Has anyone heard of this:?

If u can go to ur local unemployment office an see if they offer funding for cdl i think u need to be unemployed ..thats the best way ..as far as pam dont do it i went thru

 

An hated they make u team for .175 cents per mile anyway i left an came to u s xpress making .48 split an there also paying driver solutions for me do u homework

 

First its best to enter the game wirh no obligations to any companies ..i have only been driving 4 months ..in 2 weeks i have interview with pepsi they hire newbies no experience all u need is cdl a permit ..smdh

 

If I were you I would go to work for pepsi-cola. that is a good job. as for the op. if you are broke and your credit is shot. you might have to do a company sponsored program. I would look at stevens transport, freymiller, celadon maybe, I wouldn't bother with crst, us xpress, swift, covenant, werners not to bad, davis express has training, there a pretty good company. just remember it's a year contract and then you are done with it. once the contract is up. there is no hold over you to get a better job to fit your needs.

 

Don't go to us express or Pam. I went through CRST and require an 8 month contract. They only drive team. You'll start out at $.25/mile for the first 3 months and then you get bumped up to $.26/mile. Once you hit your 6 month mark you a pay raise to $.32/mile and every 6 months after that you get a $.02/mile raise until you hit $.38/mile, then it goes up every year.

If I was to do it all over I would go with Prime. You get paid during your cdl training $500 a week until you get your permit. After that you get $600 a week or $.12/mile (whichever is greater) until you graduate to an "A" seat status. You have to drive 40,000 miles between your cdl and with a trainer in the "B" seat before you can graduate to the "A" seat status. Once you are at the "A" seat status you start making $.42/mile plus a weekly fuel bonus.

Search on here for Prime and you'll find a lot of happy drivers. Heck, go to your local truck stop and ask them how they like working for Prime. I haven't found one that hasn't been willing to talk to me about Prime and how they enjoy it.

My contract with CRST is up next month and I'll be jumping to Prime as soon as possible.

Hope that helps.

 

Maybe that's the problem???

 

For u guys knocking u s xpress im making at least a grand a week take home this week im taking 1250 after taxes but i also run teams .only reason im leaving is cause pepsi is local home every night wit the wife for about 900 a week to start..op enter the game with no restrictions ....what if u dont like ur first company just saying

 

JRIVAS23 You really should find a school to get your CDL. What you seem reluctant to accept is the fact that there are almost no employers that will hire you without obtaining your license that way. There are both Legal AND Insurance factors involved. Without the school training to get the license, you would be a liability that no company is willing to risk. As far as double clutching, it is basically an industry and training standard for new drivers. MASTER the dub clutching and then try to single clutch or float. Synching the gears when single clutching is not as simple as it seems that may be why you failed for impeding traffic. Hope this helps.