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Best paid training company, Jacksonville FL area?

Discussion in 'Trucking Schools and CDL Training Forum' started by mover man, Dec 30, 2018.

  1. Dec 30, 2018 #1
    mover man

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    My nephnew is lives in Jacksonville fl. What would be the best "company paid" school for him to attend?
    I had my class A long before the cdl came out. So i am unfamiliar with the different training companies.
    My company does not train not hire with less than 5 years experiance.
     
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  3. Dec 30, 2018 #2
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    If he wants flatbed, Cypress Truck Lines has their own cdl school in Jacksonville.
    Dry van - CFI - www.cfidrive.com will send him to school in Missouri. Transportation, food & lodging provided.
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  4. Dec 30, 2018 #3
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    If he wants to pull reefers, definitely contact FFE (Frozen Food Express) and Jim Palmer Trucking. FFE has 2 terminals in Florida.
    Jim Palmer Trucking probably send him to either Springfield, MO or Missoula, Montana.
    FFE - probably send him to Mississippi to KLLM's cdl school at Hinds Community College.
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  5. Dec 30, 2018 #4
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    Tell your nephew to get all endorsements; even tanker/hazmat. He'll pull tanker/hazmat loads in dry van and reefer trailers. It's liquid in huge plastic containers that sit on pallets. Trucking companies value a driver with all the endorsements.
     
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  7. Dec 30, 2018 #5
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    True that ^
     
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  8. Dec 30, 2018 #6
    mover man

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    Ah thanks for that. Probably not bad advise at least until renewal time. At one time I had all endorsments. However I let them all go except motorcycle double/triples. I didn't need, but can always go get the others, if need arises. I also did not renew my twic card
     
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  9. Dec 30, 2018 #7
    mover man

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    Thanks for the list of companies, was hoping for a school in Florida or close to it. If he has to go out of town and stay somewhere. Then I guess he coyld choose between any of the megas. Ie swift, prime, schneider, crst, jb (I think) kllm, crete, and the list goes on. I couldn't tell him who is any better than the other. I figure they all have good, bad, great, and terrible trainers?
     
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  10. Dec 30, 2018 #8
    Chinatown

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    I only listed what are probably the best.
    Those four I listed all hire out of Florida and give him a good mix of flatbed, dry van, refrigerated. Can also add Prime Inc. refrigerated division; so that gives him 5 decent choices.
    CFI - www.cfidrive.com - dry van
    Jim Palmer Trucking - refrigerated
    FFE (Frozen Food Express) - refrigerated
    Cypress Truck Lines - flatbed
    Prime Inc. - refrigerated division
     
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  11. Dec 31, 2018 #9
    mover man

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    Thanks again. I told him to come here and read up
     
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  12. Dec 31, 2018 #10
    Chinatown

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    KLLM owns FFE and I think they use the same school at the same time.
     
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