Odd Twist of Fate

I go if it was offered to me, but that is just me.

 

I would go too.

 

It wouldn't keep you from getting an OTR job but you would probably have to go through a training period.

 

I would go for it too. That's pretty much schooling with a paycheck. I obtained my CDL through Schneider. I stayed with them for one year in exchange for free training. I actually ended up staying for four years and can't remember what the cost was had I ended up quitting before my year was up.

Look at like this, a lot of drivers go ahead and pay for a CDL so that they are not bound to a carrier while fulfilling a contract for training. However what they fail to realize is that with less than a years experience, they are not going anywhere any better with that little amount of experience. Might as well get the CDL for free. There are other situations where someone just needs a CDL for a local job or some other unique scenario. In some cases the company will reimburse them for schooling. But for the majority there are ways to obtain a CDL for free and in your case you can get some experience too take back to Chicago with you with money in the bank.

 

you might even find out you dont miss chicago. i'm the happiest leaving there myself.
That said all the inlaws are there at midway airport, romeoville, manhatten lockport etc

 

Kansas City is a cool place. Lots of history, good food, professional sports, great varried music scenes, and people not as tense as major bergs. I chose it after 20+ years in L.A.

And winter is not as bad as Chicago, either.

Try it. You can always move back.