Which one...!?

Discussion in 'Trucking Schools and CDL Training Forum' started by N172, Feb 28, 2012.

  1. grusco

    grusco Light Load Member

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    I do not have my CDL yet and have gone back and forth concerning best training route. I now figure that if a company says they'll "pay" for your tuition it means you'd have to stay with them for years. Figure they pay anywhere from $100 to $150 dollarss a month. How many months would you commit to have it paid off? I can't make a commitment for that long as a rookie. I suspect few people ever see their tuition "paid for" by a company. As a rookie we'll all start at the very low end of pay and the best way to move up may be to move to another company after 6 months or a year. I figure the cost of tuition is the cost of doing business. Pay it (if you can) and then select a company that has the pay, time home, benefits that work for you. I will not let tuition reimbursement or training pay be a factor in my choice after giving this serious consideration and running the numbers. You want to work for .12 a mile for 3 to 6 months? Not me. You can easily make double that with your CDL just starting out. Do the math if you run 2,000 to 3,000 miles a week (on average). To make $600 (before any taxes or deductions) at .30 a mile you need only drive just under 1900 miles. to make that getting .12 a mile you need to drive 5,000 miles! I'd say chances of making over $600 a week is very, very slim (on average). Do you really want to train with a company that's giving you that pay? I'd rather pay $4,000 up front and then go make rookie pay right out of the gate. I think i can make my tuition back in shorter time than taking the low pay with a company school/trainer.
     
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