Personal Experience with CR England- WHat next?

Back when I was a phase 1 trainer with CRE my students would look up their paycheck via Mac 40 and they would think payroll got it alll wrong or I somehow short changed them. I would always carry a calendar with me showing the first day they got on my truck. After all the deductions they basically only had enough for their cell phone and food. But it is paid training for a new career but CRE should emphasize that the net pay will be minimal.

 

It's easy to get all your endorsements added minus the passenger one plus I think Texas is a little easier to get your hazmat in then certain other states. I had to get finger printed and back ground check done. I think I had to goto DMV first and state that I wanted hazmat endorsement then went to another facility to get finger printed via the hazprints program.

 

General knowledge will carry over into doubles triples and tanks. You can go take the tests for free and it makes you more appealing to companies when you have endorsements. The tests for tanks and wiggles are easy as ####. And free if you went to the va

 

I made the same mistake with England plus I was dumb enough to lease a truck with them. At least you got out early instead of wasting 4.5 years of your life with them.

 

Check out Maverick. They are great and pay $550 per week while training, then start at at least 33 cents per mile depending on division with raises at 3 and 6 months that will bring you to a minimum of 42 cents per mile along with a very reachable 6 cent per mile bonus after first 3 months. So at 6 months you could easily be making at least 48 cents per mile.