Does Anyone Have About CFI & Western Express

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Kevin M.'s Comment
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While I haven't spoke with recruiters for either company yet I was hoping to find out a little information first. I have looked at both of their websites and both have very little information. My questions are do you need money up front. Does either offer pay or advances while learning for your permit and cdl training

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.
Big Scott's Comment
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Have you seen this for CFI?

I do not this Western Express is currently offering a company sponsored training program.

I have a friend who is working for CFI. He says they are very driver oriented.

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.
Errol V.'s Comment
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Look in here: Trucking Company Reviews. These reviews are very detailed.

Also,

OOS:

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.
Kevin M.'s Comment
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Thank you both for your replies. I saw on CFI's website they do offer company sponsored training. When looking at company reviews on TT Western Express was listed but supplied linked went to a page that could not be opened.

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.
Nolaman's Comment
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I drive for CFI. I don't know how the school training is done, but I spoke with students who said they stayed in a different place than the LaQuinta hotel in Joplin where the new recruits are while going through orientation. The hotel is very nice, and the breakfast is VERY good, with coffee available 24 hours a day. They pay only $25/day for orientation, but it's worth it as it's only for 4-5 days, then you get your truck and first load that does show up on the next check. However, they are changing from weekly pay to pay every 2 weeks in March 2017...something I'm NOT looking forward to. The students I spoke with said it's not as nice there as the LaQuinta, and that it's boring there with not much to do on the weekends. The only student I spoke with at length said she rented a car from time to time to get places, and that the school isn't in Joplin. She also mentioned that after you graduate that you have to go home to your state to obtain your license!!

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