Southern California Trucking Schools - Did we choose the wrong one?

That is one of the reasons schools are failing at training world class American Truckers.

My School in Baltimore Maryland "Diesel Institute" had 5 or 6 Instructors constantly, some were traveling 80 miles to show up to teach at 7 AM. After 4 months of weekends which devolved into competition as we all pretty much capped out our skills to the max and then began to take on instructors in rodeos for time etc.

Students should never have to hunt vanishing staff to ask questions.

 

Maybe it's your son and not the school.

 

Tell your son to tough it out and focus on himself. The main thing is to get his cdl; the real learning starts with his first company. He'll be ok as long as he keeps it in perspective, and that's to do whatever necessary to get that cdl and graduate from the school.
The next goal is to choose a good company to get his new career started.
Companies do have minimum age requirements, such as 21, 22, 23, so let us know if he falls into either category and we can recommend some good companies to get started with after he graduates.
Is the school 160 hrs. or how long is it?

 

Sounds like Roadmaster s

 

He's already committed to the school, so just fight forward until he wins.
Go with a company with a good training program for new cdl graduates.
I can give you several names of decent companies
Here's just one of them and this one reimburses the cdl school tuition:
Freymiller - www.drive4freymiller.com - click on "Recent Graduates."
DO YOU HAVE YOUR CDL BUT NEED EXPERIENCE?
Freymiller has designed a Finishing Program for new CDL holders to get you the road experience needed to become a successful solo driver!

Our exceptional finishing program will pair you with an experienced, certified trainer who will prepare you with the skills that you will require to become a safe and experienced driver with a great future at Freymiller!

Finishing Program Offers New CDL Holders:

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  • $450 per week pay while training
  • Paid 3 day orientation
  • 8 week training for recent graduates
  • Tuition reimbursement for recent CDL school graduates

 

Here's another good one; this company has facilities in Calexico and Fontana.
Danny Herman Trucking - hires new cdl graduates.
15622 Valley Blvd, Fontana, CA 92335

 

Your son can start submitting online applications right now, before graduation. He'll get job offers and maybe this will motivate him to push the negative about the school aside and focus on the job offers and which one he wants.
Some websites may have "experience required" so ignore that and apply anyway because all those I list will hire new cdl graduates.

 

National Retail Transportation, Inc.
National Retail Transportation, Inc. (NRT) is our local and pier division. This division primarily handles store deliveries and drayage. Many of our NRT drivers do have TWIC, doubles or hazmat endorsements.
Keystone Freight Corp.
The Keystone Freight Corp. line haul division consists of drivers who navigate the roads on a regional basis. Keystone Freight Corp. employs single and team drivers to accommodate any need regionally or over-the-road from coast-to-coast.