Do these trucking companies that off "free" CDL training, still charge you?

Discussion in 'Trucking Schools and CDL Training Forum' started by notld75, Feb 19, 2018.

  1. Twin Screws

    Twin Screws Light Load Member

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    One way or another you are paying, period. Many times you are paying MUCH more than if you had just paid yourself.

    Most people pay dearly by making garbage pay in their first year.
     
  2. Hmshood

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    These people are wrong. If you don't pass your CDL test (with company training) you don't owe them money. Contract law stipulates that in order for a contract to be valid both sides have have to hold up their end of the bargain. If you don't get a CDL you have gotten nothing from the company, so you owe nothing, period.
     
  3. Drifter 05

    Drifter 05 Bobtail Member

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    Yes Swift will take $50. Per week in less you are a Vet.
     
  4. CK73

    CK73 Medium Load Member

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    We are talking about no credit check in house financing promissory notes with no interest rate. Do you think a "loan" like that could result in a judgement and ultimately garnish wages or even show up on a credit check? I don't know for sure, but I seriously doubt it.

    Far as someone suggesting that no one fails and these schools just pass everyone is just wrong. You do tend to get second chances but not thirds. How do I know? I'm right up in it as we speak and a watching people drop like flies asking the same questions. If I failed parallel parking, do I HAVE to pay all this back, up to 5k? Will it ruin my credit, can my wages get garnished? This jis of this thread is probably the best reason to exhaust every option to get the CDL through a state sponsored program, community college, grant, etc. Company sponsored should be a last resort, IMO. In hindsight, LOL.
     
  5. Drifter 05

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    Swift will extend your training up to 2 weeks till you pass make sure the school has manual trans. if only auto you will be flagged auto only on your CDL.
     
  6. spyder7723

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    Nothing in life is free.
     
  7. CK73

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    Swift is very generous but the fact is, some people will never ever be able to parallel or even offset park. Also, people just run out of money. You go in thinking it's a 3 week course, who has the money for an extra two weeks even if Swift is generous and continues to pay the hotel bill. My understanding is you get 1 extra chance of repeating a week, not 2.. pretty sure about that. Still, it's a good program IMO, but a good 15-20% will fail, and have less than what they started with. There's no free bus ticket home, BTW. Point being, plan for failure, if not, you could literally end up on the streets. If you don't have family or money as a back up, do not even go until you do for God's sake.
     
  8. Drifter 05

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    Only ones that failed when I went to school were the ones who broke the rules. no Boise or girls in your room even other female class mates and they put them on a bus
     
  9. ZVar

    ZVar Road Train Member

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    TANSTAAFL : There ain't no such thing as a free lunch
     
  10. Drifter 05

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    Noting
     
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