Are there schools out there that do not pack up 5 or more ppl like sardines....

Sorry but this isn't good advice unless the person has gone out beforehand and found some company that will actually hire them with 8 hours of training. MOST carriers and even companies are going to require a standard amount of training time that is 160 hours or more.

 

The lists of companies that train people from ground zero are just so few anymore that the choices of carriers is extremely limited. This is kind of a double edged question. I have trained / instructed at both types of schools and if there is a plus to company training schools (not sponsored schools) is that you are normally trained by company employees, with the company paperwork, on company equipment and are interacting with the people who you will be working with and for from day one. You don't have to leave a generic school then go through the whole process again of learning the paperwork and such,

 

Western Pacific Truck Driving School in Portland Oregon. One week of class study with homework every night, then 3 weeks in a truck every day. They are a bunch of really nice people, and will work with you till you can pass the drive test. But in all reality, all the time in school will not really prepare you for real world trucking. It will give you the basics to get down the road with out taking out cars at red lights, and being able to follow the rules. You don't really learn how to do the job, till you are doing it., I wish you lots of good luck, and adventure, in your new indevor.

 

Knowing how to do paperwork shouldn't be a motivation to become an indentured slave.

 

Oooooh..Indentured slaves.. WOW! I guess people should get free training at someone else's expense and then screw them and run off and hire on with someone else? Do you hang out in the park with other occupy wall street types on your layovers or is this just an act? Do you get to beat on the plastic pails and chant less that witty slogans from the 60's?

The FACT is that people have to pay for THEIR training... they sign a contract with the finance company to pay for the training. The Trucking companies make a contract with the person to pay off the training if they stay with them for X amount of time. The contract with the person is void and rightly so if they do not stay with the company who is paying off their training costs. Its a choice. I get so tired of this once proud nation that is now full of people who think that they can live for free..or they are instantly being victimized.. poor poor dears.

 

I am attending a SAGE school currently. I was drawn to them because the truck time is ALL one on one. I think people have different opinions of what may work for them when it comes to driving a truck for the first time. I am of the opinion that the less distractions in the cab the better. I would check out the Sage schools. They have 28 around the country.

I have no regrets about my decision. They are one of the few schools that are PTDI certified.

Here's a link and no I am not affiliated with them. Just a current student.


http://www.sageschools.com/SageHome.htm

Becker

 

what are youre thoughts about their job placement? Also I heard they are not accredited but IITR is. Im going to be staying in vancouver WA for the period in which I go to a school and WP is alot closer but IITR seems to have better facilities... but its in clackamas. I really dont mind the distance for better training. Let me know thanks

 

To answer the OP, there are some schools that pack their students in like peaches but most like the fish comparison because sardines swim in schools.

 

One way or the other, you have to make it through your first year in the business, you might get lucky and get on with a good company right out of the gate, but more than likely not. Most of the good companies want at least 6 months of OTR experience with no accidents or anything like that. There are perks to both, going to a company sponsored school? then be prepared to pay the tuition back and get some very small paychecks, and run very hard on top of that. Once your contract is up though your options will open up.

Its gonna be a rough way to go no matter what you do though i think, too much riff raff to sort through.....