postponing cdl school

Discussion in 'Central Refrigerated' started by peach523, Jan 29, 2014.

  1. peach523

    peach523 Bobtail Member

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    Hi

    My husband and I were recently accepted by Central Refrigerated for their cdl school to work as a team after training. We are scheduled to begin school Feb. 17, but we wont be ready to go by then. The problem is the company my husband currently works for. He has been with them for most of his working life. He's a garbage man working for a family owned company, very small. He has not been able to hire a quality replacement yet, much less have him trained. He is unwilling to leave until he is sure that his leaving will not cause any problems for the company. He says he wants me to contact the recruiter and tell her we are unable to start before the first week in April. I was wondering if anybody knows if Central has school available in the spring. Also, I was wondering if Central will be upset if we postpone, because that is really the only company we want to start with. Thanks!
     
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  3. Cranky Yankee

    Cranky Yankee Cranky old ######

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    companies have people postpone and not show up all the time
    I pushed back orientation 3 times
     
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  4. MsJamie

    MsJamie Road Train Member

    Central is owned by Swift. You'll have no problem postponing school. I postponed mine by almost three months. Had a start date when something came up; called my recruiter and told her so and I had no idea when I could attend. When I finally called, she was ready to put me in the next week's class.
     
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  5. dennisroc

    dennisroc Road Train Member

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    Can I ask why you chose Central ? I am also trying to find a good starter company.
     
  6. peach523

    peach523 Bobtail Member

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    First, we had to choose a company with a pet policy, since our child is a 9 yr old golden retriever we've had since birth. We like the school is in Salt Lake City, which is only 3 hours away, so we can drive there. The length of time with trainer is only 4-6 weeks. They have a mostly favorable reputation in all the forums I've read. And of major importance, they have the nicest trucks on the road with a very large sleeper.
     
  7. blairandgretchen

    blairandgretchen Road Train Member

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    They won't care a bit. Guaranteed.
     
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  8. scaredycat83

    scaredycat83 Bobtail Member

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    Peach,
    Are they allowing you and spouse to train together in same truck? Does this apply to swift now as well? Thanks for the info!
     
  9. MsJamie

    MsJamie Road Train Member

    Necro thread.

    No company that I am aware of will train a husband and wife to train together in the truck. Three people in a truck doesn't work very well.

    If one is experienced, they can train their spouse, but that is rarely a good idea.
     
  10. Lady K

    Lady K Road Train Member

    Actually when my husband went through school there was a husband and wife team that got trained together... But that was three and a half years ago now...
     
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  11. scaredycat83

    scaredycat83 Bobtail Member

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    Just contacted them, they do not anymore. Thank you for you response ladyk
     
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