I paid for my own Diesel Driving School , Sun Prairie Wi , in 1986 it was 14,000$ that included tuition , housing , meal allowance.
The class lasted 13 weeks , with weekend access to the driving pad , being from out of town I stayed over on the weekends and took full advantage of the pad and hung out with the shop crew trying to learn all I could.
I was hired right out of school by HO Wolding and put in a truck by myself in January , loaded up with a load of Tater Tots heading into New Jersey , out of Plover Wi.
Never forget my first trip , terrified in a blizzard , but I made it and with time you will to.
Great time to get into trucking pays way better and so are the trucks.
Good Luck..
CDL school or sign contract?
Discussion in 'Trucking Schools and CDL Training Forum' started by GreenHusker, Oct 18, 2019.
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Perhaps our own illustrious @Farmerbob1 can tell you a little bit about Crete since they fund his lifestyle.tscottme Thanks this. -
The biggest complaint I have about Crete is that they really need a larger, more aggressive IT staff with a goal to improve IT infrastructure for drivers. Our implementation of the fully ELD compliant Peoplenet software has been more than a little embarrassing. It's slowly getting better, but it's been *ugly.*rjjr1963 and Flat Earth Trucker Thank this. -
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My states CDL training at the vo tech schools is about 275 class hours , takes about 36 days of class , costs $1,600
And has lots of companies recruiting out of the class
One local company does oversize overweight loads and hires students with newly minted CDLs
Find a state vo tech or community college course
Please do not borrow thousands from a trucking company ,and sign a loan agreement for their pathetic class that no other company will recognizedoin' research, Flat Earth Trucker and Farmerbob1 Thank this. -
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I work at a community college and teach the road and range portion of our CDL program. I highly recommend going that route. Often times colleges get grants in that would cover your tuition. I would inquire about those. I fell into it years ago by getting a grant and found I love driving. I hope this helps. Good luck!
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For instance, I was laid off and spent a year living on savings, looking for a worthwhile job in IT support near my home. Never found it. My money was getting tight when I seriously turned to trucking as an option.
I had the option, if I had started much earlier, to choose a community college and take the class there, but I ended up using federal grant money to pay for my three-week CDL school due to the fact that I had been layed off, and my job sent to wonderful, war-torn Serbia.
I knew trucking could make me a good living. I also knew it would end up costing me my house, since I had nobody to take care of it for me while I was on the road.
Community college CDL courses are a great idea if trucking is a long term goal. Sometimes, however, the community college route simply does not make sense. -
Long story short, a little more than a year later now since I got my CDL from Southeast, I make pretty good money ($80k+), I have saved quite a chunk of money from my driving salary, I LOVE working. This job fits me so perfect, I don't feel as though it's doing work.
I would recommend Southeast Community College highly. I received great training and it only cost me around $1500...it will be even lower for you since you are NE resident. I say go for it. A lot of companies come to the school to recruit drivers. You can hit the ground running after you get your CDL. Don't do the company training route as that is only good if you have no other option. From the sounds of it, you have the option to do exactly as I did.Last edited: Dec 25, 2019
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