Opinions On Trans-tech Charlotte

I have done some research and searched this forum. I have to say I’ve heard mixed reviews. Does anyone have any comments about this school? Thanks

I got my cdl at transtech in Newton. I have no complaints. I knew my record was clean and could get hired anywhere. I wanted to pay my way and not owe anyone anything for school, for 2800 bucks it was a great deal. Good instructors and good equipment. No complaints

For the most part, the members of this site are proponents of on the job training with a carrier, simply because of you make it through, you have a job, with very little up front costs, for usually a year's time.

I agree. If I had my stuff together, I could have been at Prime less than 7 days after the application. Everybody cries about the one year commitment. Honestly? It went by way way way fast. I'm technically not a "Rookie" anymore, but somehow, I think of myself that way still.

The main issue I have read about schools vs carrier training, is the number of students vs available drive time. I was lucky, that I was in a group of three, trained "on the pad" and did a lot of short hauls to tight locations close enough to Pittston to go there and back. Make sure the school actually gets you legit road time, not just driving in circles in the same neighborhood.

There's only two things you need to worry about when considering a school:

1) How much does it cost? Compare it to other schools in your area. It should be about the same as the others. $6,000 or more is an automatic, "NO".

2) What's the graduation rate? How many students who pay for the class actually succeed in obtaining a CDL? The national average is around 80%, but I've seen some schools in the Portland area that are closer to 40%. Schools that have two rates are an automatic, "NO". Something like, "65% of our students earn a CDL with our basic class, but 90% do with additional training". "Additional training" means additional time and additional fees. It's a way for the school to advertise a lower class cost but still make the additional fees. I've known students who paid $2,500 for, "additional training" because they couldn't pass their DMV test. I've known students who needed more drive time to pass their test who had to pay $800/day for it.