New to trucking...

Hello.. I about trucking school.. I was about to go to CRE.. but thanks to some research and this forum, I can thier deal. In Oregon, they dont have a community college that does CDL in Northern oregon. Either I have to go to Medford, OR (Rogue valley), southern OR or go to Tacoma, WA at Bates Tech or Shorline Comm coll. in Shoreline, WA (N. of Seattle). or a community college in Astoria, OR at the coast. (I guess small towns have great benefits here). I have limited options here. Where I live there are only 3 private schools does the CDL thing which costs between $4200-$4500. Guanteed 180hrs driving, optional additional 1wk training at their descretion w/o penelty/cost. I'm figuring out if I should go to their company trucking program or go to the private school and hope that the trucking co can do tutiton reinburstment. Any options here.

I'm thinking about a career change. I know that it is a tough industry and some people like it while others don't. Any insights would be helpful. Thanks.

JN

 

Those schools offer a loan program. Fee required to start the program, intrest is 18%. This might be better in the long run. You only oweing to the lender instead of a trucking co. Can do loans through a financial institution. Of couse, you will get a certificate saying you graduated from a program and they'll try to help you find a job like most schools do.

 

18% is the loan if I decided to finance the loan through their school (Trucking). I'll say a last resort if you don't have other ways to do this. I might get a better loan if I can go to a financial institution and do this. *OR* charge it on credit cards. (They take them). Apr is variable.


--shown on a piece of paper shown that you have completed the course. Now it is up to you to choose the right trucking company. Any good ones?

 

Sorry, in my area there are 3 instead of 2 private trucking schools. I'm finding the right one. Thanks.