Carriers with in-house CDL schools. Who am I leaving off of the list?

You are most welcome, Please take your time and if you can make a comfortable living doing what you do now, then by all means keep doing it. the freight and miles are getting thin, even for company drivers. Staying at roehl works for me, as Im on a home time fleet, 7/4 7/3 and like predictable home time. I do enjoy all the interesting topics you come up with, it adds to the forum ! good luck to ya !

 

Of that list I would say they are the better choices.

 

option#1: Suffer with a crappy training outfit and get your school paid for free.

option#2: (the option I chose) Figure out how to borrow a truck and get your cdl free like I did or attend community college. From the way you are questioning I think money is an issue. Just save your pennies and go to community college. Its a whole lot easier to quit a company thats in your home state than to fly all over the country for cdl training and find out you hate the company and you are stuck.

East Central CC Truck Driver Training, Decatur
East Mississippi CC Truck Driver Training, Mayhe
Franklin College Truck Driving School, Columbus
Franklin College Truck Driving School, Meridian
Franklin College Truck Driving School, South Flowood
Golden Triangle VoTech Truck Driver Training, Mayhew
Holmes CC Truck Driver Training, Goodman
Itawamba CC CDL Training, Tupelo
MTA, Flowood
NW Mississippi CC Truck Driver Training, Senatobia
NW Mississippi CC Truck Driver Training, Olive Branch
TDI, Gulfport
Truck Driver Institute, Hattiesburg

 

You can probably get FREE training w/ community college. Make sure it's at least 160 hours. More is even better. WorkForce in your state should be able to get you grant. PIA paperwork I'm sure, but I would rather have you using my tax money for something beneficial than just throwing it down another rathole as usual. Many of these have agreements w companies to hire their grads. Millis is a good company according to their drivers I talk to. Their is always the Pumpkin as well. I have heard their training can be very good, but don't hold me to it. Pull the trigger. We aren't getting any younger.

 

Isn't ROEHL like this? I was told I need to have my permit before I get there. ???

 

Oldnew.., check the cost of the courses offered at the community colleges. Here in NC, the cost is about $800. total, for a 8 week course, if you are a state resident. It's about #3500. for a out of stater.

And trust me, getting your CDL on your own is THE way to do it. You either end up a indentured servent to the company for a certain amount of time, or leave and end up owing them a fortune. Ask me how I know this .

You remind me of one of my brothers. He's always looking for one more bit of info, to make a 'informed' decision. Problem is, he hardly ever makes any decisions!!

Good luck, and keep us posted.

 

The thing that held me up until I was 22 was I was looking for a company that had class A and class B vehicles so I could use one of their trucks on my days off to train myself. I already had my Class B at 18 years old from driving a school bus. The only thing I couldnt do was back up. The buses I drove had 10speeds in them so I could shift already. Just another way to go about it.

I don't think going the company sponsored training route is bad as long as you realize that you are going to stick with it no matter how bad it gets. This is the time of year to start since you will get some driving time in in the good weather.