beginning trucking school

It might help if we knew where both you and the school were located.
BTW, there are at least 3 "Truck Driving Institute" schools, each in different states. I'm sure there's even more.

 

Goodwill Industries has a free CDL school for NC residents if funding is available. A few drivers posted they went to the school and got good jobs at graduation.

 

The reason it's hard to get approved for a loan that will be "paid back" by the employer, is that probobly 9 out of 10 folks who get into trucking don't last 6 monts. They either can't get hired, fail a drug screen, have an accident, or just can't handle the lifestyle change and quit. These trucking schools know that most folks won't make it as a driver ad want to make sure they get paid by the 9 who don't last as well as the 1 who does.

 

Hey scifi, I'm just outside Charlotte and have been looking at several schools in the area. Whats the price for Truck Driving Institute?

Thanks Doug

 

Look into the local community colleges and truck driver training. NC has an excellent community college system. I went to the NC Truck Driver Training School in Johnston County but other counties have programs similar. I think Gaston has a program.

 

Almost $6000 to go to school?!?! That is flat out outragious. You're in Charlotte I don't think highly of isothermal over there in rutherforton or whatever town that school is in but they only want $3500 for their program. They offer placement as well me and the instructors just didn't see eye to eye. Its supposed to be 1 on 1 in the cab instead of 3 students sharing one truck. They have 3 trucks there last I knew and trailers are loaded. I know its an hour an a half away but check into something like that. They have housing close by to save money on gas beats the hell out of paying almost $6000 to go to school IMO but that's just me.