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Companies with refresher course available?

Discussion in 'Motor Carrier Questions - The Inside Scoop' started by Riomaru, Feb 4, 2012.

  1. Feb 4, 2012 #1
    Riomaru

    Riomaru Bobtail Member

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    If this is in the wrong section, I am terribly sorry. Currently I had my CDL A for many years,but in 2004 I went to school from swift and went otr for about a year. Now the year is 2012 and I haven't drove since. And I need to get back in the game. The only company I saw was CR England and I heard all the horror stories. I want to know if there is a company with a good reputation with a refresher course available. I am currently unemployed so I need a job bad. And a google search didn't help because the first link was for CR England! Any help is greatly appreciated.
     
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  3. Feb 4, 2012 #2
    Bigarmin88

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    I think Heartland Express offers such a program but I don't know anything about,saw it once on here but that was a long time ago.Give them a look and see if they still do.Good luck.
     
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  4. Feb 4, 2012 #3
    Shadowed

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    Have you done any driving in the last 8 years? The only reason I ask is 8 years is a long time and you may end up having to go thru the whole thing again even if you still hold a CDL..
     
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  5. Feb 4, 2012 #4
    wsyrob

    wsyrob Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    Sage will give you a discounted rate for a refresher course. That might give you more options than being tied to one carrier. There was a guy in my CDL class with a current CDL 4 years ago. He had a job but needed the course for insurance. After doing the class the job fell through but Sage had a job placement service and they found him a better one. I think it lasted a week and cost him around $400.
     
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  7. Feb 4, 2012 #5
    Riomaru

    Riomaru Bobtail Member

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    yes I have done driving within the last 8 years... And is sage a driving company?
     
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  8. Feb 4, 2012 #6
    Boomer08

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    I am going with Schneider. They wanted me to do a refresher so I went to a community college a couple hours away for a week. Schneider will in turn pay me back the money I had to pay for it. $150 a month until it is paid off.
     
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  9. Feb 4, 2012 #7
    Riomaru

    Riomaru Bobtail Member

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    I will try to see what is my options... Because CR England has to be my last option.. the thing is i am getting unemployment so i am barely getting by from the mortgage and food. So I can't really afford a refresher course. I was hoping to find companies like CRE that you have an option to work for the to pay it off.
     
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  10. Feb 4, 2012 #8
    wsyrob

    wsyrob Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    Sage is a truck driving school.

    http://www.sageschools.com/
     
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