Well cindy you came to the right spot, read through this site,between becoming a trucker,the blogs,and highroad training i have found no better,it has helped me alot ,i have my cdl pemitt,and has helped narrow down my choices for schooling i am partial to roehl,but please gather all you can,look at all possibilities. ken
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
Good morning. I'm pondering a career change and driving a truck keeps popping to the top of the list. I'm a 50 year old woman...grown kids, no ties and I love to drive. I'm looking for advice on how to get started without forking over a bunch of cash to a school or entering into a long-term contract for training. Advice? Please and thank you. Cindy
Without forking over money, you'll want to look into Company-Sponsored Training . Most schools require a contract of sorts. Usually they want you to work a year with their company. I don't consider a year to be a long contract for a guaranteed job straight out of school.
Also check these links out. They should get you well on your way:
Truck Driver's Career Guide
Brett's Book
How To Choose A Company
High Road Training Program
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
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.
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.
Woops. Posted prematurely. Some unemployment programs and job placement assistance programs will sometimes help with grants to get into a training program. You'd have to call offices local to you regarding those to see if it's an option.
I'm looking for advice on how to get started without forking over a bunch of cash to a school or entering into a long-term contract for training.
A WIA Grant would be about your only option then. Otherwise you're either going to have to pay for the schooling or pay someone back by working for them for a short time.
VT AOT has training funds for "women and minorities." You don't have to go work for the State Highway afterwards, either. Check with Trans Dep't or Dep't of Employment & Training... see if there are any other funding resources particular to your state.
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Good morning. I'm pondering a career change and driving a truck keeps popping to the top of the list. I'm a 50 year old woman...grown kids, no ties and I love to drive. I'm looking for advice on how to get started without forking over a bunch of cash to a school or entering into a long-term contract for training. Advice? Please and thank you. Cindy