What if I don't pass schooling for CDL?

Your not signing to be a slave. You CAN leave, and you CAN work for another company (if they hire you) But be prepared to be sued and have to pay back. Whatever the cost if training, lodging etc... was.

 

That's why I call it Indentured Servitude. I agree a driver can leave and many do. However I know several drivers in that first year that have already got 2 raises. We are only talking about a year here. I am also going to go on the record here about something else. Where it comes to these megas that greener grass is actually in most cases AstroTurf. I actually recommend finishing out that year then go find another job with that "year" of experience you now have.

I will say this though. I wish the FMCSA and Congress would do something about some of these real crooked schools and Carriers. It is a dang shame people are having to go through this crap. I'm a big believer in you signed on that line live with it. However that also entails having ALL the information.

 

With Stevens they will keep you in CDL school for weeks (or months) and if you're still not getting it they'll ask you to come to Dallas to train on an automatic since that's all they'll have soon. According to them if you don't get your CDL (unless you quit the program) they are on the hook for the schooling.

 

If you fail the cdl test your schools gets your skills report or not?

 

That is not true! At least not for swift. I left after 3 months. No problem. They just billed me for the remainder of the loan.

 

At the time this was posted it was common for other carriers to respect a "no poaching" policy - ie if you owed for schooling then other carriers wouldn't hire you. There were ways around it, and it was/is not legal, but it was common.

Even though such practices aren't really followed anymore, you leave before the year is up you'll generally be paying way more than you should have.

 

Oops, I didn't realize this was that old of a thread. My bad.

 

A literal monkey (the animal) could pass CDL school.

 

I went to ROEHLs GYCDL a couple years ago and left with a mutual agreement at the end of the 2nd week. Paid me minimum wage for my time and no money owed. I had never in my life pulled a boat or small trailer. I could not grasp the concept and made no improvement to even do an offset even with one on one training for a full day on Thursday.

 

I think alot of that is attributable to people that have never made a serious commitment. The drug testing fail is just being clueless. I've managed to get a cold, and get it back in my older age after a long absence, plus got a pilots license, and I'm not especially talented, I just made up my mind to commit.