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Wow.......nice rant.

Completely uninformative, misguiding, biased and rambling.....but nice none the same.

 

well as a recent school graduate i see his point out of 12 ppl in my class only 4 became drivers otr after a month otr with trainers i am only one actually driving my own truck others became bus drivers went on to other stuff a couple still looking for that elusive local job for newbies. schools i went to really only teach u how to pass cdl test compant traing teaches u nore but nothing beats experience everyday is a new learbing experience at least right now. when orientation with the company started feb 8 only half of those 20 ppl are left now

 

Great post thank you!

Could you tell me all the ways to get a CDL jpaid for by the state?
I know of only two? Forst WIA, that is drying up in Indian. Second is good-will.
Good will paying for truck driving? That sounds like about the level that the Bottom feder companys look for? HA Ha

 

There is much truth to his post . The worst excuse for a driver I ever saw in my life was a CDL mill graduate. The mill admitted he needed sevral attempts to pass some testing . In the real world failing the first attempt can get someone killed.

 

Sorry, I couldnt make out most of what he was saying anyway.

The two I did understand....schools are in it to make money and they give you your money back if you fail so thats why they wont fail you.

1) If youre talking privately owned schools.....yes, they are in it to make money. Holy jumping Jesus lizards!!! You mean a privately owned company wants to make a profit?!?! Oh the humanity of it all.

That doesnt mean they cant provide quality training at the same time.


2) Schools have to give you your money back if you fail???

What school is that? Ive never heard of that before.

 

I just got out and have a unique perspective. I had my CDL for over twenty years. I am also a certified teacher. I think that blaming the schools for poor students is a bit short sighted. Yes there are many students that have little business behind the wheel of a truck. Heck there are many people who have no business driving a car! However the problems are not the people looking for work, well not directly, but instead the economy driving people into positions that don't fit simply to survive. This poor economy coupled with our reluctance to ever screen applicants due to the fears of discrimination produce a mass of mis-guided persons lined up to train at our driving schools.
I do realize that I have recieved .98 change from this buck!

 

It is not always the student's fault if they are not learning. There are instructors and teachers out there who are not at all good at instructing and teaching. I just finished a truck driving school. It is in competition with 3 other schools in the area. We were getting students who left the other schools, because in the others the instructors just screamed at them, and only gave you 4 hours total time in a truck. So then those students failed the DMV test, and when they went back and wanted more instruction from the school, they were told they had to pay the tuition again, double. But the school I went to, you can take as long as you need before you feel comfortable taking the DMV test, and you can get as many in-truck hours as you want.

 

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