Anyone Ever Attend Southern State Community College Truck Driving Academy?
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BillTheSlink wrote:
If I get pre-hired with Schneider they will advance financing which the company will then pay at $150 a month until the bill is paid. I haven't really heard much about it and they're only about six miles from here which seems a little strange.
Bill I think the best way to determine this is to contact Schneider. Usually a private school is paid for upfront out of the student's pocket. Once employed, Schneider will reimburse you over time in weekly or monthly installments. As long as you continue working for them, you'll end up with your school costs totally reimbursed. Your relative distance from a terminal is usually irrelevant.
Take a look at these links:
- Article: Understanding Pre-Hire Letters: The What, Why, And How Of This Important Step
- Trucker's Wiki: "Pre-Hire Letters"
- Forum Topics Tagged "CDL Pre-Hire Letters"
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.
Terminal:
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.
Pre-hire:
What Exactly Is A Pre-Hire Letter?
Pre-hire letters are acceptance letters from trucking companies to students, or even potential students, to verify placement. The trucking companies are saying in writing that the student, or potential student, appears to meet the company's minimum hiring requirements and is welcome to attend their orientation at the company’s expense once he or she graduates from truck driving school and has their CDL in hand.
We have an excellent article that will help you Understand The Pre-Hire Process.
A Pre-Hire Letter Is Not A Guarantee Of Employment
The people that receive a pre-hire letter are people who meet the company's minimum hiring requirements, but it is not an employment contract. It is an invitation to orientation, and the orientation itself is a prerequisite to employment.
During the orientation you will get a physical, drug screen, and background check done. These and other qualifications must be met before someone in orientation is officially hired.
I agree that you should verify the arrangement with Schneider. As much as I believe Schneider to be "top shelf," consider; that $5,300 will take three years to pay back. Most company-sponsored training usually only requires a one-year commitment. That shorter commitment comes with other considerations though, like larger classes and (in some cases) less tolerance for slow learners.
Either scenario can be good. It just depends on what you want.
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.
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I am asking because although it is listed here on TT, when you click on it there is no entry of information on it. They're all over Ohio and work with Schneider and are some how tied into Cincinnati State Community College. The cost of the program is $5,300 and includes 160hrs of training over the four weeks, the cost of the CDL permit and license itself, all endorsements, lifetime job placement, etc. Does this seem too expensive? If I get pre-hired with Schneider they will advance financing which the company will then pay at $150 a month until the bill is paid. I haven't really heard much about it and they're only about six miles from here which seems a little strange. They do link to TT.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
Pre-hire:
What Exactly Is A Pre-Hire Letter?
Pre-hire letters are acceptance letters from trucking companies to students, or even potential students, to verify placement. The trucking companies are saying in writing that the student, or potential student, appears to meet the company's minimum hiring requirements and is welcome to attend their orientation at the company’s expense once he or she graduates from truck driving school and has their CDL in hand.
We have an excellent article that will help you Understand The Pre-Hire Process.
A Pre-Hire Letter Is Not A Guarantee Of Employment
The people that receive a pre-hire letter are people who meet the company's minimum hiring requirements, but it is not an employment contract. It is an invitation to orientation, and the orientation itself is a prerequisite to employment.
During the orientation you will get a physical, drug screen, and background check done. These and other qualifications must be met before someone in orientation is officially hired.