Just Curious

I thought !

 

If you go to company sponsored training you will have to sign a year contract.which means you will be on that contract until you pay for the schooling if you quit.it also means as long as you're under contract I doubt any companies will hire you.far as your CDL that's yours to keep.if you keep looking I bet you can find a more affordable school.

 

People.do it all the time. Not necessarily the upstanding thing to do, and your credit will take a hit.

The State issues the CDL to you, not a company, that's between you and the State.

Yes you will be able to be hired elsewhere. I know quite a few people who quit before fulfilling their contracts and they have had no trouble finding other work, thats just a scare tactic some companies use to try to keep you there.

It's still not a classy move, but it won't really harm much but your credit.

 

Go to the company school. Be a man and stick it out for the year to finish your contract. Then change companies.

 

To the OP's point, I'm going to do this very thing. I live in the DFW area and have at least 5 CDL training "mills" to chose from.....and use to my advantage. Get prehires from 4-5 companies I want to work for, attend one of the "mills", get my CDL, and move along with the knowledge that nothing is free. I will "be a man" and pay my debt knowing that interest will be attached. My monthly debt right now is less than $400.00. I see no problem in this regard. Today on Craigslist DFW.... http://dallas.craigslist.org/mdf/trp/5350482655.html ...and in part..."but we are now offering all new hires a guaranteed minimum of $1,000 weekly gross pay! This incredible pay guarantee program will remain in effect for your first 8 weeks after complete graduation from training. It is available to all new hires" .....

Need I say more.....

 

There's no need to go to a CDL school or do a year with a bottom feeder. Many, MANY CDL holders get their license with the help of a local farm, dump truck or construction outfit. You got to show some initiative, hustle hard at the job, study on your own, but it;s no problem at all. As a matter of fact, my son will get his permit as soon as finals are over next week, and I'm throwing him in the truck with our company driver for a few trips. He'll have 4,000 miles by the time Christmas break is over, he'll go to take the test, and that is that.

 

Where do you come up with that old fashioned notion of "being a man"? How dare you. Don't you know that Men are an endangered species? Why should one want to be a Man when he can just be a male? It's a much easier life.

The next time someone starts a post about what might happen if you go to a company with an intent to defraud, admonish the person to take the path of least resistance.

Tell them what they want to hear, not what they need to hear.

 

The only problem in that regard is that you are not too going to have a monthly payment. If you leave the company after agreeing to work for them the full amount will be due. If you don't pay it, it will go to collections, and as I said earlier, it will affect your credit report.

 

I understand your point. I've checked with 2 of the "schools" in the area asking "What happens if I find that trucking is not for me and I leave...how can I pay you back?" In both instances they told me the loan would then be charged at 12-14%. Now, I can hear your next question.....yes I want to see the contract in written form with that resolution in it. As long as I make the effort to pay my debts in an honest fashion the minor ding to my credit is worth my greater and faster potential for earnings. This is my plan alone and will fit my needs. Examine all of the options out there for you, truckers. What works for one may be failure for others.