and evidently the people that designed the WIA program feel the same way. One time I worked for a company that had as many ex-cons working there as they did people with clean records. Those guys were really hard working and dependable and never whined and cried about the small stuff. I know most companies won't hire them, but some do.

 

I notice you're from Lenoir City; do you know anything about Burkhart Enterprises? I heard they are hiring and have some dry bulk tanker jobs. I looked at their website and it looks like they have different types of trucking there.

 

in nj when I went thru WIA
I had to sign a paper saying I would go OTR for at least 6 months
or be liable to repay training

 

well OP depends on what school you went to i went to a 4 month school in 06 and i came out better trained than the 3 weeker, i could shift better drive better and knew how to do log books and much more than the average 3 week joe schmo. my trainer loved how he didnt have to spend as much time with me than his typical 3 weeker student. I didnt go to no college for the training either I went to a school dedicated to only training people to drive a semi it was more range time than actual class time.
so in actuality it depends on where you go and the time frame you have to do it in. currently im getting my cdl again and have to get retrained due to me being away from trucking for some time which is going to be one of those 3 week trainings i have no reason to go back fro the long class as i still remember how to do it. the school i went to offers a refresher course but they want to much for it so im going the cheaper route.

 

I received a 5k grant back in 2009 and went through a 4 week course sponsored by my local community college. It was a great experience. I'm still gainfully employed in the trucking industry after 4 years plus.

Me thinks the OP of this thread is using a pretty big broad brush and I'm not sure why.