CDL Training Contract loopholes?

If you ever get enough experience to buy your own truck,..you may look back to this point and think,.. geeze,...

Experience changes your perspective of things.

Hurst

 

More than likely the contract is 100% in their favor. They can make you sit for 364 days, fire you and then you will still owe them the money. One of the reasons I highly advise not to go to company schools.

That being said, it's just a loan. No different then a credit card you can't pay.
Go look for another company, and don't even mention the contract. Again, it's simply a loan with a 'unique' pay off ability. Once you get to the other company you will also likely be making more money. Take some of that money and start paying back the loan in cash on the terms you agreed to.

 

Nothing is guaranteed in life.

At this point in the game,.. you have a long way to go. Right now you 'should' start to be confident in your driving skills and should spend the next few months honing and perfecting your skills. This should/will continue for at at least 1 - 2 more yrs before you can call yourself a true professional. At your stage, this is where most rookies start to get delusions of grandeur thinking about becoming an O/O.

Buying a truck and driving it is the easy part. There is so much much more to it in order to be successful as an independent O/O.

Think of it in terms of starting a business. Lets say you want to start a restaurant. First you need a location,.. existing building or new building? Buying the proper equipment for the type of restaurant you plant to open. Permits, licenses, inspections etc etc. Then you need a menu,.. you need to price the menu appropriately in order to be profitable. Then you need to manage and work insane hours to keep the business in shape,.. being in charge of every aspect and principle of the business. Advertising and seeking out more clients.

Apply that to trucking,.. and thats what it takes to get going. Driving is the easy part. Understanding the business end, rates, mechanicals, shippers, taxes, equipment, financials,.. etc etc. This is not a cheap business to get into.

Hurst

 

Why worry about what tickets the company gets, you need to log correctly and make sure your end of the responsibilities are flawless,

 

Have you spoken to your DBL's boss about these issues , or safety dept?