I can't speak for the company but I start training next week at age 59 so I choose to believe age is not their most important criteria. Good...
Obviously I have a lot to learn about the differences between truck brands. I have been hoping for a long time to get a chance to drive a Volvo....
Millis' website shows a lot of Kenworths and brags about the quality of their equipment. Now I see they have Freightliners as well. Are the...
Of the companies you list Crete has the best reputation. Most of the others are CDL mills. TMC is OK if you can stand the Marine Corps...
I am headed to the Richfield school on Sept. 24th from my home in Chicagoland. Anyone else on this forum going that way? Looking forward to it....
Millis has their own school which they require for us newbies. $500 down and they finance the $4500 balance plus the hotel bill. They deduct...
I wrote to Averitt about schools they approve of. They have three approved schools in my area and have a special hiring class called student...
nice to see a straight line of positive comments.
FFE has an LTL division. When they hire you, you go through their school. With experience and an LTL committment you can cut their OTR...
thanks for your candor. which company are you so happy about?
As a prospective newbie I appreciate hearing reality portrayed.
THanks for the current report on FFE Academy. I am thinking about them for next month.
Everett, I would be interested in a learning opportunity with a skilled instructor. I have a Class B with experience in a straight truck reefer....
I was told last week by a recruiter for Truck Load division (Joplin) that there is no switching between TL and LTL. It is like two separate...
I would like to hear about the Apprentice program. It seems like a smart way to get in to the business and in to the company without spending...
Waubonsee Community College, has their truck driving school is in Plano, IL. Kishwaukee Community College of Malta, IL has a truck driving school....
I was told (july 2010) that WIA in Northern Illinois doesn't like CDL programs because there are so many unemployed truckers around. I told...
NavyVet - Thank you for your service. Good luck in the new career. I suspect after surviving the constant changes of plans in the military for...
Gary, Thanks for the post. I am sorry you got the shaft. If they didn't have the decency to tell you their problem they were not genuinely...
Schneider closed their school in 2008 or 09 and have not re-opened them. They are partnering with community colleges and other schools now for...