Are There Any Companies Out There That Offer Free Cdl Training, That Pay You While Your In Training?
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I think Roehl and possibly Knight may.
I know Prime, Jim Palmer, and Wil-Trans will have you on the road in about a week making money because they send you out when you have your permit instead of waiting until you get your CDL.
As hard as it may be you might want to consider finding some way of getting by for a month or so, even if you have to sell something or borrow from someone or whatever you have to do. It's incredibly stressful getting your trucking career underway. When you're down to almost nothing on your savings it's like having a time bomb ticking next to you all the time. It's an overwhelming amount of pressure.
These companies will put you in a motel room, many of them will even give you a meal or two each day, and many will loan you money for those early weeks and let you pay them back later. So they'll do what they can, but man it's really stressful having that hanging over your head while you're trying to learn such a difficult and dangerous trade while you're already away from your family.
Believe me, I know what I'm suggesting isn't easy but if you can pull it off it would relieve some of that stress. Guys get through these programs with barely a dime in their pockets but there's nothing fun about it, that's for sure.
You can apply to Wil-Trans, Jim Palmer, and TMC here if you like:
Apply For Company-Sponsored Training
We're going to be getting more companies onboard with that soon.
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.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.Wil-Trans:
Darrel Wilson bought his first tractor in 1980 at age 20, but, being too young to meet OTR age requirements, he leased the truck out and hired a driver.
Through growth and acquisition, Wil-Trans now employs over 200 drivers, and has a long-standing partnership with Prime, Inc. to haul their refrigerated freight. The family of businesses also includes Jim Palmer Trucking and O & S Trucking.
I would also suggest you read
- Truck Driver's Career Guide
- Brett's Book: The Raw Truth About Trucking (free online version)
- High Road Training Program
And study this, High Road Training Program.
All the more reason to do as Brett said and wait one month. 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.
My daughter was checking out Roehl and they definitely do, according to her. She had also called Knight but was pretty much told you have to live in Arizona or very close, but certainly give them a call because you never know what they need from week to week.
Prime does not pay you with your permit. They wait until you get your cdl at $700 GROSS per week until you reach 30,000 miles.
While with your permit they advance you $200 per week for food. This is not meant to cover home bills.
However starting solo pay is much higher than many other companies. .41 to .46 cpm
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.
CPM:
Cents Per Mile
Drivers are often paid by the mile and it's given in cents per mile, or cpm.
Prime does not pay you with your permit. They wait until you get your cdl at $700 GROSS per week until you reach 30,000 miles.
While with your permit they advance you $200 per week for food. This is not meant to cover home bills.
However starting solo pay is much higher than many other companies. .41 to .46 cpm
OH! So that first part of your training when you're out on the road driving with your permit isn't paid at all? You can only get advances?
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.
CPM:
Cents Per Mile
Drivers are often paid by the mile and it's given in cents per mile, or cpm.
Prime does not pay you with your permit. They wait until you get your cdl at $700 GROSS per week until you reach 30,000 miles.
While with your permit they advance you $200 per week for food. This is not meant to cover home bills.
However starting solo pay is much higher than many other companies. .41 to .46 cpm
OH! So that first part of your training when you're out on the road driving with your permit isn't paid at all? You can only get advances?
Exactly. You get advances they then take at $25 per week. The law changed though. It used to be you needs to drive a certain number of miles with your permit before you could test. Now it is two weeks from the time you get your permit..... I got to prime on Monday took all physical and interview stuff then passed all 4/written tests on Tues..... Thanks to High Road. I was the first in my class to get my permit on Tues.
Then we did SIMS the rest of the week. By the time I got my trainer I had my permit a full week and they encouraged me to test on one week. SCREW that. I stayed out for 10k miles in 3/weeks and came back to test out.
As soon as you get the CDL, like the minute you test you get taken to DMV , then come back to sign the employment papers W4. Etc. You start getting money the next week.. Less the payment for TWIC and sleep study if necessary
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.
Dm:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.DMV:
Department of Motor Vehicles, Bureau of Motor Vehicles
The state agency that handles everything related to your driver's licences, including testing, issuance, transfers, and revocation.
CPM:
Cents Per Mile
Drivers are often paid by the mile and it's given in cents per mile, or cpm.
TWIC:
Transportation Worker Identification Credential
Truck drivers who regularly pick up from or deliver to the shipping ports will often be required to carry a TWIC card.
Your TWIC is a tamper-resistant biometric card which acts as both your identification in secure areas, as well as an indicator of you having passed the necessary security clearance. TWIC cards are valid for five years. The issuance of TWIC cards is overseen by the Transportation Security Administration and the Department of Homeland Security.
I knew something Brett didn't know!!! Happy dance I feel special now hahaha
Thank you very much for your feedback, it has been very helpful. Ive narrowed it down to TMC or PAM i think. Thanx again
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Im recently unemployed and seriously considering truck driving for a career, i have a wife and 3 kids still at home and just dont know if i can make it another 3 to 4 weeks with no income. Im just wondering if any of the pros know of any companies out there that will pay me while im in the school? any help on this would be greatly . Thank you