Scamming the scammers?

I posted this in another thread, but I also wanted advice from experienced folks...

I looked into going OTR for the last few years, looked into schools and getting my CDL through one of the Mega companies.

I have heard horror story after horror story about the mega companies and even though it seems like a scam, the price of their training for a CDL is the close to the same as most of the schools in my area.

I had a thought about getting hired onto one of these companies and getting my CDL, if the company is somewhat decent, stay on for a year and then move up to better companies.

If the company has lied to me, or doesn't live up to their promises, just take my CDL and go to another company. I still pay the balance of the course (and most likely renegotiate the amount owed while having easy, monthly payments). I don't see the difference except going with a mega will not cause me to hand over a large amount of cash that I would rather keep on hand.

I would like to hear what the downside of this would be? Would I be able to get hired by another company after doing this? Is there something else I'm not seeing

 

Well, I know the first year is going to suck either way. The difference is if I don't spend the money on CDL school and have a mega train me, I can keep that cash on hand in case things get tight. If things go real bad and I quit, I'd still have to pay back the training, but it would be in installments and I could most likely renegotiate for a smaller amount.

 

I'm not worried about the credit report. Or having them come after me If I chose to quit. Ideally, I would get trained by a mega, tolerate it for a year and then move on. By keeping my money in the bank, I have options in case things go bad. Judging from the horror stories I have read on here, I think that's a good idea.

If the mega company and I part ways, I would owe less on the training than I would if I paid for private CDL school. I can pay it off and move on, or set up a repayment plan. That wouldn't go on my credit because the account wouldn't be in default.

If I pay for the school up front, I have less of a cushion to fall back on.

 

I would love to pay 2900. for school, most schools here charge 5-7 grand and I have heard mixed reviews on all of them. The pre hire and financing sounds great and is something I will look into. - Thanks!

 

I wouldn't qualify, I retired from one career and started another one and I hate it. Trucking has been something I wanted to do since I was a kid and I'm at an age where I can be away from home. I'm just throwing this idea out to find the downsides.