yall are freeeeeekin me out !

I guess the best news is...That there is less traffic on the highways now since over 88,000 trucks are now off the road due to closing companies and O\O quiting...plus alot less 4 wheelers on the roads too...also due to what is it now an average of 60,000 jobs a month being lost...THIS IS NOT THE TIME TO GET INTO TRUCKING..please dont take this the wrong way...YOU are a student and their are THOUSANDS of expirenced drivers out there looking for driving jobs...Who do you think they will hire..a student or someone with years behind the wheel with a clean driving record and no accidents...sorry but its just a reality check.

 

Want the Good news, I love the company I work for. Make a lot more than 500 per week. more than twice that amount.
Now the Bad news. We only hire Experienced drivers with at least 2 years experience.

 

The good news is, that you can still get a job if you have a clean record. You probably aren't going to make the kind of money that you would have a year ago but I have talked to many people over the past 3 months that are still doing very well.

Stay steady on the course you've chosen, you will be just fine.

 

I've got 12 years driving a truck, well over 1.5 million accident free miles. I have 2 tickets on my driving record and it took me over a month to find a job. I really don't understand why schools are still putting people through training.
Well, maybe I do... $$$$$$$
So I agree, now is NOT the time to try to enter the driving industry.

 

Yes....

If you manage to get a job, and a truck with a sleeper on it. You'll have a place to sleep.

And lots of time to practice your putting skills.

 

Tell ya what if your young, single, no family, and already have a job that is making decent money. Then keep it and don't bother with trucking at this time.. To many are loosing their jobs, and like the rest have said, companies are going to hire a seasoned driver with zero on his mvr, before a newbie.. Plus your going to live in your truck for 2weeks-6months, depending on how hard you want to run. Put with freight slow, lots of drivers are seeing less than 2k miles a week, and are sitting a lot more.

 

good god! $4500 for truck school.... I would've shopped around. I paid $3200 back in 1997, but they are a lot cheaper these days... my wife is going right now for $1500...

 

I guess I probably won't win any popularity contests on this forum being that I work for a truck driving school, but the school that I work for has implemented a lot of changes due to the economy.

First, our minimum requirement for training have gotten much more strict. Our background and employment checks have become a lot more intense. We want to make sure that graduates have the opportunity to go to work. I personally, go a step further and make certain that my students have applied to atleast 25 different trucking companies and have been pre hired before I bring them to training.

Second, we limit the number of students that we train each week. Whereas some schools train 25-30 students per week or more, we train 9 or less. Our average class size is 5 students.

These changes we have made, have been very good for the students that come to my school. The intensity, and the quality of the training has gone way up, the quality of the graduate both in background and training is much better, and my students are going to work.

These guys are better prepared both for the job and the current situation of the economy. They don't leave school with visions of sugar plumps dancing in their heads. I know that every school isn't as concerned with their graduates as I am, but the reason I still train drivers is because I can still put them to work, even if the pay will be less than average for the foreseeable future.

 

Number One would be their ability and willingness to repay the loan, after they realized they screwed up...right ?