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Truck Driving School? How To Pick A Winner

Friday, February 12th, 2010

Truck Driving Schools with CR EnglandAre you at a loss when you look for a good truck driving school?  If you are like me when I went through this process, you are not sure what questions to ask and what schools are better than others.  After the grueling process, I learned a lot of information and want to share it with others so they don’t have to go through the pain I did.

So, here a few questions I learned to ask that sent me that got me into a good school:

  1. Ask around – Remember, don’t ask drivers with a bad attitude.  Ask drivers with a positive outlook instead.  Otherwise, you usually will only get negative feedback and won’t get a real reading of the truck driving school.
  2. Create a list of questions – When you go online or call these schools to get information, ask or find the same questions for each school.  This way you will get a sense of the better schools when comparing notes.  Important questions to ask include:
    1. i.      Age of equipment, if the trucks are older, maybe the school isn’t up to date on the curriculum either.
    2. ii.      How many weeks training?
    3. iii.      Is the school licensed?
    4. iv.      Payment schedule on loan if received.
    5. v.      Cost of schooling.
    6. vi.      Is there a job for me when I graduate, and if not, do companies come in and recruit?
    7. vii.      Ask why this school is better than other schools.
  3. Age of the School – Credibility comes from experience.  The older the school, chances are the curriculum is improved on experience.
  4. What is your gut feeling of the school? – Follow your instincts.  When you have gathered all the information for all of these schools what does your gut tell you?

A lot of students choose C.R. England trucking school because the equipment is new, and because the compnay is stable. They’ve been around for years and best yet. If you or a friend is looking for a good truck driving school, add CR England to your list and check out our website.

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Get Retrained Not Re-Layed Off at Truck Driving School

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

Curious About Truck Driving School?WTOV9.com ran an article that talked about local steelworkers form Yorkville that had been laid off. The article noted that some people were looking to make truck driving their new career. This bit here is aimed at anyone who is laid off and considering CDL careers.

In this economy it’s a great idea! Trucking companies are always looking for truck drivers. Some companies may only be able to hire drivers with experience and others may tie training and hiring into one process. Bottom line is there are jobs to be had in the industry even while things are slow. Even better news is that as things recover, usually the trucking industry is ahead of the back.

When you choose to train with trucking companies that train you, you won’t have to go looking for a job when the training is over. On the other hand, when you chose to get your training from a training only business or trade school you may not find that jobs are easy to get.

Remember those trucking companies that only hire drivers with 1 year of experience, you won’t be eligible to work for them. Almost all major carriers due to liability issues will want you to get retrained before they give you the keys to 100k worth of equipment. That means the number of possible employers will be slim or you will have to pay to get retrained. All this added headache because the training only business or trade schools are really just selling you the training.

One caveat to this is a training school that has an agreement with an employer. They do exist, but may be few and far between. They are certainly OK. If your not getting training with a major carrier make sure you ask about the job prospects before you pay.

We hope this brief write up can help you see the differences between CDL training types. And finally here is a word of advice on this issue. If you don’t go to one of our Premier Truck Driving Schools that’s fine, our program may not fit your situation. Just make sure you get training from a place that already has a job lined up for you otherwise you will driving away from CDL Careers instead of getting closer to one!

The full WTOV9.com article can be found at: http://www.wtov9.com/news/21972901/detail.html

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How to Find Terrible Truck Driving Schools

Thursday, October 15th, 2009

You’ll find many articles on the internet and in magazines that talk about easy ways to find truck driving schools. This article provides a list of tips you should avoid and if followed they will certainly set you up for failure. We have collected these tips from various resources like the internet, commercials, and print advertisements.

We hope to show these tips in a humorous light, but finding quality CDL training is serious business so think about these before you make a decision.

Tips that will leave you broke:

  1. Start with truck driving schools that don’t disclose how much the training is going to cost.
    1. Can’t believe it can happen, plenty of stories circulate the internet about truck driving schools that get students to sign paper work before they know what they are really getting.
  2. Go with a school that negotiates the cost of tuition.
    1. If you feel like you’re getting the used car salesman pitch, just remember you are from any school that offers to charge each student a different amount.

Tips that will leave you unemployed:

  1. Get your training from a truck school that has old broken down equipment.
    1. Learning on outdated equipment or learning on uncommon equipment will set you up for failure. Very few fleet tractors are old.
  2. Choose a school that will only train students to drive automatic transmissions.
    1. Learning on equipment that is sub standard will just leave you looking for more training. Very few fleet tractors have automatic transmissions.
  3. Get training from a school that doesn’t offer a placement or job guarantee.
    1. Remember that once you have a license, you’re going to need a job. Learning from the local mom and pop trucking school might lead you right back to the unemployment lines. The catch is this time you’ll have even less money.

These tips are based on some the most common pitfalls that many truck driving school students find themselves falling victim to. If you were to avoid these common areas and consider them before you make your final decision you’ll be better off in the long run.  If you’re looking to make truck driving your new career follow this blog for more information or visit www.CREngland.com for more CDL training information.

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Truck Driving School Students, We Have A Job For You!

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

Reporter Kelly Schlicht from WEAU.com just ran an article about how truck driving school enrollment is up at the Chippewa Valley Technical College.

Kelly interviewed Duane Severson and quoted him saying that enrollment is up almost 30% at the Chippewa Valley Technical College.

The article also touched on some of the real benefits that many truck drivers experience. Those benefits include being able to see the country and visit different places along the way.

This article is another story that has been in the press a lot lately about the business of truck driving. If you or someone you know is looking for a great Job with an Industry leading company please visit http://www.CREngland.com and apply. A truck Job with CR England is a quality job with the world’s largest refrigerated carrier.

Here is a video from WEAU.com

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