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Originally Posted by CardinalFan
DevilDice,
I am really enjoying reading about your experiences. I am 40 and facing possible layoffs (For the second time, from a company that is sending our jobs overseas ) and am in the process of doing my homework on this industry. I love to travel and it is appealing to me. There is a Sage school 10 miles from where I live here in Idaho and I am looking at them. I was wondering if it is possible to tailor the class schedule around my working schedule as I am in no position just to quit and take classes and be without income for a month. I have a million questions and concerns, please keep posting it is really helping me out...Thanks
CF,
"Goin Fer It" went to Sage in Couer d'Alene and, of course, DevilDice went to the one in San Antonio. My plan is to go to a refresher course(I have a CDL but no recent experience) in September at Sage in CDA.
You should give a call to the school in Caldwell and see what they offer. The Sage website is
http://www.sageschools.com/
Beware, if your finances are so tight that you can't take a month off for the school, then the training wages and mileage pay for the 1st year or so can be really difficult to handle. Most OTR drivers and families have to learn to budget differently because your paycheck can vary wildly from week to week. Also, you have to consider the financing of truck school tuition even if a company offers reimbursement.
BOL