Do i have to attend a cdl sponsored school in order to find a job?

what does your dad think? seems like you could get your CDL learning permit and apprentice on his truck. sounds like a win win and my guess is he will pay you better. with your CDL and a letter from him describing the training you've received that should get u a long ways. You would have still have orientation and a road test at a carrier and they will know if you can handle a truck or not. You may still need some training to learn the ins and outs of a particular fleet.

 

If your father will teach you to drive, and you get your CDL using his truck, all you really need to do is use him as a Job listing. The carrier may want you to go out with a trainer later but that may and may not be the case. It hard to say..

 

your dad apparently has a large recruiter division...lol

 

New driver that recently graduated from a driving school. My dad is an O/O so I planned on doing the same as you. Now I am 23 so my age has been a bit of a hindrance.

I am currently an O/O that is contracting with a company. In order to officially team with my dad and be an O/O I had to have one or more of the following prerequisites:
1 year experience
23 years of age or older
Completed course time at an accredited school
Clean record of course

Now your situation may be different. Despite me saying that we're O/O's we are still lease contractors so there are limitations.

This is just my personal experience.

 

Most companies will require a school... I had cdl since I was 18 in Texas worked fields hauled hay.. did all sorts of stuff in a truck.. When I turned 21 went and applied for jobs at every company I could finds. No one would touch me.. Paid 3600 for a school at in the class drew pictures while they taught got in trouble for not double clutching.......... and didn't have to test out. got my little certificate... Had a job in 2 days .. was out with a trainer that had less experience than me (he was 45 years old former sgt in the army GREAT GUY).. Did 2 weeks in the truck with him.. and that was all because it took 2 weeks to get back to the terminal to get my own truck.. He told me 50% of the students he trained were ready from day 1 but no company would touch them without a school..

That was 18 years ago next week..... so you probably need to go to school to find a VERIFABLE EXPERIENCE company.. If your dad doens't have his authority they probably will say it is not legit experience.

In other words it is a scam

 

Maverick will hire you without having graduated a school. You just need to obtain your CDL first, they'll train you the rest of the way. They'll also start you out a lot higher in pay than the companies you've already looked into will.

If you wanna talk to some of the drivers here, jump onto our forum here on TTR and ask away:

http://www.thetruckersreport.com/truckingindustryforum/maverick/

 

You do not have to attend a COMPANY SPONSORED school to get a job. Some companies, though not many, will hire you without official training however the laws are trying to change that. There are other options for schools besides the "tricky" company sponsored programs. There are private schools and community college schools and both of these types work with tons of companies that hire their students straight out of school. The more companies that hire the students, the better the school. Figure out two companies that you would like to work for, call their recruiters and see which schools they hire from. Tell them you are not interested in company sponsored programs but private and college run schools. Drive safe!