question to QD or anybody else with knowledge of trucking

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what are some companies that offer on site training for inexperienced drivers with no CDL? iam sure you have to sign a contract saying that you will stay with the company for so many months after you get done with your training but iam just wondering which companies in GA offer this.

I'll try to help you without the input of jokes here. Swift, Werner and JB Hunt are the three most talked about as being "starter companies." They all offer their own school. You do have to stay with them for a year and they deduct the fee from your check each week. I'm not sure how long it takes as I went to work with my CDL already. Werner is out past Six Flags and Swift has their Atl terminal in Decatur on Panola Rd. I work out of a different terminal. A lot of people stay with either of these companies for a year or two, maybe three, and then jet off to better companies. As long as I'm making the money I'm making now, I'll stay where I'm at.

Well since the demand of truck drivers is so high, more than likely it will be offered everywhere. U just have to look a lil bit.

and they pay him for training.

The demand for truckers isn't high. There is just always a job for a CDL holder. Turn over ratio in the trucking business is one of the highest because no one is ever satisfied and are always changing trying to find the better company. Also, you're friend probably got paid for training with a mentor. As far as schooling, you do not get paid during that time.

Schneider [big orange trucks, one of the biggest companies in the world], J.B. Hunt, England uhhh...I KNOW there are more, but those are 3 of the bigger ones that popped into my head.

Nothing wrong with not knowqing this, but Schneider isn't one of the top companies. Swift is the top company right now. Followed by Werner and JB Hunt. England is also down on the list. None of these companies are actually respected by other truckers, lolol.

they will send you to a local driving school prob and pay for the fee but after that i dont know what they do. most likely if you leave them they will make you pay for it. most OTR companies will repay you for the school if you dont go through them to go to school.

They won't send you to a local school. They send you to their own school. Most of these larger companies have their own school for the students. You are right in you have to pay the license off in full if you want to quit, or they keep it. You do NOT get paid back for schooling.

my buddy is a truck driver and he says avoid training with any company.... because they tend to put you on a contract and if you quit before the contract is up... you could owe them money..,.. you should go with a 3rd party school... There is one in buford called dailys.. you should look into it.

Your buddy is completely right.

Believe me its not a glamorous life, but once you get some experience under you and if you are dedicated and treat your truck like its your own business you can make some awsome money. $1000+ weekly checks are no problem as a low end company driver.

Not glamorous is right. But right now, with freight so low, $1,000 paychecks aren't easy to come by. That's why I love being on dedicated.

Avoid PRIME. Stevens Transport is only good if you are an O/O. Werner is a good company. I drive for US Xpress, decent if not great.. Crete is one of the best, but you need some experience for them to consider you. I should be starting with them in a couple of months. J.B. Hunt is BAAAAAAAAAAD avoid them. They don't allow power inverters, fridge, or anything else. i can keep going....

I hear US Express is a decent company. Crete is ok, but I understand freight is minaml right now over there. JB Hunt, Werner and Swift are the most looked down in trucking. Swift won't let us have power inverters. I have one but don't use it much. But I do use my fridge, TV, and other sheet.

just wondering, is 1k/week before or after the cost of fuel?

Don't buy into that dollar amount just yet, man. When I was OTR, I never saw $500 deposited in my bank account. And I work for the largest freight mover in the US. That's why I jumped to a dedicated account with the company. You've got to haul crazy mileage to rack that check up. Consider this, the average for an average skilled driver is around $.34/mile. You run 3,000 miles and you've got a little over $900 for that week. Less taxes, you don't have shiit to compensate for all that time on the road. This is for company drivers though. O/O make more because they have to pay for repairs, fuel and shiit like that.

Later, QD.