Comments By Dominick V.

Thanks for the advice. I'm still weighing my options and have till first week of January to make a decision. I will continue to do research to make sure Stevens is the right choice for me. What concerned me is the low cpm and lower than average training pay. Which means i can go 3+ months before I start seeing somewhat decent money coming in.

Flew down to Tampa and enrolled in Tampa Truck Driving School. In order for the school to take me I had to have a prehire from one of the affiliated companies that they work with.

Since I have a squeaky clean backround and driving history my recruiter told me that I qualify for Stevens. I got on the phone with Stevens while they ran my criminal and driving record and was told that i was all clear and "Welcome Aboard".

I have to go in to get my physical and drug test and so long as all is clear I start school on 1/9. School is 3 weeks and upon graduation I go out to Dallas Texas for orientation at Stevens.

If anyone has any knowledge or feedback on the company I'd greatly appreciate it.

Got it. Appreciate it.

I understand, what is the next step after that?

Let me ask you TNTrucker...

I asked the recruiter what documentation do I need to bring and he told me just my drivers license and s.s card. What can I expect when I meet with him next week?

That's all you need for the first appointment

Let me ask you TNTrucker...

I asked the recruiter what documentation do I need to bring and he told me just my drivers license and s.s card. What can I expect when I meet with him next week?

Well in my case, if the school accepts me then I'll be living in Tampa upon start date. My fiancé will remain in NYC until I'm done with schooling and hired by a company.

Good Luck! I fly down on Dec 1st to meet with my recruiter. If all sounds and goes well, I'll be attending.

While I understand that no school can GUARANTEE a hire, this school doesnt even accept you until you're pre-hired by one of their affiliated trucking companies.

With us you can start with less than $200 (DOT Physical, Drug Screen, and CDL Licence) out of pocket! Once you have been pre-hired by one of our approved trucking companies, we will finance your tuition with NO Credit Check and NO Co-Signors!

Although its a ways from you, there's a school called Tampa Truck Driving School. The way it works is...you come in and so long as you meet all their requirements, you choose the company you'd like to work for and you're basically hired pending you obtaining your CDL. No upfront costs other than a few hundred bucks for dmv and testing fees. Upon hire you start paying back the school after 60 days of employment.

I like this as they're taking all the risk and investing in you rather than having to pay upfront and hope you're able to land something straight out of school.

I'm currently debating on whether to stay in NYC and attend a school here or relocate to Tampa and enroll in that school as that's were me and my fiancé plan on making a move to next year anyway.

Weird thing is, Roehl has a northeast regional fleet yet when I punched in my zip it told me that I'm outside of their hiring area.

http://www.roehl.jobs/truck-driver-jobs/detail/32/van-northeast-regional-fleet-truck-driver-job