Road Masters seems to be full of ####

Well, between the two carriers and their payback plans, just be sure to factor in how much you think you'll make at each place. Maybe JBS makes you pay more, but it could be the company that pays you more and gets you more miles putting you ahead anyway.

 

I am thinking about Roadmaster, but that $6499 for three weeks really troubles me. I didn't pay that much for any one whole semester of college and I was in college for 10 straight years at different levels. There is a technical school nearby that offers a CDL course for $865.00 for three months. I am trying to get a VRAP grant to cover it. I could go to RM and be done and working quicker, but the VRAP grant would pay monthly while I am enrolled, so I could handle that.

 

$856..? Did you forget a zero. Either way, if you can afford to take an extra 2 months of training, I'd suggest that course. Looks a bit better on your resume than a 3 week course, as long as you're school is good. Heck, maybe you should figure out what companies you're interested in, and ask what they think about your choice of training programs, or if they have any kind of reimbursement or alternatives. There's always company sponsored training, but that can be kinda risky.

 

Actually the tuition at this school is only 556 and an extra $300.00 charge for...whatever the hell it is, trucker incidentals I guess,lol. Yeah, the company sponsored training is always a gamble. What if I get booted because I can't back or double clutch (It sure won't be because of my background, apparently I was a choirboy).

 

Not knowing anything about your work record, don't believe what a driving school says about your background (to an extent, lol). They will take ANYONE. They don't guarantee you a job. Now, if a company says that, great.

As for your risk to being booted, it depends on the route you take. I believe company sponsored will just be a boot and done, maybe some living expenses charged, depends on the company. Private training will most likely refund you for the time you haven't completed yet. For example, my school would charge me based on how many days I've been there, and refund the rest of my tuition. Course, you have to be a real ####### to get kicked out of a private driving school, lol.

That 300 dollars is mostly testing fees, background check, DOT physical and drug testing, probably a few other things too. You're going to burn more than 300 dollars worth of fuel while training, lol.

 

After training other drivers for a year, I have to say the roadmasters has some of the worst students out there. A few of them were alright, but they just let people get by with anything, and the students were completely unprepared.

Here is the best part. Nobody told three of my students that the reason we have a sleeper, is because OTR means Over The Road....They litterally thought they could be home every day, and they could tell the company to give them a daycab.
Had one student from Roadmasters Memphis who would look the wrong way...would drag his trailer against EVERYTHING he encountered, it didnt matter if I told him or not, it was like his brain didnt work. I would say "Watch your trailer" and he would respond "What?" looking at me and completely ignore that the trailer existed...

Um. WTH? Training schools need their own CSA score so they dont pass people who are borderline insane.

 

HAHA, I found this post to be entertaining, sad but oh so true about recruiters, students and training

 

See, what I found was that students did so much better if I told them "If you make it to 6 months and get used to it, you can get 45k a year almost guaranteed. If you do a year, you can make 50-60k. Its all about adapting and getting the experience. And who knows, maybe youll get a decent account at 6 months and not have to move on" and magically they understand that dedication and patience pay off. Works great, and really reduces ill will and conflict.
But I think some people believe the only way to get ahead is to be dishonest, so they dont even try and find truthful ways to recruit. Like "If I can only get him in the door, maybe he will tough it out long enough so I get a bonus", not like "Maybe if I guide him the right way, we both might do well"

 

I will go with technical colleges that offer cdl training inmy case i went Mid Florida Tech the cost of training was 2208 dollars and i also went thru a comunity action program wich they got me a grant that covers all costs including books, the training was 8 weeks but you get better training i even graduated with 1200 miles driving exp.I am a trainer and i can see the difference When i get a student from road master from a student from a community tech school,the students that came from 3 weeks schools they didn't know anything so do some research around your area look for this technicals schools and for some comunity services that will help you with getting a grant trust me you will get better training for a lot less money if not for free good luck guys.