| On the internet it is fairly common to find articles that | | | | Schools that leave you without a job: |
| talk about trucking schools and all the different ways | | | | 1. You'll recognize a bad school when you get your |
| you can find a good one. The intention of this article is | | | | training from a trucking school that has old equipment |
| to highlight the ways you can recognize bad truck | | | | and equipment in disrepair. You most certainly are |
| driving schools. The article will provide a list of the | | | | going to end up unemployed if you choose one of |
| many different ways you can uncover a bad trucking | | | | these schools. Learning on outdated equipment or |
| school right from the get go. These tips come from | | | | learning on uncommon equipment will set you up for |
| personal industry experiences and also from various | | | | failure. Very few fleet tractors are old. |
| advertisements found on the internet and in print. | | | | 2. Also, if you choose a school that will only train |
| This list is prepared with a little humor, but you will | | | | students to drive automatic transmissions. That's right |
| certainly see the point I am trying to make with each | | | | some schools offer training on automatic transmissions. |
| item on the list. Also, let's not forget that this may be | | | | Learning on equipment that is sub standard will just |
| delivered in a humorous light, but choosing the right | | | | leave you looking for more training. Very few fleet |
| place to get quality CDL training can be a matter of life | | | | tractors have automatic transmissions so this will be a |
| and death. | | | | great indicator. |
| Schools that will leave you penny less: | | | | 3. They offer training but cannot offer job placement |
| 1. If you go to a truck driving school that never tells you | | | | or job a guarantee. Remember that once you have a |
| how much the training is going to cost you are going to | | | | license, you're going to need a job. Learning from the |
| be penny less. I bet your saying, "There is no way that | | | | local mom and pop trucking school might lead you right |
| can't happen." I assure you it does. Signing up for truck | | | | back to the unemployment lines. The catch is this time |
| driving school for many people is exciting, so some | | | | you'll have even less money. |
| people get a little too excited and forget to ask all the | | | | With this list you should be armed with great |
| questions. Just remember not to sign anything until you | | | | information. Many truck driving school students fall into |
| know what they are really getting and for how much. | | | | the hands of low quality trucking schools. Almost every |
| 2. You will find a bad school by choosing trucking | | | | time the students' story matches up with one of the |
| schools that negotiate the fee for training. If you feel | | | | items above. If you are looking into the driving |
| like you're getting the used car salesman pitch, just | | | | profession avoid the truck driving schools that match |
| remember you probably are. Whenever a school is | | | | up the list above. |
| negotiating you have question their motives. | | | | |