I don't know why people go to mega for cdl school.

Going to community College means cash on the barrel head. Most folks don't have $5,000 in cash plus living expenses for 6 weeks.

Heck, for some of these guys buying new socks is a luxury.

 

Easy answer, no money up front. Why should you not go to a mega carrier CDL school? I didn't for one primary reason-I didn't want the automatic restriction. If not for that, I could have got my CDL through Schneider, immediately left, and still owe less than I paid for a private school.

 

One reason is that some people may not live near a truck driving school or a community college with such a program.

 

I didn't qualify for those. You didn't answer my question though. What are your reasons for not going to a mega carrier cdl school?

 

Also, unless those grants pay for living expenses, and I don't think they do, many can't afford to go 4-6 weeks without a paycheck even if the school is paid for.

 

I said I didn't go to a mega school because I didn't want the automatic restriction. I just don't think they're universally bad and may be the best option for some people. Even the auto restriction is becoming less important year by year, depending on what your goals are. I know there are some sectors of trucking that will keep manual as long as they can, but even the heavy rotator wrecker I rode in recently was an auto. I think it's the first I've seen that wasn't manual.