Howdy! Trying to get into the trucking business

hello trey... iam shawn and i am working on geting in to trucking my self
and i am in the same boat myself that you stated by not being able to pay out 4000 for a CDL school.. what i did was aply for a grant ..and i did get one..one thing to know is it does take some time and a lot of info you need to gather up..like what school is good and what school is not..
there are a ton of schools out there and you can be taken in by them..
meaning they can rip ya off.. get info on what your state requires for CDL training..

next , the CDL permit as i found out i went to the dmv and ask to take it
i was told i needed to get a dot phys..that i didnt know..lol hope i was a little help to you..

 

Hey 460, I just finished W/S 30 day school, it was a great experience. As far as your credit score goes, mine was worse than yours, the important thing is your work history, they have the ability to co-sign your loan if they think you are worth the risk. Have you talked to the recuiters yet?

 

460,

I think that the work history might be a problem as they look at the last 10 years of work history and want to be able to contact former employers. They are looking for good references from employers and job stability. As far a credit, I have seen them get tougher about co-signing. I wish you the best and let us know how it turns out.

 

Hi guys. I'm doing the same research. There are quite a few companys on the map that will pay for your training in exchange for a contract work agreement. Which of these options are available to you is limited demographically to the area of the country in which you live or are willing to live. Start at that point and work backwards. That's what I'm doing anyway. Unfortunately I can't seem to find a decent list of all of them so I'm still looking. Be warned however, some of the pay for training options I've seen are nothing short of insane, financially speaking. As an example, one company I saw will train you from complete noob to graduated CDL-A driver but the agreement is actually a loan for the training costs at **18%** interest!! On top of that, there's a 2 year labor contract. I won't say exactly what I think as I'm certain doing so would violate the "terms of use" of this forum. lol! What I will say is 18% is practically a pawn shop interest rates and would be a bad deal even if it didn't require a 2 year contract labor agreement.

I think Einstein was wrong; the most powerful force in the universe isn't compounding interest, it's the sheer depth of a mans greed. lol!

Be careful and GOOD luck.

 

Hey 460 I am Hunter aka Kinghunter. I have good credit but for me I have had 7 jobs and right now am attending college. Have you thought of hiring on with your dad and asking him to see if his company would pay for CDL school? Well, take care and if have any questions, do not hesitate to ask.

Kinghunter

 

try the unemployment office in your area--ask them if they have that program there