Comments By TNTrucker73

I work for a sister Company in Tn. If you leave a Contract trucking they will sue you. If you take on this financing agreement. you just agree to work for one of the companys. I have one that pays off in 6 months Who cant last 6 months... But yes you are borrowing money. either way... It isnt a contract.. Not mincing words.

Hmmm - thought Maryville TN looked kinda close to Knoxville where Tennessee Truck Driving School is located.

So essentially - we have an EMPLOYEE of a private school opining here. No BIAS going on - I'm sure...

Rick

Offered info... Thought you were done on this hmmmmm

Do you by any chance WORK for this school? Are a GRADUATE of this school?

I'm not going comment any further on this.

Rick

I work for a sister Company in Tn. If you leave a Contract trucking they will sue you. If you take on this financing agreement. you just agree to work for one of the companys. I have one that pays off in 6 months Who cant last 6 months... But yes you are borrowing money. either way... It isnt a contract.. Not mincing words.

You are putting yourself ON THE HOOK for a $5K schooling cost.

JUST BE CAREFUL.

Rick

As apposed to what They don't have a contract its an agreement. What other way do you get it other than Paying upfront or Going to a Contract school with a company? yes if you bail you owe 5k.. The companies they hire with are on an 6 month agreement.

Trucking companies go by the ADDRESS ON YOUR LICENSE to determine whether you are in their hiring area.

So a SoFla resident, going to a Tampa school - will only get hired - if that company hires from his SoFla zip code - OR - if he changes his license to Tampa (and many companies still consider Tampa too far south). Also remember - NO PRIVATE SCHOOL (including county Vo-Techs and State Colleges) can GUARANTEE A HIRE.

Rick

This is Incorrect There are tons of companies that hire and you don't have to be in the Home state. Ie Swift, Stevens Covenant, Total Transportation and so on. If he lives In NY he can get his Permit there and attend school in FL and go back home with a Certificate and get his CDl.

Sorry - but trucking companies hiring areas go by your DECLARED RESIDENCE - which goes by the ADDRESS ON YOUR DRIVERS LICENSE. No one said you had to be in the COMPANIES HOME STATE (at least I didn't) but you do have to be from an area they hire from.

Companies have to GET YOU HOME FOR HOME TIME - this is the biggest hangup for those of us in South Florida - NO ONE HIRES FROM HERE - well, a few do actually - but the biggies - Swift, Prime, etc. DO NOT.

And if you look at the hiring maps for most companies - everything SOUTH OF I-4, is usually OUT OF THE HIRING AREA.

So it would be foolish to advise someone who is in an area that the company he wants to sign on with - DOESN'T HIRE OUT OF - that somehow going to a school in Tampa that hires graduates from that school - is going to change the fact that they DO NOT HIRE FROM HIS HOME ZIP CODE.

Same thing would go for someone from NYC coming down here to go to school - and expecting to get on with a company that DOESN'T HIRE FROM NYC ZIP CODES.

Rick

Again with the companies I listed this hasnt been an issue... I will double check but again shouldnt be an issue.. I know for a fact Stevens Cov and Swift do... They have yards to park truck while on Home time.

Let's see what the recruiters say. I will post the info. I've applied to Tampa Truck Driving School.

Good Deal

Trucking companies go by the ADDRESS ON YOUR LICENSE to determine whether you are in their hiring area.

So a SoFla resident, going to a Tampa school - will only get hired - if that company hires from his SoFla zip code - OR - if he changes his license to Tampa (and many companies still consider Tampa too far south). Also remember - NO PRIVATE SCHOOL (including county Vo-Techs and State Colleges) can GUARANTEE A HIRE.

Rick

This is Incorrect There are tons of companies that hire and you don't have to be in the Home state. Ie Swift, Stevens Covenant, Total Transportation and so on. If he lives In NY he can get his Permit there and attend school in FL and go back home with a Certificate and get his CDl.

I love it when they treat us like we are stupid.... Its like my teenage kids......

Sorry just realized this is your second thread on same issue. This was brought up on last thread...

You can check out Tampa Truck driving school.... They can school you up in 3 weeks and get you placed with a Carrier that will pay you better than 300 a week. Plus you may qualify for no money out of pocket.

How far are you from Tampa?