2 Week CDL Training Knight Transportation

First and foremost, Thank you TT for being here! So much useful,accurate and positive information. About 5 weeks ago I got my DOT physical and passed the CDLP test at the local DMV. Comlpeted the DQP in the Reno terminal , which consisted of some lectures, videos, handouts, hair follicle and urine drug tests and another physical. Once my drug tests came back clean I was scheduled for CDL training in Phoenix, AZ. Knight does not pay for transportation or lodging so I drove there, luckily I found someone to share a room with. Class starts at 6am. The instructor went over some paperwork with us (there were 9 students) we watched videos,went out to the driving pad to learn pre-trip. There was so much new information and anxiety in my case that I didn't retain much of the pre-trip, since it all was foreign to me. I've been doing hair and nails for the past 20 years!!! LOL Each day was similar, adding in some driving and backing skills, there was quite a bit of waiting to use the trucks for backing practice. So in the meantime we would usually pair up and practice pre-trip. On Thursday we were tested on our pre-trip. I still didn't have my mind wrapped around it. It was an overwhelming bunch of repetitive information that was not making sense to me, at least not enough to verbalize to the extent they require. There were many students senior to me who were trying to help, but many gave conflicting instructions. I very much appreciated the help, but was overwhelmed. Friday was a short day, more of the same plus a safety class. No class on Saturday and Sunday however a senior classmate offered to help me over the weekend. Our instructor set us up with a truck we could have access to but not move. We worked a couple hours each day, oh, what a difference that made for me!!!!!! The next week my class was out in the yard the whole time, practicing backing, pre-trip and driving. I did fantastic on my pre-trip test!!! The official CDL test with the examiner went well, I missed 3 on pre-trip, no points on backing, and passed the driving part. Back to Reno,NV to the DMV to get my CDL! and wait for my trainer.

Sorry to resurrect an older post, but are they still paying $400/WK to defray the costs of the Hotel or is it all on you?

Hey Roadpilot,

Knight is still paying the $400 for weeks 2-3 to defray the cost of lodging, however anyone coming from California Knight is required to offer to finance the cost of lodging taking your total tuition obligation from $3,000 to $3750 for the 3 weeks. Nice option if you are on a tight budget and you still get the $400/wk.