truck school recomendations

Well, you probably won't like my answer ... Fox Valley Technical College, Appleton, WI. Yup it's a long way from you.

I don't think you're likely to consider it, but let me tell you a bit about it:
10-week, 40 hour week course. You drive many different tractors and transmissions, (I drove 8, 9, 10, 13 they also had a 15 and 'super 10' but I didn't get an opportunity to) 48, 53, tankers, flatbeds and doubles. (no tankers in the winter tho) All backing situations, including live docks,; comprehensive training on log books too. Target for students is at least 1,000 miles, with perhaps 75% in city. Also night driving training, SKID PAD training (few offer that)! If you arrive in winter, well, you get to drive in snow and ice too coupling trailers is a new adventure in winter! LOL

Anyway, I'm glad I went there! My employer normally checks school transcripts, when I told them where I got my CDL they said "no need, we know it's a good school." says a lot, right there.

 

Community colleges often have excellent programs. Often times they have a dislocated workers center on site that can get a government grant to cover tuition. A much better option than going through a company for training. You are not obligated to work for any specific company for any period of time. It opens up a lot more options.

 

Good point! ALSO... many trucking companies that hire 'trainee's offer a tuition reimbursement of some type. Best to check before time, some have time limits "if hired within 30 days of graduation" for example.

 

i just finished the ffe school , very good school ---the only thing you have to pay for is your liscence $70 its 2 weeks in school and 6 weeks with a trainor the time with the trainor you get paid 455 a week -- they dont take anything out of your pay (tuition) but there is a 1 year commitment --- they hire out of cal and have a terminal in la and stockton --- there is regional available and they also do ltl out of both those terminals

 

Yep. And what many do is pay you an extra $X per month up to a certain amount. Most times there is no time commitment with this type of reimbursement. If you leave then the money stops............

 

Buckeye Bandit be honest Tell him about the dorm style living like boot camp and your commitment to stay there a tear or get charged for training or how much money you needed to bring with you
Al search the threads FFE isn't a bad company to drive for but training is like boot camp
Community colleges have the best programs longest and cheapest

if money is a problem some have tuition asst and grants
in new jersey unemployment sent me to school 3 week cdl mill just get your license and move on
but i had driven before and like you had sold a buisness i had been in for 35 years

GOOD LUCK TO YOU


oh is east bay near red bay al i picked up cheap family dollar dog food there just last friday that whole town smells like dog food