between a rock...

Is it possible for you to save up enough so that you could go 3 to 4 weeks without a paycheck?

If that's possible then you could go with a company school. They finance the school loan and once you're on your mentor's truck you get paid during training. Now you do not get paid during the two to three weeks of school.

Of of the top of my head the only othe suggestion I can think of is if you took out a loan to cover your living expenses in lieu of having a pay check.

 

Strictly speaking, a CDL is a CDL, and how you get it doesn't matter. Or rather, how you trained and practiced to get it doesn't matter. If you pass the state's written and driving tests, you receive the license.

Meaning if your next door neighbor happened to own a big truck and was willing to teach you how to drive it, the schedule could be anything the two of you agreed on.

The catch is many companies' insurers require a formal school transcript and graduation certificate. (Sometimes even specifying a PTDI certified school)

I know one guy who made such an improvised program work. He arranged and paid for lessons with a semi-retired O/O operator who used his truck only occasionally, got his license, then hired on with a small trucking company that did not have a school graduation requirement.

The stars have to align just right for such a plan to come together, but it is possible.

Short of that, the previous suggestions to take time off from your job in some way is the only option I can think of.

 

Yeah unfortunately I think that you'll have to stock pile some cash to pay bills and bite the bullet, or find someone willing to train you at an arranged schedule. I wish ya luck

 

What shift do you work?

 

i would search every school you can find. the school i went to wasnt on any sort of fixed schedule, i literally just showed up any days of the week i wanted, all 7 sometimes, and any time for however long i felt like being there until i got all my hours.

i loved it, more places should try to be that flexible.

i would think somewhere would have to at least offer evening or weekend stuff...

 

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