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If I'm not mistaken, con way or xpo, crst, us express are team oriented carriers. I believe crst and usx have cdl training, but you should just call and ask. You may have to train separately initially but I'm not sure, a starting point though.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
Kllm, Knight, Swift, Cr England also
What "BAD" things are "People" telling you about these schools? There is a ton of negativity out there about EVERY Trucking Company and School, its hard to weed through. Mostly from people who simply couldn't cut it. There is a HUGE turnover in this business. I'm sure you have read all of the "horrible" things about Swift. With all of the options available for Company Sponsored Training , I have chosen Swift! I start in April. It is all about what you put into it in my opinion. I can't wait ! If you haven't done so, read Brett's Book available on this site. He pulls no punches on the realities of a career in the Trucking Business. It's TOUGH! Chews up and spits out TONS of people each and every day.
Good luck!
Tractor Man
Company Sponsored Training:
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.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
Disregard what you hear about company training on the internet. Its all people who ether did not know what they were getting Into or failed for one reason or another. Find what company fits you best and try for them. Remember company training is just to get you your CDL nothing more. Your trainer will teach you the how to live on the road and run a truck just enough so you can make it on your own. Don't expect to know everything when you get done good luck.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
Swift has a two-for-one deal, I believe - or at least they did. One spouse has the contract for tuition, etc., but both go through the course for the one price. And then there's a way they will pay everything back over 26 months. I just posted some of this today on another topic.
Thats what me and my gf wanted to do but she's not 23 yet so we have to wait and I will let her go to Prime instead of swift.
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My husband and I want to be otr team drivers. We can't afford to pay upfront to the local schools here so we are looking into company sponsored training but are getting scared off because of all the bad things getting told to us about so many of them. Please help us pick a good school that will not for lack of a better word screw us. I can't want to end up in massive debt with no job in sight
OTR:
Over The Road
OTR driving normally means you'll be hauling freight to various customers throughout your company's hauling region. It often entails being gone from home for two to three weeks at a time.
Company Sponsored Training:
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.