True cost of company schools.

I am attempting to go the WOIA route, but since Government is involved you have to jump through hoops. So far I have applied and am going through the process for consideration. So far I have about 12 hours in training classes I had to attend, now I am being told I have to take a reading, writing, and math test since I do not hold an MA or BA Degree. I am waiting for a test date, which may or may not be in the next 30 days, depends on how many need to take the test. I also have to ask for a waiver as I have a CDL, it is a Class B with Passenger, and the State is saying I have a CDL, so why do I need to go through a CDL Training course.

 

Some companies such as Prime own the motel they put the students in.

 

The hoops i jumped through were well worth saving the 4k i would have had to pay.

I had to apply, and qualify financially (and i am not dirt poor), then took a hour class on writing resumes and interview skills which i enjoyed and learned from, then had to take a test similar to what you speak of on the computer, you have to get like a certain score but i scored way higher than was needed and im not a genius, then that was it, they sent the info to the school, and i started the following week.

Then after i graduated i recieved several $50 dollar incentive checks for going through the process.

Oh and then i quit trucking all together 3 months later cause of another opportunity without any contract bs to worry about.

 

What's Prime charge if the student didn't stay his full yr commitment.

 

Dam you ARE OLD!
(Got my first chauffeur's license at 17. It was good for anything, if memory serves. Big Truck, little truck, bus, school bus, short bus...) Shoot, I drove city bus for Denver Tramway on that license. BUT, I had to get a license from the city of Denver to drive a taxi...
Oh yeah, I forgot ambulance, as long as you had advanced first aid card to go with it.

 

It's the insurance companies that have caused the problems for new drivers. Most companies want 2 years OTR, some want 1 year with no accidents or issues. I found one that would take you after six months, but you are required to team ( unknown timeframe). Not looking to team again. Yeah, the first year is low wages, and lots of false promises.
The big companies have a racket and they know it. Legalized exploitation is the name of the game today...

 

PAM is probably the correct answer.

 

I left after a couple weeks of getting my CDL through them in 2008 and didn't pay anything. My trainer told me even though he wasn't supposed to that since Prime funds their own training program the contract was just a scare tactic.

 

The schools, like everything else, are worth what a customer will pay for it. For every consumer that wants "good enougj, but right now" there is a consumer that wants "A-1 quality, no matter the cost". They aren't looking to buy the same thing. It's unreasonable to expect them to want or buy the same thing. The difference in schools are slight compared to what a serious new-hire can learn through OJT during their first year after school.

 

The schools, (CDL mills), receive the corporate welfare AKA "training reimbursement money" as well. I was an instructor at one for a short while. On any given class cycle, about 4 weeks, roughly 70% of "students" were there on a government grant. Upon graduation, most students went to a mega carrier where they were paired-up with a "trainer" for OTR training.. The training company then got reimbursed for that training time as well. The whole thing is a scam. The only thing I'm unsure of are community colleges. I don't believe they receive grant money since their CDL courses are generally much longer, in most cases months. Tuition is much more expensive and students usually take out loans. (correct me if I'm wrong on this.) Obviously the student actually has more opportunity to learn in this environment vs a 4 week CDL crash course.