Best Paid Training ..opininons?
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ok..i want to be a truck driver...right now i am unemployed..got a wife and 2 kids we are getting by for now...barely..on her income. so my question is which would be the best paid cdl/driver training program that would involve very little to no upfront costs? i read knights review in here and am leaning toward them. thanks for any and all info guys/gals.
First off. Hi and welcome to the best and most informational website on the internet.... Now as for the best paid training program I would recommend prime inc Cuz they pay the most for training not a lot of upfront cost you can check out there profile here Company-Sponsored Training ... After you check them out there you can Search prime here on this website using the Search engine and I say that cuz we have a lot of people that work for and a lot of students that are at prime right now and just read everything about them....
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.
This site is a wealth of knowledge. I studied and spoke with various recruiters. Personally, I choose knights after it am hired and while training, I will be paid $400 per week, they pay for the bus ticket, hotel room and breakfast is provided at the hotel. I will know more on Tuesday when I get back there. Due to where I live, I was limited but I am very excited about my choice.
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.
Welcome aboard Craig!
For starters what you'll want to do if you haven't already is go through our Truck Driver's Career Guide from beginning to end and follow all of the links you come across. That's going to help you understand the trucking industry and make the right decisions for yourself.
There's really no such thing as "favorite companies" or "best companies". What you're really looking for is the right company for you. They all have their strong and weak points. For instance Prime Inc has about the best pay package for new drivers but they keep you away from home for two to three months at a time in the beginning. For a family man that's often times unacceptable.
So what you have to do is figure out what type of freight you'd like to haul and how often you'd like to be home. Our career guide will help you understand the different types of freight and differences between them. Those two factors alone will eliminate a lot of the contenders and leave you with a short list of companies that suit you well.
Ignore all the "good company vs bad company" talk you might find elsewhere on the Web. It's all garbage. These trucking companies all operate in a similar fashion. They give the bulk of their miles and best runs to their best drivers and the rest get the leftovers, if there are any. While the better drivers are out there getting good miles and making a nice paycheck the rest are sitting around complaining that their company is no good. That's how it's been in trucking as long as I've been in it....since '93.
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.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.New Reply:
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ok..i want to be a truck driver...right now i am unemployed..got a wife and 2 kids we are getting by for now...barely..on her income. so my question is which would be the best paid cdl/driver training program that would involve very little to no upfront costs? i read knights review in here and am leaning toward them. thanks for any and all info guys/gals.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles: