Most places aren't going to be several months. Most will be 3-4 weeks and the longer ones normally aren't more than 6 weeks. They have it for a reason you need someone to show you how the industry works in real time. For example I went with USX and their training is 175 hours of you driving, which could be 2.5 weeks or 4 weeks depending on how much you spend driving.
But I gotta say if you are looking at the cab as a prison cell you should probably go get your welders certification or something like that cause you wont like this job.
Which of the megas have reasonably short training periods?
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Yeah, I know, suck it up and do your time with whoever gives you the time of day. Or go weld something.
I do want to learn. Reading everything I can read on this forum and other sources is currently and will continue to be an asset in the future. Still, I know that I need to learn in real time/real world much more than I can glean from experiences posted here. If I thought otherwise, I would have probably already bought or leased a truck...
As it stands, the options I have seem to be limited. I'm all but stuck with a megacarrier; all the freight in the world can move through my town (Albuquerque, NM,) but if almost nothing loads or unloads here, I may as well live on Mars.
I don't view a cab with a trainer as a jail cell. However, if I were to end up stuck out there with someone that either I couldn't stand or someone who couldn't stand me... I just want to minimize the potential for personal problems - if I'm the only person in the cab, win, lose, or draw, it's all my responsibility. And that's where I can succeed. -
"I'm also confident that my current skill set (road and aviation) will give me an edge over the average CDL mill graduate".
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Can't help with your question but wanted to throw that out there.White_Knuckle_Newbie Thanks this. -
You may want to look into a local community college to obtain your class A. After school completion you should be able to go to work with minimal training with a small to medium company.MediumD Thanks this.
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