Pros to a community college truck driving school vs company trucking school.

Keep in mind that everyone goes to one school. They can compare their experience only to whatever they have heard about somebody else's experience. That's it!

That being said, the OP's experience sounds a lot better than mine. I did the 160 hour course at a private trucking school and don't think that I got as good of an education as the OP did (for half the money!!).

Also, from what I have heard, anything is better than a company school, unless you are fond of being an indentured servant.

 

The examiner at the dmv said that over 50 % fail the driving test the first time so you must know how able you are to deal with the pressure you will face going to a private for profit school or a company one. To be completely honest private schools have some of the best trainers Imo from hearing about the experiences of others. A private school can make anywhere from 50 to 100 grand a week training students! The best trainers go for the big money these schools are offering compared to what your state pays it public school teachers. Also know where and how you will do your driving test. Some testing sites make you do a pre trip,one back, and a road test and you will pass as long as you dont do anything dangerous (most company schools). Other sites will make you do a pre trip 4 backs and a road test under a lot of scrutiny because it is not in the states interest to just give you a license so easily. In georgia it is legal for testing sites to give you 1 or all of the backing manuevers. Some drivers earn their license the hard way here while others got them easily. JS

 

Whats the problem with that? I did it for 4 years being at the whim of our government

 

Sounds like you went to a really good school man, the closest Comm College course to me was an hour away. I went to a private school and paid $4000 (got 1k taken off for paying up front).

YES!!!!! The amount of jobs I can't apply to is crazy! 6 months of holding a wheel is ok but my 4 months of driving through major metro area's, in and out of small single lane streets and docks that are barely big enough to fit an SUV in them isn't! I'm not saying the highway guys don't have their share of challenges because of course they do, but c'mon!