Are there any no contract companies that train?

You still haven't started?
A few student drivers drop out before completing training, but most blame the trucking company and don't take responsibility for their own actions that cause the company to send them home.
What about all the other recommendations that were made to you over the past few months?

 

I only know of one that i s "no contract", but it's in Tennessee and you have to be a Tennessee resident; R.E. West - Lebanon, Tennessee

 

Contracts are there for a reason primarily to protect both parties if someone welshes out on the deal which is why one signs a contract to purchase property be it a car or a house etc etc it would be to risky for most companies to do so, imagine what would happen if no contract was required? The fact that your trying to find a company with out a contract says your not really sure you'll go through with it, your not willing to commit, if your really worried why not stipulate in the contract that you want a "cooling off period" this basically means you can pull out of the deal without any legitimate reason within the 10 days. Under some contract law the 10 day cooling off period is compulsory not sure what the rules are regarding an employment contract though best contact a lawyer that specializes in contract law.

 

Companies aren't scamming drivers; drivers are scamming companies.
Drivers are wanting something for nothing and many want a company to give them free cdl school, then bail out as soon as they get the cdl in hand.
Seems it's the young drivers that are just leaving home and their parents, that want to be pampered by a trucking company and if they don't get their way, they want to storm out the door.
The older drivers that are new to trucking, just brush off the rough parts as "that's just part of getting started" and they just keep moving forward and make the career change a success.

 

Why would a trucking company train people to get a CDL and HOPE the newby works for them. It seems half or more potential students looking for "free training" from trucking companies are planning from the start to get the license from the company school and then bug-out and stiff the company that gave them the license. Now the people that do that don't usually admit what they actually tried to do. Then they make up a story saying they were Employee of The Month and the company tricked them someway and they somehow hadvto leave early and "the mean ole company" us now trying to get repaid for the "free training".

Find a company with "free training". Talk to working drivers that got their license there. Talk about working conditions & quality of life. Then decide if it matches what you want.

In my opinion, 90% of newbies rush into the industry with little more than a Google search, an online application, and a phone call. Don't enter the buisiness until you find a company you want to work for. Don't go to school until you find your company. Your future results depend on your research. You can & will get screwed if you don't act carefully.

 

Find one of the many CDL training places, with the crazy interest rates, that will take you
Find one that guarantees
Job placement after training is completed and CDL is acquired
Your options will be open and you pay the loan back yourself

 

You forgot to mention that they also want to become an O/O with 3 months deep into it and expect to make 10 grand a week.

 

And most of all, get to it. If you cannot afford to pay for training to get your CDL, go with a company that will sponsor you. You may not make great money for the first year, but finish your contract.

I would try to go solo after training, less variables. I don't like to badmouth companies, but stay away from CR England, their pay is just terrible.

Look at cents per mile, miles per week. Choose a company and go with it. A built in fridge, inverter, and APU are very nice amenities. I wish I had an APU at times.

The person above me had a good idea too. Make sure to read the whole contract, and there are no penalties for paying off the loan early.

I paid my way, cash. Cost me $2800 to get my CDL. I then went to work with Abilene, learned about them here. Been here almost two years, made good money. It's up to you to work hard and make it happen though. Lots of drivers are doing well at companies we hear bad things about, and vice versa.