New Team Drivers; heading to school in 3 short weeks

oh no no no another one gets tricked into CR england. please with the love of all that is a trucker in you run away from them as fast as you can shift them gears lol go read the cr england dac thread..
as for training when you go out with any company you two will be split up and than come back to do a orientation and/or driving skills test and than you two will be put together as a team not sure how cre does the latter but will be along them lines

 

all i can say is i wouldn't recommend this company to anyone. but that just my opinion. if this is your only chance at getting your cdl.. then go for it. but...just as soon as you finish your commitment with this.. umm umm... company ...RUN AWAY and apply to others. and please, don't fall for their lease b.s. i wish you both good luck in your new career.

 

Hmm I belive you two will train with same person = 3 ppl in one truck. Not 100% sure but I've seen trucks out their with it lol.

 

what about swift? but not sure what you mean by cant afford the schooling for it isnt there a truck driving training school near you? aside from a college? many will do training on credit and there are govt loans you can get as well. sorry if you have tried ALL OTHER OPTIONS POSSIBLE just trying to save you two the pain of going through ugh cre but if you done all that you can possibly do for your area than i feel for you and do as dptrucker said get your cdl from them and start looking for another company asap and do not under any circumstances sign onto any lease program with any company ever!! no matter how attractive it looks lol.
hopefully other drivers with more knowledge of who hires out of where will let you know which companys to go to other than cre

back to original post---bieng nervous is a good thing to an extent when i went to school for driving the women were better at it than some men! most the men already knew how to drive sticks and the women didnt but they shifted way better than some of them. dont worry if you dont get your backing down during class and training it will come over time just G.O.A.L(get out and look)as much as u need to when otr, best of luck and wishes to you two if you have to go with CRE hope 2 see you 2 on the road if i get back out there lol

 

Hope you can find an option better than cre. I can't remember ever reading a post on this site with anything positive to say about cre. However, as already mentioned, if it's your only option, go for it. But, keep in mind as you 2 drive for the bottom of the bottom feeders the pay and crap you'll deal with is probably not honestly reflective on trucking companies. Don't get a sour taste about trucking if you have a sour experience with cre. Especially since you've been forewarned about the company. They are not all like cre.

Best of Luck to both you and your girlfriend! I hope you have a most excellent adventure with it all!!!!

 

Just because they "accept" you for training doesn't mean they won't reject you at orientation or by the trainer . Then you each owe them thousands of dollars for useless training because they won't give you a certificate . Rejection rate is high . Two people going in as a team are at great risk of one or the other failing .
Find another career option and save yourself a lot of grief .

 

If CRE doesn't work out for you, check Central Refrigerated. This company trains teams to work together. Best wishes to you both.