Buffalo, NY For Newbie Outta Cdl School

The road training was good and the classroom training was decent, im afraid backing training at least i found wasnt so great. they basically give you a worn out truck in an open parking lot and tell you to have fun. they dont teach you the right way to back up. the cost of BTTI is about 1/2 of what NTTS costs, so the cost is allot less.

I agree with the options of going private first. I like to research what im doing and figured by being at a school there are people there that have been in the industry to help make my beginning decisions more informed and ultimately fit me better.

When do you start training and with who.

June. I just got taken off insulin, and want to be sure that my a1c stays stable, and well below 10.

Wil-Trans , Swift, and Steven's are my top 3 training programs, I am looking at. My TMC recruiter says they might start hiring out of our area for their school, soon, so I hope it is June soon!

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.

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I agree that the equipment is a little older, but the guys are great and happy to answer any questions you may have. Due to much smaller classes i dont feel concious about asking for more descriptive answers if something isnt making sence. In my class it is just me and one other guy so i know i will be behind the wheel at least 4-6 hours a day or more.

G-Town

I would 100% agree that this site is ten times more informative than school with those type of answers and advise.

I have been reading alot of the info on the companies that are available to me and my interests in the industey on this site. I dont think anywhere else has more info than here when it comes to honest opinions and actual first hand experiences.

G-Town

I would 100% agree that this site is ten times more informative than school with those type of answers and advise.

I have been reading alot of the info on the companies that are available to me and my interests in the industey on this site. I dont think anywhere else has more info than here when it comes to honest opinions and actual first hand experiences.

Here to help Dan. I am sure Brett appreciates the endorsement.

Top notch isnt exactly the words i would use but they are small and very personalized so everyday you will get lots of drive time and will make sure your reasy to pass you road test. Pretty laid back and easy to work with too.

I looked at NTTS and found that due to class size you might get 1 hour of driving on any given day and your going fir 2-3 months and 10k out of your pocket.

You read my mind. I was just going to ask if you've looked at other schools. I heard of NTTS and BTTI (which I'm assuming is officially Buffalo CDL Training Institute?), wasn't sure of which one is better. Good luck Dan on your search for a gig.

Hi all,

Ive been reading threads on here for about a month and have to say THANK YOU to everyone this site has the best info and members anywhere.

Ok so i have 3 more weeks of cdl school at BTTI in buffalo NY (hamburg) I have been doing lots of research and already have a pre employment letter from PGT for their flatbed division and wondering of any other companies with lines in my area that hire us noobs.

Thanks in advance Dan

that's also where i went to school. the road instructors are some good guys. dennis, mike, and joe.

Sounds like a good school then ad!

BTTI and NTTS, from what I have seen, are both good schools. Although, personally, if the private route were open to me, I would choose NTTS. The people there, when I initially talked with them, seemed, more knowledgeable, and helpful. the BTTI guy seemed more preoccupied with my ability to pay, then with answering any questions. Not to say that BTTI is bad, but it was a very bad first impression. My thinking, is that either choice, is a good choice, since the end result is the same, your CDL

NTTS was a very nice school with lots of pros but was almot 3 month's long for the same thing, and they are pushing 30-50 students thru each class. I have spoke to some graduates and they said they were lucky to get an hour of driving 3 days a week there. For 10k i wasnt happy with that little bit of time behind a wheel and 3 months not working to boot, cant keep the kids warm and feed like that. But everyone is different im just hands on and know that doing it is way better than whatching some video for me. BTTI your either on the yard doing offsets, parallel, or something half the day and actually on the road city and highway the other half everyday for 3 weeks straight and only 3200 out of pocket.

Oh yea and willyis40 i am pretty sure buffalo cdl is a different place i remember googling them and seeing something about lawsuites and BBB having lots of complaints about money taken and no school given.

Love your pick there to nothin like a land train.

Oh yea and willyis40 i am pretty sure buffalo cdl is a different place i remember googling them and seeing something about lawsuites and BBB having lots of complaints about money taken and no school given.

Love your pick there to nothin like a land train.

Actually, that is the same school. If you look at their google reviews, there is not a single good one. But, I have seen good drivers come out of there. I just didn't like the focus on money right from the start, and his trying to brush off my questions. But it is good to see that there are happy people at the school, too.

My situation, and preference, is company sponsored training , simply because I cannot afford to take huge penalties for drawing from my retirement, to support my family, should something unforseen happen, between graduation, and heading to orientation at "Drive ForUs Transportation"