How much do CDL class A courses cost

I don't get why you think it has to be a 3 month course. You don't need to go to any school to get a CDL. The companies you have called out are starting points. Of course there is going to be a higher number of accidents. A lot of the problems are related to people not paying attention, not lousy training. To blame training is a scapegoat.

 

I'm not referring to spending 4 or more weeks with a trainer, I'm talking about the schools only. You really think that the training provided by these schools can actually teach someone to drive a CMV safely? I went through 2 schools and spent 4 weeks with a trainer, and I've been driving for 15 months, and I'm not anywhere close to being an expert.

Some schools offer training in as little as 3 days... You can't learn to effectively run a cash register in 3 days, let alone operate a CMV.

Now, I agree that some accidents are caused by people not paying attention and doing stupid things. But lousy training is still a huge part of the equation. There are a lot of things I learned out here the hard way that should have been taught in school. I wonder how many accidents occur because of something a driver was not taught, such as how far of a distance it ACTUALLY takes to stop a fully loaded truck. Or how about the driver that was never taught how to negotiate turns correctly, and got lucky the first few times, and then runs over a car with a family in it when he turns? Stupidity and not paying attention are obviously huge factors, but how can you send someone into a job that has the potential to kill a lot of people without training them how to do it properly?

You have to go to school for years for some jobs that require a lot less responsibility than driving a truck. The two schools I went to didn't teach me anything that I really needed... Straight line backing is all well and good, but how often do you get to straight line back into a dock or at a crowded truck stop?

I'm not saying the schools teach nothing, but they don't teach nearly enough. You cannot learn to safely and effectively operate a big truck in 3 weeks. Like I said, 15 months and I'm still learning, and I'm guessing I'll be learning for a lot longer.

Driver error is definitely a problem, and probably always will be. But to claim that a majority of the training is adequate is ridiculous... It's been proven over and over again that it's a big problem. That's why Congress is looking into implementing minimum requirements for CDL schools.

 

Wow you can't learn to run a cash register in 3 days. That says a lot for your intelligence. You are making it way more complicated than it actually is. You went to 2 schools and they didn't teach you how long it takes to stop a rig. ########! Never taught how to safely negotiate a turn, again ########. You were not paying attention and wasted your time along with money for 2 schools. If you can't safely operate a truck in 3 weeks then you shouldn't be on the road. So what if Congress does make changes to CDL schools, you still don't need to go to any school. All you need to do is pass the tests at the DMV. Just because you are slow, does not mean that everyone is.

 

Please enlighten us with a few lessons you had to learn the hard way that you think should be taught in class?

 

All depends on the state. Here in MA, it's about $5,000.

 

Please enlighten us on how being put on the road with no guidance at all will be helpful?

A bad school is better than no school, but good schooling is a whole lot better than just barely passing a CDL test then working for a company.

 

It doesn't take a brain surgeon to not hit ####. So you answer my question with another question. You are a fool and I am tired of your lame attempt to sound like you know what you are talking about. Your claim that CDL training in a class should be 3 months is just stupid. So go ahead and preach about the poor training standards with no actual point other than I think they should be longer, or I have had to learn this and that on my own. Maybe you should go back to high school and develop some of the critical thinking skills that you missed.

 

So, that's trucking? Don't hit ####... Great, thanks, I'll see if I can get my money back from my school.

Hey, there's plenty of other professions that don't necessarily need college to do, but you do it to get a job more than training. I don't see why you think it's stupid to get a couple months training before driving a truck.

COMMON SENSE

Also, you may want to consider checking your cab for a CO2 leak...

 

You are so completely full of it I don't even know how to respond to that. But I do have a couple points to make.

1. You don't know me or my intelligence level. The fact that you think you do without ever having met me shows that your intelligence level, or at least your maturity level, definitely leaves something to be desired.

2. In my posts, I was attempting to make a point on a discussion. I disagreed with what some other people said. Unlike you, I have not degenerated into cursing or calling people's intelligence into question. Since you have the maturity level of a six year old, it's pointless to continue the original discussion, because if I don't agree with you you want to throw a tantrum. And that will not get anyone anywhere.

3. People like you are exactly what is wrong with the trucking industry. You think you know everything, and you don't. My trainer told me that the day I stop learning, I should turn in my keys and get off the road. The guy who thinks he knows everything is going to kill someone. If you don't have the ability to admit you don't know something, you're never going to learn anything worthwhile.

 

That was a well typed and thought out post with valid points and observations. This thread doesn't work like they, they won't understand it...