Company Sponsored Training

Single and no kids save up 3k and pay cash. Think about it. Sign your life away for a year! Minor accident first day. No Job and 6k in debt

 

Go flatbed, and go to a private school that is accredited. Normally you can get your state to pay for the tuition through workforce.

 

Lots more choices with a private/community college program. Several smaller mid-sized companies to choose from then.
Dynamic Transit hires a select few new cdl grads. They're headquartered in St. Louis and have a terminal as far west as California.
Abilene Motor Express - lots of west coast/Pacific Northwest runs.
Freymiller

Those trucking company schools you listed are OK, except Stevens has a reputation for small paychecks.
Roehl National Fleet is ok.
Maverick; not sure how much west coast runs there.Their reefers pretty much stay East.

 

And when you go to a decent private cdl course the recruiters will come to you with offers, I prehired with Werner when I was in school in 2002. No complaints except the pay lol.

 

Jim Palmer Trucking and Wil-Trans in Springfield,MO have their own school and haul Prime Inc. freight.

 

I went to Americas Driving Force in ATL. I thought it was good. Had the required 160 hour course or whatever. Got hired within a few days of school by FFE. Learned a lot. Good experiences.

 

I admit that I am biased but I went to School through Stevens in Dallas and have been with them for 3 years (even got the t-shirt ) and am currently an OTR trainer for them.... While they are not perfect...they have always done right by me... The school/ training seems longer than most others 2 -3 weeks classroom/yard to get the CDL then 240 driving hours (5 to 6 weeks) with a trainer then Grad fleet (3 to 6 weeks probation) then your cut loose to be on your own .....or as much as is possible with a strong safety department and your Driver Manager.
Time in class is not paid but room and board are provided but time on the road with a trainer is paid... The equipment is all either néw or only a couple of years old.

I don't get paid extra to tell the truth about them so if your interested look them up....

 

I got a job on the dock with a small specialized carrier. The safety manager and terminal manager saw me moving wagons out in the yard one day, and called me in the big office. The meeting started out with them scolding me about operating their equipment without a CDL, but quickly turned into them encouraging me to get my permit. They trained me on the clock, allowing me to run local and regional with different veteran drivers. They let me use their truck and trailer for the test, even had the rig washed and serviced the night before. Now, I drive for them.

No obligation, no debt, no massive carrier with stinky pay. I'd encourage you to try finding something like that in your area, if possible.

 

can yu inbox me more info on stevens....i have concerns and q's