Question about living in rural area and company sponsored CDL training

You can live anywhere they hire, and living in a rural area is sometimes easier to find hometime parking. While I was with them (left recently) they would bobtail me home to Brownsville (from Laredo 180ish miles). You won't be paid miles home, but you are paid miles returning to work.

As far as their training, I was a fan since you log miles with a trainer after getting your permit, and more miles after obtaining your license before yoy ever go solo.

 

Prime will hire about anyone if they agree to sign a lease-purchase agreement.
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Wilson is a good choice for you; submit the " short app" on the website and someone at Wilson will contact you and answer your questions.
Short app is at the bottom of the opening page of website.
Wilson Logistics
www.wilsonlogistics.com

 

You should be fine with any of the large training company’s. Living is a rural area isn’t a big deal unless it’s an area their trucks just don’t frequently roll thru.

as for your training, i highly suggest you find a local cdl school or even see if the community college offers an accredited course.

If you attend a company sponsored school, you will learn just enough to pass the state cdl school, then be thrown into a trainers truck. You will also end up signing a one year contract, which effectively means the company owns you for the next year.

By attending a private school that you pay for, you can pick the job you want, and if it doesn’t pan out for any reason you owe nobody anything. You’re free to quit at a moments notice.

 

Wow, folks back east have a very different idea about what "very rural" means.
You are in a prime hiring area, I doubt you will have any problems.

 

As I already pointed out, they don't send you to a school. The Wilson training method is essentially what some of us went through with family years ago. I also give Wilson credit for their safety culture, you say it isn't safe they'll back your play. My ONLY gripe was with my experience running out west where they consider I70 west of Denver off limits, but then I've heard other carriers having similar policies now.

 

I like Wilson training program; lots of driving vs. sitting in a classroom watching videos.

 

Here's another one to check that trains in Missouri.
Not sure if they hire from PA or not, but you can call and ask. I do know this company hires as far west as Nevada and Arizona. Hourly pay while in school, plus meals and lodging.
Click ---> Driver Academy
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Western Dairy Transport
https://www.wdtmilk.com
Western Dairy Transport was founded in 1967 in Cabool, Mo.
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