Archive for March, 2010

How to Pay for Truck Driving School

Thursday, March 25th, 2010
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Are you struggling to find cash to go to truck driving school?  If you are, you are not the only one.  We may have information that will help you.  A credible school will probably cost between $2,000 and $5,000 and for most people, that’s not pocket change. Getting truck driving jobs training is an important step towards a new career. Paying for it does not have to be an obstacle.

We have come up with a few ways to gather the money you need reach your dream of being a truck driver.

Federal Loans – are the least expensive loans, due to their low fixed-rate.  The Federal Government Loans is for continuing education after graduating high school.  Payment with interest begins only after finishing schooling.  Go online to FAFSA and submit a FAFSA form (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) online to see if you are eligible.

Federal Grants – are great because opposite of a loan, grants do not have to be paid back.  The beneficiary of grants may receive funding for an array of different reasons.  Some reasons are for disabilities, military, and even low income.  Check out Grants.gov to see if you are eligible.

Federal GI Bill – is great for veteran’s who have served for at least 90 days after 9/11/2001.  Those student’s who qualify, are given the funding for tuition, fees, and housing allowance.  Although a few trucking schools have the requirement of students staying in approved housing during the training.  Go to Federal GI Bill Education Benefits to find out more and if it works for you.

State Trucking Association Scholarships – are offered in quite a few states.  To see if your state Trucking Association has a scholarship for you, go online to your State Trucking Association home page.  All states have unlike criteria, so read carefully to see if you qualify.

Tuition Reimbursement – is common with bigger trucking companies with schools in place.  All you have to do is graduate from there school, and your schooling will be taken (at a low monthly rate) out of your paychecks until paid.  Every school is different, so be thorough in learning how each school’s Tuition Reimbursement Program works.

Financing
– This is where CR England Comes in. Financing is usually taken care of through a third-party financial institution.  At CR England, you don’t have to wory about a third party approving your loan. All students that enroll in a CR England truck driving school are eligible for financing. If our school is not a good fit for you, when your offered financing at another school be sure to read the terms and conditions carefully.  This includes interest rate as well as terms of payment.

We hope the informastion was helpful. CR England is one of the largest trucking companies and appreciates the jobs truck drivers do.

Truck Driving for People Who Lost A Job

Friday, March 19th, 2010

We just cam across an article from Monster.com that suggested that those people that are middle-aged will be struggling harder than younger workers to find a job because younger employees have newer job expertise.  They support their concerns with the fact that technology has evolved so quickly in the past decade or so.  They went on to suggest that “auto manufacturing, publishing, retail and financial services” would probably not come back.  So those middle aged unemployed from fields diminishing are really struggling to find jobs.

Truck driving school might be a solution for people looking for a job that is 45 years or older.  The trucking field is hiring, even in high unemployment and all ages can apply.  Some bigger trucking companies like CR England Trucking have schools where they train drivers and then automatically hire them for employment.  Some people 50 years of age and on have it easier to drive trucks than their younger counterpart.  Their families are older and there is more freedom.  And some parents that have no children at home anymore have the opportunity to team together.  Both husband and wife can go to truck driving school together and see the country with flexible hours.

At CR England Truck Driving School, they have school loans that would be slowly taken out of your paycheck once you start working at CR England Trucking Company.  They take care of the cost of your transportation to the school and for your hotel room once you get to the school.  The only thing you have to pay is for your own meals.  And once you graduate, you have a job.  That’s the best part.

http://hiring.monster.com/hr/hr-best-practices/workforce-management/hr-management-skills/unemployment-older-managers.aspx

Get Your CDL and Get A Job

Monday, March 8th, 2010

In Silver City, Nevada, the unemployment rate is 11.7, a third to the highest county unemployment in the state.  Jobs are scarce and right now opportunities bring crowds.  The Silver City Sun News reported in an article this morning of a particular man who has been looking for a steady job for two years.  Through no fault of his own, he has struggled to find a permanent job.  Jessey Tunkin’s story takes him through his two-year journey to now considering going to a truck driving school.  One of Jessey’s comments in the article is:

“A CDL is a good thing to have. It would make it so I can go for other jobs. My friend Eddie went through truck driving school over in Hurley and he passed (his CDL exam) and he’s already working for the landfill driving a truck around town.”

The Silver City unemployment office is working with laid off miners and helping them find jobs by first getting them into a training program.  Among other educations, truck driver training schools have helped quite a few minors stay in the community by driving for local companies as well as government run organizations like the forest service.

Truck driving gives people the ability to drive local and also to drive all acroos the country. Over the road trucking jobs and local jobs all start with training. The better the training you get, the safer the driver you will be in your new career.

This article really brought home the fact that truck driving jobs are out there and getting a job as a cdl truck driver is a possibility in this economy.  If you are interested in a truck driving school, go to http://www.GoToTruckDrivingSchool.com and see what is there for you.  It might be a great new job for you that is hard work, but also a way to see the country and give you flexibility that most jobs do not give.

The original Silver City Sun News article can be found at: http://www.scsun-news.com/ci_14403293