Definitely pay for your own school. Theres a govt program you might qualify for that pays for cdl, through the unemployment office usually. The schools would be able to point you to it. Many companies offer a student loan bonus... mine is 100 bucks a month. Look at more than one school if possible.
CDL school or sign contract?
Discussion in 'Trucking Schools and CDL Training Forum' started by GreenHusker, Oct 18, 2019.
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OP which do you feel more comfortable doing? Go with what's best for you. Sometimes company paid is good, other times going to a school that you pay for is good. Either way, you got get your foot in the door. You've got options, all you gotta do is evaluate and make an informed decision
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What you do do is going into walmart and buy a childs toy tractor trailer. Go home to your kitchen table. Work out the relationship of your tractor trailer's steer tires with your hand against the obj of docking the trailer between two lines on paper. You will learn many lessons before you touch a semi.
Wheel this way, trailer does this. Wheel that way, trailer undoes that and if you wait long enough will begin to do the opposite.
Reduced to nothing it's literally wheel on and wheel off and follow trailer in. Done.MBAngel Thanks this. -
Honestly why spend money you dont need to?contracts should only be 1 year and you will be learning that entire year I'd say find a training company your comfortable with call them up ask your questions and save your 5k make them pay not you
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OP, next time specify to keep responses to 1000 words or less.
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Pay your way, get your CDL free and clear.
If it were me, I'd research the community college program, and if it has a good rep, go for it.
I went to CDL school years ago. One of my classmates was a tiny slip of a girl who never even drove a stick in a car.
She was horrible at first, but mastered it through sheer force of her will........
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Gretna; between Omaha and Lincoln. That's a good location for a dozen or so jobs.
I gave you a couple of names for OTR. Magnum is especially good.
Here's some more that will hire you from that community college program:
Martin Bros. Distribution
Butler Transport
Keim TS
Dot Transportation - www.drivefordot.com
Meyer Logistics
Kold Trans - www.koldtrans.com
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Go to the community college. I wouldn’t recommend signing any kind of contract with an employer
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