My experience with Diesel Driving Academy-Shreveport, LA

Update:

I wish I NEVER agreed to go to this school. I tolerated a lot of ######## for 14 weeks, but now I've had enough. I wonder if I would have been better off going to a company school.

 

Hang in there!!!

 

Im going to DDA in LittleRock for a Refreshers Class!the 15th Its 899$ Mon-thursday then partdays the nex Mon-Wed I hope its ok!

I'll just about take any &^&%^ I gotta take, IF I can't handle a school I sure wont handle a Trucking C.o/ some TRUCKERS at truckstops

 

20 weeks of training!!!???!??!

My God......what could they have possibly needed 20 weeks to train you for?

How much did the school cost?

 

I looked into going to DDA in Baton Rouge. The cost was $10,000. They have a 20 week school so they can qualify students for Pell Grants and some other federal tuition payment grants. The 6 and 8 week schools do not qualify for these grants. This is according to the financial aid officer at the technical school I went to.

 

My co-driver went there. He paid 10k. sheesh. I thought that was a long time myself. My school was 4 weeks. didnt cost me a dime. State of Texas paid for it. Had to jump thru alot of hoops though.

 

20 weeks is too long. Getting over is the appropriate term for this.

 

Well Guys im in sittin in a lot getting wifi, Just got done with my first day as DDA Little rock! There is a few people thats dished out the 10,000$ 5 people in a truck 4 trucker wanna bees EVEN ME! I'll start my own thread in a week when i get done with my refreshers!

 

Not to mention...who can afford 5 months off work??? Most of us have families/mouths to feed

 

DDA IN little rock kicks REAR!!! Good people there