Contract training or just use a local school?

Always avoid any company sponsored training if at all possible. Getting your CDL on your own opens up many more possibilities.

Under no circumstances should you do anything with CR England at all.

 

Interesting
In some ways the local school idea is good if you have the money, they actually teach you stuff, and you get choices.
I have survived CRE twice. It works for some of us.

 

If you have the cash ... just go to a company and pay them for the cost of the school. That will get you a CDL. It will be cheaper than most schools. By paying up front, you are under no obligation to stay with them ... Then if you want, you can go out with their trainer and get paid while getting a few weeks of seat time.

You have more leverage being with a training company when you don't owe them anything.

 

I started with a local Community College that had a truck driving school. I paid about half what a larger dedicated truck driving school would have cost using my own funds. I think it was a better education with more hands on driving than some of the big schools. Smaller classes and more one on one instruction.

 

After doing about five minutes worth of research on C.R. England, I pretty much decided that a person should stay as far away from them as possible. Did I mention that before doing this research I applied and was accepted to go through their training program? Needless to say I told the recruiter I was no longer interested. Nice try C.R. England.