I applied at Watkins & Shepard last night.

so go to another school and take a refresher, Its deffinatly worth it. I got my cdl when I was 18 and I had to take a refresher before I could come to W/S to but I'm glad i payed for it this company is great!




American Trucker

 

You might want to think before you jump into this, all these companies are NOT the same. For instance some companies treat there drivers like ####, while others threat there drivers like family. Some lie, cheat and steal from there drivers. Some pay really good some don't. Some have more miles then you could possibly drive, while some can barely keep there drivers moving. With some companies you can sit for days waiting for a load, with some you have another load lined up before you even get to your customer. Some companies will make you freeze when its cold and sweat when its hot just so they can save a few $$ on fuel. Some companies won't allow you to have things like (Inverters/microwaves/fridge) that not only save you ALLOT of money on the road but will keep you healthyer and make running out of hours at a rest area or a get on ramp less misserable.

And last but not least some companies will make you hate trucking so much so that you'll quit and never come back after you've invested all this money in it or better yet when you realize how BAD your company is and you leave they just might destroy your dac report thus keeping you from getting another job.....



Just some food for thought!





Good Luck






American Trucker

 

Nothing in life is free, almost guarantee you'll be obligated to CRE for the "free" refresher.

 

Thats exatly what I was thinking. How good can there training be, they have EARNED the nick name Crash & Roll England for a reason




American Trucker

 

Do you really think a company will give you a free refresher out of the goodness of their hearts and not expect that you go to work for them?

Not trying to be a smart arse, but get real.

I did the England thing to get my CDL. Paid cash for their school so I wasn't obligated to stay. I even did three and a half months slave labor training with them. I won't try to talk you out of it, you need to get the experience somewhere AND learn what a company like this will do, so you'll know what to look for in the next place when you decide to quit. I now consider it a life experience, kinda like Marine Corp boot camp!

Just a thought, why not try finding a company that'll actually train you as a solo before being forced to run as a team? There are a few that do.