CRST CDL Training
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I'm not familiar with a trucking school with that name....Do you possibly mean CRST ???
I am intrested in getting my cdl . i was offerd a bus ticket to idaho for 3 weeks training coming from scranton pa. I would like to know if anyone has gone to this school . how was it and do they pay for the hotel where do you stay ... what is included .... i was told i dont need money .... how do i eat ... Does anyone have advice for me ..... hope to be a trucker someday ..... thanks ... joe o
I'm looking at the same set up, however I'm in Michigan and would be traveling to Tennessee. I was told I would need money to cover the cdl licence, and physical roughly $300.00 plus money for food. After some research I was also advised to bring only a weeks worth of clothing and do laundry while there ...hope this helps
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.
Welcome aboard Joe and Tammy!
We have a ton of information on CRST company-sponsored training program and most of the other Company-Sponsored Training Programs so have a look. There's like five full pages of information on the costs, the structuring of the training, what money you'll pay out of pocket, and a million other tidbits.
Have a look through there and get back to us with any questions you may have.
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.
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.
I can answer CRST specific questions. The info on this website is spot on though. I went to a CRST approved school in Michigan.I was very prepared for the whole process based on everything I learned on TruckingTruth!
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I am intrested in getting my cdl . i was offerd a bus ticket to idaho for 3 weeks training coming from scranton pa. I would like to know if anyone has gone to this school . how was it and do they pay for the hotel where do you stay ... what is included .... i was told i dont need money .... how do i eat ... Does anyone have advice for me ..... hope to be a trucker someday ..... thanks ... joe o
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles: