what are the Best schools/programs for CDL training in southeast GA/northeast FL?

Well they say its hard to get a job in Florida. I don't know how much of that is true but I can only imagine why its said that!

 

Your gonna find most trucking schools teach you cdl skills test for anywhere from $2000 to $8000 they don't teach you to drive , they don't give you any experience. Your not a truck driver when you graduate which is usually as soon as you pass your skills test at dmv and recieve your cdl then your down the road motors, needing a trainer to make a truck drive out of you, cause at that point all you are is a school grad, and most can't back into a dock , let alone shift gears clean....personally i would say find a friend willing to teach you to drive and teach you to do the job... Then when your ready you have experience and some ability and knowledge....thats the was us old guys,, most of us anyhow, learned.

 

ok, my suggestion would be to pound the pavement and make some new friends , offer to wash and grease the truck and fix minor repairs like lights and such. tell em you wanna learn, you will be suprised. basically your looking at owner operators though.... but those are the guys willing to give ya their time , like someone did for them.....get out and about and look around or head to the part of town you see lots of trucks parked...leave a note on door or windshield wiper with your name and number and tell em you wanna trade work for education..... i don't know many drivers that will pass up greasing their truck if they have a eagar beaver that is willing and able to do it for them..... lol have em show you what to do , git er done and ride with them and have them teach you..... best go take your written cdl tests and endorsements so you have your learners permit and can drive with them if they will let ya behind the wheel.... you can start learning to drive moving the truck in a parking lot backing it up and such doing measured stops and straight line backing you are gonna have to do in dmv skills test anyway also measured right hand turns turning around a traffic cone without touching with trailer tires and no more than 2' away from the cone.... you need to be able to do that... have them explain the mechanics of a tranmission and the mechanics of shifting both floating and double clutching too..... teach ya how to load and secure a load and hook up a trailer and so on.... learn the job... look around you will find someone... One important thing to always remember son, never say " I can't" probably rule number 1 in trucking is I can do anything......

 

no problem , i remember the day i started too. come join our white knights of the road social group here , its dedicated to regaining that old white knight hero image truckers used to have in the public eye..... I wish you the best in your endevours, god speed and by golly if you need help or advice just pm me here.

 

That is how most learned but times have changed. Now most will not find a job unless they attend "formal training". I've seen lots of guys come to school after training with a friend so they could get a job. Unless the guy is training you for a job with his company, you're better off going to school.

Drive safe!