Millis school?

http://www.mtidriving.com/

You can find some information here. Other than that, give them a call and talk to a recruiter. If you fill out and submit an application to their school, one will call you and give you the details. I looked into their school when I was getting my CDL, but I don't remember any of the facts regarding their program.

 

The way it works is as follows. If accepted you pay 100 to secure your spot in the class then on the first day you pay 400. They put you in a hotel. After schooling you pay 20 a week for school reimbursement and 10 a week for hotel. You have to get your CDL permit and DOT physical prior to going to class. That cost depends on your state. After school you go out with a trainer for a minimum of 5 weeks you have to log 15000 miles with the trainer before you can test out for your own truck. You will take your CDL test in your home state and you schedule that while with your trainer. You do get paid while with trainer just not while in school. School is 3 weeks and then 3 days of orientation. The cost for the school is 4500. You pay the 500 out of pocket if you work for them for 1 year the forgive 2000 of that. After 1 year of employment with them you have paid 1040 ( 52 weeks times 20 a week). Providing you get a paycheck every week. If you left after the 1 year you would still owe 960. If you leave before 1 year you pay the balance of the 4500 minus the 500 and the 20 per week for how ever many weeks you did stay. I currently work for millis and went thru their school. I have zero complaints. I run regional in the Midwest and am home every weekend. Any other questions please feel free to ask or pm me and I can give you my number. I live about 5 minutes from downtown St Louis on the Illinois side.

 

There are no DOT standards or requirements for the training of CDL drivers only testing. You can walk into the DMV in your hometown and pick up the study manual, study the manual, pay the fees, and take the test. You will however need a truck to do the road test in and that's it.

Most companies that hire student drivers have a standard which is normally 150 hours from an accredited school. Every company is different so call around to a few companies you are interested in and see how many hours they require.

Why the short course vs. the long course:

Some students already have their class B and have been driving for sometime.
Some students are laid off or unemployed and need to receive min. required hours to find a job and return to the work force.
Some students have jobs and take the longer course to work it into their schedule
Some students want the full training and practice to have more jobs available to them and feel comfortable with the skills

Company sponsored training vs. non-company sponsored training

Their are far to many reasons to explain here why company sponsored/paid training is a very bad idea, if you really want to know there are a lot threads on this web site alone explaining the down falls and horror stories driver have been thru fulfilling those contracts.

So I will explain some of the benefits of attending a non-company sponsored schooling path.

1. Most accredited schools have FASFA and other financing options. Some state labor agencies even have free money.
2. Most schools offer lifetime job placement and normally know who is hiring locally before it is even advertised.
3. Most schools will have you pre-hired before you even finish schooling
4. If you attend a non-company sponsored training you receive all of the tax credits and deductions and NOT the company. Like tuition, books, maps, clothes, pens & pencils, notebooks, cost of a laptop/computer, cost of a printer, ink, paper, cost of the medical exam, permitting fees, meals, travel expenses, etc..
5. Normally you will start with a higher CPM rate than drivers coming out of their own school.
6. Most companies have tuition reimbursement up to $10,000 which is paid directly to you weekly or monthly with no contract.
7. You can leave the company anytime you want because you owe them ZERO!
8. When you are in school you may find you like hauling something different than what you thought or you may receive better job offers. You are not locked into one company for the next 12-15 months so you can do whatever you want.