Tech or Company Sponsored Training?

Go thru your local tech college.
Pros: You can work anywhere.
If you don’t your 1st job, you can quit. (No contracts involved.)
You’ll probably get a better education, not just be shown enough to pass a test.

Cons: NONE

Going thru a company...

PROS: You get a cdl

CONS: Your stuck for 1-2years on a contract.
Job may suck, training may suck, pay might not live up expectations, you may not like otr, disp my be horrible, equipment may turn out to be junk, you were told no Northeast but they keep you in the Northeast, etc, etc, etc... You can’t quit or you OWE them.

It’s like Modern day slavery for truckers. Lol.





There is no good reason to get your cdl thru a company, going to a private school and getting a student loan is a lot easier than some tend to think it is. It’s the only way to do it.

I started with CR England. I worked there for a total of 2.5 months. I made more working summer jobs than trucking. I quit & went to US Xpress. Stayed there 4 years. Had i not gotten my cdl on my own, i would have been in a world of hurt.

 

+9000 on the tech recommendation. Don’t become a slave of any company.

Some Vo-Techs offer loaded training in your final week or 2. Where you go out with an instructor, and actually deliver a load and pick up a load.

Those instructors are there to TEACH you. Not simply get you into the seat, and collect a bonus.

 

With a tech college cdl program you have many more choices of companies to choose from and some will reimburse the tuition back to you in monthly installments.
Trucking company training programs are ok. Depends on each individuals circumstances.
Where is your location; state & nearest city? If we know this, we can give you some decent leads on jobs after cdl school at the tech college.

 

If you want tankers, Superior-Carriers hires in South Carolina.
Class A Driver - Tanker Truck Driver - Greer, NC >click here> Apply On Company Site
Positions for Regional Drivers average 4-7 days out with frequent home time.
Must have a Class A CDL with Tanker and Hazmat endorsements
Earning Potential - $65,000.00 to $80,000.00 /year - New Pay Package
Provide a Completion Certificate And Class Transcript from an approved CDL training school.

 

Any other type trucking interest you? flatbed, reefers?

 

Try for tankers then. The pay in the post about Superior-Carriers is accurate. They do a hair follicle drug test and stress test. If you're in halfway decent shape the stress test will be easy; if not, practice stair step exercises and you'll be ok.

 

Here's some more you can note for future reference:
Freymiller - www.drive4freymiller.com - click on "Recent Graduates". Tuition reimbursement.
Magnum Ltd.
Senn Freight Lines
CFI - www.cfidrive.com - has their own cdl school.