looking for private instruction for CDL class A licesnse

My friend and I are looking into training and wondered if there is anyone with a truck that is willing to provide instruction. I live in CA and my friend lives in MI. We found one place in MI that has one-on-one instuction, intense and would receive license after passing taking four, four-hour sessions. They are also a third party testing center and so I would be training on familiar testing ground.

I would have to go to Michigan and am looking to see if there is anyone or any place near where I live in Northern CA, near Yreka/Mt. Shasta that has the same type of program or someone who is williing to work with me and teach me the ropes and all things necessary to pass the driving test.

Is there anyone that is willing to train that has several years of experience, preferrably a past OTR trainer with their own truck?

We can work out the details regarding pricing.

Thanks, in advance!

 

Thanks! I'll look into SAGE. The lessons in Michigan are private instruction and they've found that the longest amount of time their students need due to the concentrated private lesson is 12 to 16 hours, but if more is needed, it is given...at a cost. They keep the costs minimal at $535 (approx.) a day for four hours of instruction, equaling $2300 for everything, including testing fees, a truck to use for testing and private instruction fees. We have to have our permits before receiving the lessons....no OTR with this option but most companies require anyone with less than six months of experience to go with a trainer OTR before earning a regular wage, it seems.

Thanks again!

 

Thanks for all the replies and advice. It helped to confirm what i was thinking about needing 120-160 hours worth of training time. If someone already has their permit, are there less hours required? Also, because we wouldn't be sharing the cab with three or four other students, i thought the concentrated one-on-one time would count for more quality vs. quantity time.

The name of the school is STAR out of Michigan, Kalamazoo is the one we were looking into. We had been looking into Schneider but i don't like the idea of having to pay back something even if we might be unable to pass the tests. They have the advanced training for those who have their license but have less than six months experience, which is free. One week of classroom and 7-10+ days of OTR with a trainer. We spoke with a recruiter and they said that if we had our license we could go into that program and not owe anything, plus start getting paid in the second week (though not a whole lot).

I will look into the grant possibility. I am a credentialed teacher in California and our wonderful governator (Schwarzennagor, Arnold) cut our education budget in CA by $5 billion. So, my job is null and void and I am having to look at alternerative earnings. I thought about doing this a few years ago when I was working on my masters and wished that I had followed through. It seems that it might be a good way of paying back my current student loans.

Thanks again, for all of the advice and help....Blessings to all!

p.s. Also, the $2300 did sound like a lot of money for 16 hours of training. That's why i thought about seeing if there was a kind soul that might be willing to help train someone for a bit less...show them the ropes for the cost of gas, wear and tear and maybe $20-30 an hour. Possibly a pipe-dream but worth a shot asking.

 

i'll look into that.

i appreciate the help and advice on these db's. my brother drives for interstate and after 20+ years, i think he's found his niche...he has been driving since july 2007.