"Best" company driving school

Curious as to opinions on what is a good company driving school. I live in upstate NY and am in a vocational CDL school currently. I have a class A permit and have been trying to drive in my current school. My dilemma is the driving. In class training has been done for nearly a month and ive only driven 3 times since. So I have been looking into company schools, Swift, Prime, etc. Im not to keen on OTR but view it as gaining the necessary experience needed to get a local driving job. So with that said Im only looking to do whats necessary in OTR to gain the experience that many local companies require.
I would like some feed back with pros and cons of company schooling that any one has to offer. How long are the schools, pay, etc.
Thank you in advance for your replies

 

The problem with this is its a vocational school. They offer programs to high school students and adults. They teach everything from nursing to truck driving. They only have one truck to teach the students on and although my class only had 7 the previous had 17. So they try to cram everyones training on one truck.
As far as me losing any money I wouldnt. I had been laid off from my previous job and was able to get a grant from the state to pay for the class. The instructor and class was good, just one truck for so many students isnt cutting it.
I also understand that going to a company school will require me to contract with them for at least a year. Im ok with that and invite the experience id gain.
I just need some direction on what company would be the best.

 

Ive checked out many of the forums here and they have been very helpful.
Some of the local companies around me are Con Way, FedEx and UPS. Thats the direction id like to head in. I know that Con Way and FedEx have apprenticeship programs and have applied to them. But in the mean time I need to at least gain some experience while I wait to hopefully be hired.

 

Just an update. I spoke with a Prime recruiter today. All of course sounded good. She said I could do NE regional and start at .47 p/m. In an eco 49 truck. Now I know they arent condos but is that the model of a particular manufacturer or just a class of trucks? What eco 49's are in their fleet? Also she said I needed my cdl A license and not just a permit which I have. Thats contrary to everything ive read so far. Is that because I would be going to the terminal in PA for training? Not really a big issue but it will just put things of a little bit further.