The New FFE Driver Academey

You sure about the 3rd zippor? They should start on the 2nd. Mondays are when the non-CDL trainees show, and Wednesdays are when the CDL trainees get there. Once everyone is there, the Physicals and DT are done, and it takes all day. The truck stuff starts Thursday, and you are in the yard until Sunday. Then Mon thrugh Fri is road training, Sat back in the yard.

So in your case
FFEDA Ft. Worth
Mon 2nd thru Wed 4th - Classroom
Thurs 5th thru Sun 8th - Yard
Mon 9th thru Fri 13th - Road Friday is also the Road Test.
Sat 14th and Sun 15th - Yard
Mon 16th and Tues 17th - Testing at DPS

If you get the pass at DPS
Wed 18th thru Fri 20th - Orientation at MCM Le Grand Hotel Lancaster
From end of Orientation on Friday it may take up to 5 days to get a trainer, and they may even send you on a Greydog to meet them.

From the day you get on your trainers truck, that is the first day you get paid. Not before, no matter what ANYONE says.
Then it is 6 weeks out. $455 a week Gross. Every Sun and Wed $75 is put on you Comdata Card. It is cumulative until each Sun. Then it resets. If you don't use it it appears in your check. It is an advance, and I suggest you be careful using it at first.

As I had to come home in the 3rd week, the following is from a fellow class member that completed the full deal.

After 6 weeks they head your trainer to the Lancaster yard. It make take up to a week to get back, pay is pro-rated if you get in in the middle of the pay period. Toy take a road test, fill out a few forms and they hand you the keys to a 2011 or 2012 Cascadia or Prostar. Sometimes you have the choice, but the trucks are new or nearly new. Highest mileage he saw was 87,000 on a Prostar. There is a small chance a 2010 Century might get snuck in there, but they are rare.

You get the keys and a load home for 6 days off.

After this, the most consecutive days you can take off is 5. So staying out longer than 5 weeks at a time is useless.

Pay Scale
0-6 months .29
6-12 months .30
12-18 months .31
18-24 months .32

From there I cant tell you, but the pay ceiling is .43 as far as I know.

 

Thanks bjnobear. My recruiter told me Tuesday. I'm going to call him again today to verify. I'm wondering why he told me differently. But he did definitely tell me to drive out on Monday so I would be there for class Tuesday. Hmmm

 

maybe they are taking monday off for the holiday.

 

I'm supposed to start Thursday

 

Hi everyone! New here. After looking around and reading the forums I just recently put in an application at FFE and Prime.. Crossing my fingers that things work out with FFE as that seems like the best training program fit for me. I have no experience with CDL driving at all. Coming from a different field. Looking forward to making a change. Plan on being a company driver for at least a year after I'm on my own before I even think about going lease.

 

Welcome Stanky! I would not even think of a lease for a few years. most company leases have proven to be a scam. I think playmaker will chime in on this one, he has been there.

 

Lease bad. Sorry to early to speak in normal sentances. On a side note, made it home and slept in a real bed.