Difficulties...

Lecter, glad you heard back from some company's. It's not hard to get in contact with most company's, I emailed Roehl, and the next day I was told to put in a application followed by a pre-hire. May not mean much, but my schooling is in August which is quite a few days away.

However, for schooling options, please please look at your local colleges. Don't go for a school that is a quickie in the back seat of a suited up mustang(or what ever floats your boat). School I picked is a 8 week course, 4 weeks book, 4 weeks road. They still teach the basics, but they are limited class sizes, and great instructors that are known around my area. These simple things made my choice for me, but if I didn't research them I would of never known.

Schooling is expensive, expect it to be. Put it what you want out of it, and you will do fine. I hope to be on the road along side all these fine people, and yourself soon. Good luck and best of wishes.

 

If this was some course that taught more of the ins and outs of trucking, every parking scenario you'd have, plus how to work on your truck and tractor, I could see more money - all you need to know is how to pass the CDL exam. Seriously, you don't want a bunch of a la carte add-ons, since they couldn't possibly be thoroughly taught in that period of time, anyway.

$1500-1800 at a community college makes a LOT more sense.

 

But don't rule out the colleges. Community or other...

http://www.thetruckersreport.com/tr...es-forum/136010-nice-day-at-school-today.html

Mikeeee

 

Do you have any relatives that drive for a company and can train you? You'll get a better experience with a trainer that has a personal interest in your success. And, if you don't have a CDL yet, consider doing training in Canada. Loonies are worth more than Dollars lately, a lot of Canadian companies can train you just like ours. And, they have regular runs from the U.S. to Canada and back. After you graduate and come home, your Canadian CDL should transfer over. Meanwhile, you get nationalized healthcare, a stable Canadian bank to put your strong Canadian Dollars into, cheap prescriptions and really, really good beer.

 

training in canada wont do him alot of good unless he can immigrate--wont be able to get a license or a job--legally

 

This is the only thing I take from your post as somewhat useful. (Take no offense) Just don't see gettin trained by a Canadian company as useful. I might be wrong though.

 

Don't worry, I'm working in retail right now aswell. Underpaid, and overworked but hey it is what it is.