80 hour truck driving schools, is it enough time?

Hi guys,

So I had a quick question here, I found a school in LA that offers weekend classes. The school is opened from 7am-4pm Sat and Sun. However, I asked the receptionist about the school and she said it was $3070 for 80 hours, which is divided into 8-16 weeks, roughly 2-3 months. The classes only run for about 3 hours, so they have a class from 7-10, 10-1 and 1-4. What do you guys think about this school? is 80 hours enough training? I know some schools only lasts about 4 weeks and some people i know from there said it wasn't enough time but others said they just want to work ASAP. I can only attend weekend classes since I work Mon-Fri 8-5 pm. They got some decent ratings on yelp and google review, mainly 5 stars rating, I haven't encountered any 1-4 star rating which is a good sign. The school is Edison truck driving school in south el monte. The receptionist was very nice which was a positive sign and she explained everything I asked her, such as if they provide a truck for the DMV test, how many tries you get (Eg: if you fail the driving test twice you have to pay an extra $200 to bring the truck each time, you get unlimited courses after the 2-3 month time frame). I research a lot of schools but only this school works with my time frame and has the best ratings in my opinion. I wanted to go to California truck driving academy or dynasty truck driving school but they don't offer weekends.

 

Hi china town, I remember you referred me to some of these companies awhile back. But I didn't get a chance to ask the school which company they are contracted with. I also found another school in Fontana and they are pretty well known according to the google reviews. I will call back to the school that's closer to my house and ask. I asked KKW before, about a few months ago and they require 2 years of exp

 

what are your thoughts on 80 hours of schooling versus 160? the 80 hours location is a private mom and pop company and the 160 hours company is another big company in fontana. The school in fontana is 4 students in 1 truck and 30 min drive time only. However, the school for 80 hours is a little smaller so they may accommodate more drive time, but the classes are only 3 hours. The receptionist did say I may be able to stay longer possibly 6 hours, but normally 3 hours is enough.

 

For sure, thanks for the input!