better school, ntts or pdi?

900,000-tons-of-steel · Sep 26, 2012

runawayload said: ↑

What happens after you complete school and then decide 3 months down the road the company is ####e? Do they say thanks for your 3 months and good luck in the future or are you on the hook for the $3k (or whatever they value it)?
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All I know is these companies do not require contracts after school/training. That being said, not sure how they could hold one accountable for anything if no contract is signed.

900,000-tons-of-steel · Sep 26, 2012

spyder2012 said: ↑

Personally, i'd go for ntts in buffalo, its actually at an old freight warehouse, back in 1995 went there for my cdl training and took the full 10 hour course, its tough, but you'll be far better off skill-wise than these POS 2-3 week schools like mti. You might get your cdl faster with these other schools and it might be cheaper, but the instructors were old salts that had been in the industry 20 years or more, unlike transam and schneider, who think that someone who was barely out of school is a qualified to be a trainer. Just learning how to point the truck down a length of interstate and push the throttle is nothing compared to the other manuevering skill you will need if you want to have a good career without getting into a wreck. That extra training program length could save your life, and lives of others on the road.

For those who think i'm being paid to say all this, you're wrong, this is from my own experience both in that program, and my 17 years out here on the road, and its the reason why the idiots at FMCSA need to establish a minimum 1 year training and apprenticeship for new otr drivers. If that had been in place, i have no doubt maybe this industry would have a far better reputation. The last time i recommended a 1 year period, i had people jumping on me about it costing too much. To those people, i recommend you ask how much a life saved is worth. If money and profit are more important to you than saving lives, you are no better than the corporate scum who have destroyed this industry's reputation.
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The 320-hours course (which is what is required by the PTDI) is more than 8 grand PLUS another $1500 per week for lodging at NTTS. But like he said, if his veteran status will provide a scholarship to pay for what's going to amount to about 22 or 23 grand (counting lodging) ...

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