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So Central Refrigerated seems to have a good program for a newbie. The school is short at 17 days, then 4 weeks with a trainer on the road. Is this enough time to turn a green horn into someone who can drive on their own?
I am also looking at Prime Inc just because if you stay for a year the schooling is free. The classroom is only 4 days, but then you spend 6 months with a trainer and it takes about 4 months before you even have your CDL. This seems like a very long time, and I am afraid the trainer is just doing it to reap the extra pay from a rookie for 6 months. How much time will that trainer actually spend "training"?
I really would like some response from people that know one of the two companies, but I would also like to know what is said of these carriers at the truck stop......
I just thought that maybe someone knows of a TRAINING company that is better that I am missing. Please let me know if there is!
Trying to decide between these two is like deciding whether to cut your arm off above or below the elbow.Originally Posted by Ford390pwr
I have read and searched all through these forums and read everything I could find about the companies that I am looking at. I am trying to decide between two training companies, and I know that neither one will be perfect but this is the hand that I am being dealt without having a CDL from a private school.So Central Refrigerated seems to have a good program for a newbie. The school is short at 17 days, then 4 weeks with a trainer on the road. Is this enough time to turn a green horn into someone who can drive on their own?
I am also looking at Prime Inc just because if you stay for a year the schooling is free. The classroom is only 4 days, but then you spend 6 months with a trainer and it takes about 4 months before you even have your CDL. This seems like a very long time, and I am afraid the trainer is just doing it to reap the extra pay from a rookie for 6 months. How much time will that trainer actually spend "training"?
I really would like some response from people that know one of the two companies, but I would also like to know what is said of these carriers at the truck stop......
I just thought that maybe someone knows of a TRAINING company that is better that I am missing. Please let me know if there is!