Hello all. I've been lurking around the website for a month or so now gathering information about the process involved into getting into the trucking industry. This site is by far the biggest source of information and hands on knowledge that I've found so far. I've started through the high road program with still much more to go. My wife and I have discussed at length the sacrifices of the job, but understand this decision is best for our family.
Company sponsored CDL training is what I've decided to do since it'll be more financially suitable for us. My question is how do I go about qualifying for a company's school? Do I contact more than one carrier who provides the training?
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Robert
Welcome Robert,
Have you had the chance to review the links Company-Sponsored Training and How To Choose A School?
My suggestion is to do your research (if you haven't already), decide on your top three and apply through their website. A recruiter will likely contact you in each case. Have a list of questions ready for the recruiter call. You can narrow the field to your best choice based on your continued research and how the recruiter interacts with you responding to your questions.
Once you have completed that step, probably a good idea to begin working on High Road Training Program. Together with your state CDL driver's manual, HRT will effectively prepare you to pass the requisite exams necessary to get your permit.
Let us know how else we can help.
Good luck.
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
A Company-Sponsored Training Program is a school that is owned and operated by a trucking company.
The schooling often requires little or no money up front. Instead of paying up-front tuition you will sign an agreement to work for the company for a specified amount of time after graduation, usually around a year, at a slightly lower rate of pay in order to pay for the training.
If you choose to quit working for the company before your year is up, they will normally require you to pay back a prorated amount of money for the schooling. The amount you pay back will be comparable to what you would have paid if you went to an independently owned school.
Company-sponsored training can be an excellent way to get your career underway if you can't afford the tuition up front for private schooling.
When a violation by either a driver or company is confirmed, an out-of-service order removes either the driver or the vehicle from the roadway until the violation is corrected.
Hello all. I've been lurking around the website for a month or so now gathering information about the process involved into getting into the trucking industry. This site is by far the biggest source of information and hands on knowledge that I've found so far. I've started through the high road program with still much more to go. My wife and I have discussed at length the sacrifices of the job, but understand this decision is best for our family.
Company sponsored CDL training is what I've decided to do since it'll be more financially suitable for us. My question is how do I go about qualifying for a company's school? Do I contact more than one carrier who provides the training?
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Robert
Welcome Robert,
Have you had the chance to review the links Company-Sponsored Training and How To Choose A School?
My suggestion is to do your research (if you haven't already), decide on your top three and apply through their website. A recruiter will likely contact you in each case. Have a list of questions ready for the recruiter call. You can narrow the field to your best choice based on your continued research and how the recruiter interacts with you responding to your questions.
Once you have completed that step, probably a good idea to begin working on High Road Training Program. Together with your state CDL driver's manual, HRT will effectively prepare you to pass the requisite exams necessary to get your permit.
Let us know how else we can help.
Good luck.
Sorry, just now noticed you started HRT.
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
A Company-Sponsored Training Program is a school that is owned and operated by a trucking company.
The schooling often requires little or no money up front. Instead of paying up-front tuition you will sign an agreement to work for the company for a specified amount of time after graduation, usually around a year, at a slightly lower rate of pay in order to pay for the training.
If you choose to quit working for the company before your year is up, they will normally require you to pay back a prorated amount of money for the schooling. The amount you pay back will be comparable to what you would have paid if you went to an independently owned school.
Company-sponsored training can be an excellent way to get your career underway if you can't afford the tuition up front for private schooling.
When a violation by either a driver or company is confirmed, an out-of-service order removes either the driver or the vehicle from the roadway until the violation is corrected.
Hello all. I've been lurking around the website for a month or so now gathering information about the process involved into getting into the trucking industry. This site is by far the biggest source of information and hands on knowledge that I've found so far. I've started through the high road program with still much more to go. My wife and I have discussed at length the sacrifices of the job, but understand this decision is best for our family.
Company sponsored CDL training is what I've decided to do since it'll be more financially suitable for us. My question is how do I go about qualifying for a company's school? Do I contact more than one carrier who provides the training?
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Robert
Welcome Robert,
Have you had the chance to review the links Company-Sponsored Training and How To Choose A School?
My suggestion is to do your research (if you haven't already), decide on your top three and apply through their website. A recruiter will likely contact you in each case. Have a list of questions ready for the recruiter call. You can narrow the field to your best choice based on your continued research and how the recruiter interacts with you responding to your questions.
Once you have completed that step, probably a good idea to begin working on High Road Training Program. Together with your state CDL driver's manual, HRT will effectively prepare you to pass the requisite exams necessary to get your permit.
Let us know how else we can help.
Good luck.
Yes, I've read those sections you mentioned G-Town. I probably won't be able to start the school until late February or early March. Should I go ahead and contact the recruiters now or wait until the new year? I've read how busy recruiters can get so I don't want to contact them too early and have them write me off because I can't start for a while.
One company that sticks out to me is FFE. They have a terminal around an hour away from where I live, but I know that they train in Texas. I've visited their website and it mentioned something about only training Texas residents. Maybe I've misunderstood what I've read. I haven't noticed many FFE drivers on here, but maybe they're in hiding and will come out of the woodwork to help shed some light on the subject.
I also have a Sage school about 45 minutes from me. I've talked to a recruiter there and he said that they do have one company that will sponsor a student through their school, but he failed to give me the name of the carrier. I've read many good things about Sage schools and it may be a possibility depending on who the sponsoring company is.
I still have a lot of homework to do, but I value everyone's opinion on here as you are the true professionals of the industry.
Robert
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
A facility where trucking companies operate out of, or their "home base" if you will. A lot of major companies have multiple terminals around the country which usually consist of the main office building, a drop lot for trailers, and sometimes a repair shop and wash facilities.
A Company-Sponsored Training Program is a school that is owned and operated by a trucking company.
The schooling often requires little or no money up front. Instead of paying up-front tuition you will sign an agreement to work for the company for a specified amount of time after graduation, usually around a year, at a slightly lower rate of pay in order to pay for the training.
If you choose to quit working for the company before your year is up, they will normally require you to pay back a prorated amount of money for the schooling. The amount you pay back will be comparable to what you would have paid if you went to an independently owned school.
Company-sponsored training can be an excellent way to get your career underway if you can't afford the tuition up front for private schooling.
When a violation by either a driver or company is confirmed, an out-of-service order removes either the driver or the vehicle from the roadway until the violation is corrected.
Robert A wrote:
Yes, I've read those sections you mentioned G-Town. I probably won't be able to start the school until late February or early March. Should I go ahead and contact the recruiters now or wait until the new year? I've read how busy recruiters can get so I don't want to contact them too early and have them write me off because I can't start for a while.
Recruiters are busy. I suggest you apply on-line and let them call you. It's not too early. If you make your decision now, you know exactly how to best prepare and can continue researching to make sure that you know exactly what to expect.
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Hello all. I've been lurking around the website for a month or so now gathering information about the process involved into getting into the trucking industry. This site is by far the biggest source of information and hands on knowledge that I've found so far. I've started through the high road program with still much more to go. My wife and I have discussed at length the sacrifices of the job, but understand this decision is best for our family.
Company sponsored CDL training is what I've decided to do since it'll be more financially suitable for us. My question is how do I go about qualifying for a company's school? Do I contact more than one carrier who provides the training?
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Robert
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles: