I would like to let the cat out of the bag so to say about this Training School they offer.
I was set to attend the school here in Dallas. Some of the recruiting claims are out right lies, and some are not....
The Good first.
1. The school has the lowest accident rate for the company (all 4 school locations)
2. Plenty of trucks to train on....
The bad.
1. The hotel... well the school will tell you that they don't own the hotel which is true, however they do have a contract with them and don't plan to change anything. The rooms are outdated, and are no where near clean. If you can avoid it stay out of the hotel. The night I checked in they gave me a dirty room and told me they could change me to another room, however I would have to pay for that room. The school officials don't care at all.
2. The school, hmm where to start. They have 3 buildings, all of which are old and have roof leaks. The range, well its not a range, it is a gravel pit for the backing range and then frontage streets (actual roads) for the driving range.
England starts you at 26 cpm, and you have to ride for 3 weeks with a trainer after completing the 2 week school. After the 3 weeks of riding with the training, you return to the same bad hotel and wait (sometimes a week) for an upgrade to the CAT program. CAT is where you spend 4 weeks riding as a second seat to a Lease operator and they try to push you into a lease. Once you complete the CAT Program you return again and wait for an upgrade to a solo truck, or choose the lease program.
I walked after dealing with the school for a few days and decided to go with another school. C1 in Fort Worth, TX... I start school on Monday and should be in a truck Solo in 6 weeks instead of 10 weeks.
PS.. if you drive to the hotel, I recommend driving to the school each day. If you have an emergency or you are booted for the physical, you will sit there for the rest of the day waiting on the bus....
C.R. England, Dallas TX
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Sounds about par for the course from what I have read about CRE. Read around the forum under the good trucking companies section, there are some better one's for a beginner to start our with!
Best of luck and thanks for your service to our country!
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Yeah I looked into Central as well, but there are requiring me to go get the physical before I can attend the school. Plus they want the VA to release me on a medical wavier to sit in a truck when I have a bad ankle.... The VA told me to get them to do the exam and clear me. Got tired of running in $#!# circles....
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Trained at the school in Mira Loma,Ca..the hotel there was a haven for dope sellers.Cops in there more than the students, Plus first night in this fine place i got a call on the phone letting me know what room to go for a
"date" or whatever..
but then again my entire dealings with CRE were bad from the start.
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