Any info on wil trans training??

Where do you live in the Northeast? Which state and nearest city?
Wil-Trans owns Jim Palmer Trucking.
Wil-Trans runs eastern half of USA and Jim Palmer runs coast to coast. Both have their own cdl school.

 

www.cfidrive.com hires in New Hampshire. It's a decent coast to coast dry van company.

Their cdl school is in Joplin,Missouri and provides meals and lodging while attending.
@RoadRooster drives for CFI and can answer any question you may have.

 

Wil-Trans and sister companies (Jim Palmer and O&S) are associated with Prime, Inc. Their training is virtually the same. You go to their school, you get a permit, you ride with 1 trainer, you run as a team, you take your CDL test, then get your own truck. The only locations I remember for CDL school are Springfield, MO and Missoula, MT. I almost worked for Jim Palmer Trucking. I found their info and people to be honest and reliable. They, like Prime, are a little picky. If they won't take you it doesn't mean you are out of the industry, just not picked by them.

 

They train you at a place called Crowder College in Neosho Missouri, about 15 miles south of Joplin. The dorm setup is a 3-bedroom dorm unit each bedroom locks I think you share your bedroom with one other person there will be two bathrooms then a common area.

Breakfast lunch and dinner are in the student cafeteria and it's all you can eat at every meal.

The school itself is excellent including a skid pad... Repeat, including the skidpad... That in itself is worth the price of admission, taking an 18-wheeler intentionally into a skid, it's a blast.

Faculty is excellent staff is excellent, equipment is excellent.

You will get plenty of wheel time, plenty of help from the staff as the classes are not oversized.

When I went, I paid $1,000 towards tuition, I paid my own room and board, and CFI, or actually Conway back then, paid off the balance of my tuition the day I delivered my first solo load. I am sure there are different reimbursement plans now, so you'll have to talk to a recruiter about that. Likewise, talk to the recruiter about orientation pay,training pay,and first-year pay increases. I don't remember what they were back when I did it, and I know they have changed.

Crowder will actually give you your CDL test. Once I passed my test, I went to the DMV in Neosho and got a hard Missouri license using the address of the dormitory. The next time I went home to Florida I traded my Missouri license for a Florida license.

Once you have your license CFI will make arrangements to bring you up to Joplin, put you in a hotel and give you transportation to and from the hotel to orientation every day.

When you complete orientation they will assign you a finisher, that's the CFI word for trainer.

You will go out with your finisher for 7500 miles. You do most of the driving, and your finisher is on duty sitting next to you observing and counseling. We cannot run team with our students like most companies do. The reason is one of the people is always asleep if you are running team so there is no learning going on and it's very dangerous.

When you finish your 7500 miles you come back to Joplin and test out. If you weren't ready you won't be there don't worry about it.

Once you test out, you are issued a truck and a fleet manager, you inspect your truck get anything fixed that isn't right and then get your first load and go.

I highly recommend Crowder College, and CFI. I am not a recruiter I am just a driver so all of this straight up.

Let me know if you have any other questions.

 

This is from the website; looks like you don't need any money upfront.
"With a 12-month commitment to drive for CFI, qualified students can now receive fully paid tuition to attend driving school in Missouri. We’ll even cover your room and board for the duration of the four-week course."