Commercial Driver Training (CDT) In Hurley, NY

Hello, Has anyone gotten their training at CDT in Hurley or West Babylon NY? I'm considering this as an alternative to Sage since it's about 1 1/2 hours closer, $800 cheaper and is accredited. I don't want to sacrifice quality of training though. I'd prefer to pay more and make sure I get the best training. Also, probably most importantly, I want to make sure I can get a job after I graduate. I prefer local but realize that these positions aren't easy to find. I realize I may have to do regional.

Any thoughts or opinions on CDT? Are they helpful with job placement?

If anyone knows any other good schools within 100 miles of northern suburbs of New York City, I'd greatly appreciate the information.

Harish

Did you look at the company schools like Swift and Prime??? From my research if you are willing to work for them a while they pay for the school.

Hey Harish....

First let me point out to everyone that we have a series of articles on How To Choose A Truck Driving School so read through those if you haven't already.

I'm not familiar with that school in particular but one thing you'll want to do is take a visit to each school you're considering. While you're there, take the normal tour they'll give you but also make sure you pull aside a few of their current students privately and get their opinion on the schooling. Anyone who has just paid several thousand dollars to attend a school will almost always be more than happy to share their opinions of it. If they like it they're happy to recommend it. If not, they wouldn't want to see you give your hard earned money to the wrong school. So get some private, face to face opinions from current students.

Also, get a list of major companies that hire from the schools you're considering and call some of them yourself from home to confirm it. If major companies will hire from a school then you know they're worth further consideration.

There's a nice way to find out if you'll be able to land a job without committing to school. You can apply for pre-hires. We have an excellent article that will help you Understand The Pre-Hire Process. If you can get two or three pre-hires then you know you'll find work upon completion of your schooling.

I'd also like to add to Brett's advice by mentioning that a private trucking school will have added credibility if they are a third party testing site. While this isn't info you should use to base a decision on, and it certainly doesn't mean that the school won't have any kinks in their program, it does lend an added credibility.

Thank you guys for all your advice. Brett, I did just what you suggested and got a list of schools that Werner hires from. There is one about an hour from me in Connecticut called NETTTS. They are accredited, do one on one driving instruction. Have hours which suit my schedule and are priced well. I plan to visit them soon to check them out. I definitely prefer this to getting in house training from a company and signing a contract. I would preferably like to do local work (for more home time) but I realize I may have to pay my dues and do some regional work.

Thanks again!