Do all trucking school rip off the federal goverment

Ripping off my tax dollars more like it. Training IS expensive. But 10 grand. No way.

 

Well, I'd rather my tax money go to put someone to work instead of loading up an EBT.

 

All in two weeks of training and 1 year of being paid .25 cpm, right? No wonder there's a "driver shortage"... they can't rip them off fast enough! My son did an 8 week course 6 months ago in a local Community College. Cost was $500.00- he has been working ever since being local and bringing home about 800 a week.

 

I hear what some people pay and it's insane... a 8 week course to drive a truck? Seriously? I think for most people a day or two putting around and you're probably good to go. Most of my friends just borrowed a truck and booked a road test for 300$ and bam... going trucking the no BS way.

 

Yeah, I never went to school either. Drove a rental truck around the parking lot until I got a feel for it. Learned everything else on channel 19. Those days are gone now tho...

 

I got mine from Trican (I usually try not to admit it in public ;p) when they would pay you to take a two day in house course then turn you loose in a bulker cause they were cheapest to fix. Do oilfield companies do that in the states? I think those days are gone too...

 

3 weeks @ 5k here...week one was drug screen, med cards and all the 5 million apps for pre hires they got a kickback for. Week 2 on the range backing etc, end of week 2 and week 3 driving then back to the range before you get a testing date.

 

$62.50/wk for community college? Sure you didn't miss a zero there?