Smith & Solomon : Anyone have any experience with this school?

im a graduate, pretty good school and even after 4 years of leaving I still get job postings every month

 

I am about to test this comi ng Saturday in Cherry hill, I attend the Belmawr campus, small yard but they teach well and alot of companies will pre-hire because th ey have a good rep! I have 4 pre hires already!

Side note@
Thank you Ruckie for your service! I appreciate my freedom, and value your service

 

I truly appreciate that! I wish you well in your endeavors!

 

I didn't attend that school, but have some information to help you.
What type trucking do you want? There are dozens of companies to choose from and many you may not hear about in school. Pre-hires are OK except thay are only for an invitation to orientation; you still must pass orientation to be hired. The pre-hire is no gaurantee of employment.
Get all the endorsements plus TWIC and passport; this gives you many more job opportunities to make good money such as with Superior Carriers or Schneider Bulk and a few more tanker outfits.

 

I attended Smith and Soloman in Lakewood NJ
was fine
all these schools really only teach you enough to get your license
your real training starts with your first co

i was a recruiter for TransAm and went to all of Smith and Soloman schools
all pretty much the same

I wouldnt recommend TransAm as a first company as they push lease onto new drivers before they are ready
to me right now the best company on the east coast for great training is Abilene
they have a thread on here you can ask questions

they have the longest training but adequate pay during it
2 of their trainers are on their thread daily
one lives in PA so location isn't a problem

http://www.abilenemotor.com/

 

Another thing is to ignore "experience required" and apply anyway. Many companies bend their own hiring rules. You mentioned "gimmick" and the big one is cents-per-mile. Read the fine print and some of those big cents-per-mile include fuel bonus, on-time delivery, etc. Nothing wrong with that as long as you understand it. I only made .36 cpm, but at the end of the year made $65K due to accessorial pays.