How To Become A Trucker?
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I don't know which ones will pay you while in school, but the companies in this link will train you at no cost. You just have to agree to work for them for a certain amount of time (usually a year). Check their websites and all the info you need will be listed. Paid CDL Training Programs
Also you will definitely want a couple of months practicing with the High Road Training Program. High Road Training Program
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.
Roehl will pay you while in school.
They can be found in company sponsored link Bill sent you.
Here is some additional reading and the best training source around to help you get your permit:
- Truck Driver's Career Guide
- Brett's Book: The Raw Truth About Trucking (free online version)
- High Road Training Program
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.
There's all kinds of info about company sponsored training and CDL schools on the site here. Some schools provide some combination of food, housing and financial aid or financing so you still may be able to go that route.
It doesn't get talked about as much on this site but you can also work as a dock worker for a lot of companies and get cdl training in the process if you show that you're interested and a good worker. It helps to live near a freight lane. Personally, I would have gone this route if I could do it over again. It's really just a matter of which option is best for you though.
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.
You could look into company sponsored training , or find a private school that has a program that allows you to take out a student loan, then find a company that has a tuition reimbursement program... most companies that do tuition reimbursement will send the payment directly to the lender at a fixed rate per month until a)the reimbursement amount they offer is met, b) the loan is paid (and any extra is paid to you, up to the cost of tuition), c) to you (if you paid the tuition up front), or d) any combination of the previous.
usually its $5,000- $10,000....
I know werner is about $7,000, paid at $100/month... Maybe other drivers can elaborate on what their companies do...
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 want to become a trucker but I don't know where to start. I can't afford the truck driving schools in my area they all charge a minimum of 3000 dollars up front. I heard that there are some companies that will pay for school but does anyone have any information on which companies and the requirement. Also if the companies pay you while you are in school. Any information will not go to waste do please help me out.