I really want to get into trucking, but I don't like the idea of having to indebt myself to the tune of $5000 or commit to a trucking company for a year and a half.
Not many options in terms of training here in Montana and I live 100 miles from the closest school.
I would like your opinion of this plan: I can get the State to pay for a cheapo CDL training course. All the book training is on-line and then I get about 10 hours of truck driving time. Just enough, they claim to pass the driving test for my CDL (they furnish the truck and driving instructor).
I'm the first to realize and admit that at that point in time, I'll know just enough to be a hazzard on the highways, so the plan continues:
I read a story about a gentleman with a CDL, but no experience, that went to a major trucking company's school. He claimed that because he already had his CDL, his classroom training was abbrieviated and he spent most of his time driving with an instructor and graduated from the school in two weeks.
Because he was not required to take the whole course of instruction, he was not required to sign an employment agreement with the company to repay the training expense.
My question is whether you believe that this might be a viable alternative to the more classic driver school training?
Thank you very much
Not many options in terms of training here in Montana and I live 100 miles from the closest school.
I would like your opinion of this plan: I can get the State to pay for a cheapo CDL training course. All the book training is on-line and then I get about 10 hours of truck driving time. Just enough, they claim to pass the driving test for my CDL (they furnish the truck and driving instructor).
I'm the first to realize and admit that at that point in time, I'll know just enough to be a hazzard on the highways, so the plan continues:
I read a story about a gentleman with a CDL, but no experience, that went to a major trucking company's school. He claimed that because he already had his CDL, his classroom training was abbrieviated and he spent most of his time driving with an instructor and graduated from the school in two weeks.
Because he was not required to take the whole course of instruction, he was not required to sign an employment agreement with the company to repay the training expense.
My question is whether you believe that this might be a viable alternative to the more classic driver school training?
Thank you very much