Well they RECOMMEND $150, as it will be about 1 month before your first paycheck, but it would probably be safer to bring a little more than that. I am going down with about $100, but I am also bringing a months worth of smokes, and SOME food, so it will offset my costs.
Here is the info for that school:
http://www.swifttruckingjobs.com/doc...%20Antonio.pdf
As far as the training goes, I will keep that posted in my blog, and really, I think how well you learn is up to you, the #1 best school in the world isn't going to teach you well if you aren't willing to learn it, and the worst school in the world could teach you well if you are willing to do so. The key to this, and this goes for anything, is ask millions of questions :P, if you don't understand something, ask for it to be explained, don't be afraid to ask, why, how come, how, when, where, etc.