Hi everyone I'm new to the site and have done some searching around about basic trucking information. I've been looking into trucking since the pay seems to rival most of the better jobs in my area which requires a college degree in Buffalo.
I was looking into trucking since the pay seems to be pretty good, I still live at home, and I don't have any kids. Also the only driving violation I have had is a speeding ticket back in April of 2005.
I just recently visited the National Tractor Trailer School in Buffalo,NY to get some more information. The school seemed very nice there but with a sticker price of around $7,000 for a 7 week school I thought that it was a little steep and wouldn't be able to afford that by my own. I saw that some companies would pay for your training with a commitment to the company after you finish. Is it worth to just somehow pay for the training in your own or go threw a company?
I'm kind of erie about trying to go threw a company since I'm not sure which ones are the "better" ones and wouldn't want to get stuck in a long commitment that is going to make my life horrible but I do realize that I will have to pay my dues. Anyone have any advice really? I'm sorry if this has been covered before. I've tried to search on the forum but there is a lot of information on this board already and it is kind of hard to go threw all of it.