Comments By Lobos A.

Mr Lobos replied,

This gentlemen was a student in the school. He never got his CDL. He was disrespectful to the school instructor and administrators on numerous occasions and was asked to leave before his driving test.

So from the original description, you can point out that specific person from 6 months ago, assuming you've had 50-100 or more students pass through your school since?

If you wander around this forum, you'll see we have had our share of whiners. They get no sympathy on Trucking Truth. Also, the description here (I haven't bothered to look up your web site) says you can get the CDL training done on a shoestring. I'm all for that, as long as you have a decent CDL test pass rate. And job assistance to boot.

It really sounds too good to be true.

Actually, the person he was referencing just posted 6 days ago so it was pretty easy to figure out which former student it was. We keep small class sizes to maximize one-on-one time with instructors so, with it being someone that was in the school that recently it wasn't too difficult to remember him. Unfortunately we do receive students occasionally who become so disruptive, disrespectful, and/or uncooperative that we do have to cut them from the program and ask them to go back home. It's not commonplace, but it does happen. When it does these former students will typically try to start a lot of random rumors about our program on sites like this.

We do have a graduation rate of around 75% with that 25% that does not graduate typically being those who just aren't taking the program seriously. The students who come to our school with an eagerness to learn and a commitment to their career do very well in our program and tend to flourish in their jobs once they graduate.

As far as it sounding too good to be true, I can understand how one might feel that way with the word "free" floating around. However, offering the training at no cost to the student is actually mutually beneficial to both the student and their sponsoring carrier. We work with carriers who are in need of reliable, committed drivers. They are willing to cover the cost for our students because it gets them the drivers they need and they know they can count on them for at least that 6 months that the student agreed to. Many of our students even continue on with those carriers past the required 6 month period as well.

I hope this helps clear up a few things for you guys; again, if you have any questions please feel free to ask.

Hello, I would be happy to answer any questions you may have about the program. We've recently refined our website to be a little more clear and concise on what we offer and how it works. You can see that information at www.lobosinterstate.com.

We do offer a CDL training program which is comprised of three parts. We start with sending out an email packet which contains a training manual, practice tests, and information on documents and applications you will need to have before you come out to the school. The second part of the training lasts for 2 - 3 weeks and involves us paying for travel to our school, providing food and lodging for that duration, and providing instructors to help our students prepare for and pass the CDL written and road test. The final portion of the program is paid training for 12 weeks of over the road, team driving with an instructor. As of right now that pay is a $300 a week base with the opportunity to take that up to $600 a week if you meet basic goals with the instructor.

This program can be paid for upfront or it can be paid for via our sponsorship opportunities. We do partner with carriers who work closely with us and also need drivers. These carriers have the ability to sponsor our students through the program in exchange for the students agreeing to drive for them for at least 6 months once they graduate.

That is a very brief explanation of how our school works, but I would be happy to answer any questions anyone might have.