USA truck vs Venture Logistics

So I got this email from my recruiter from Venture:

I was able to get 4 months verifiable driving experience on you between Midstate and Carolina Cargo. Therefore, with less than 6 months, you will come in at an entry level driver with us, for the academy.

As a CDL holding driver, you will make $100/day while attending our academy, $500 week,

You are furthering your education with us, essentially. Before you sign a contract with us, and come on board, I want to know how we structure your pay and the expense of your education.

In order to train you to the point where you can drive for our fleet as a solo driver, that part of your education costs are covered by Venture Logistics, up front.

Your training will cost a total of $1500. You pay that back to us over the course of 6 months, as soon as training starts, in weekly installments of $57.70.

We do not charge interest, but this ensures that you have a means to fulfill your contractual agreement. If you do leave prior, you will pay back the $1500, still, but at a 11.8% interest rate, fyi.

Here is the really positive part…once you finish as a Driver Trainee, you will be paid as a driver with 12 months experience:

0-400 mi: $0.41

401-700 mi: $0.39

701 and up: $0.36

If you haul our average of 2500 mi/week, after academy, you will gross over $1000/week! Times 52 weeks, a year…that’s a pretty great living, I would say!

 

And my recruiter from USA TRUCK

says I would have to do about 4500 miles with a trainer.

 

did you have an experience with USA before you went out?

 

Ah, I see. So they brought you in at like zero experience.

 

I also applied to west side transport.