Your opinions, please - Atlanta area school options

Whatever is quickest cheapest way to go your real training don,t start til your behind the wheel with a trainer

 

Do you realize many students that take a crash course in trucking come out knowing absolutely nothing and the trainer has to start from ground zero.Many students have failed training because of this.There's really no need to hurry up and finish schooling,trk driving will still be there.Students should know the basics before getting assigned a trainer,like shifting driving and turning.

 

I went through MTI at Millis transfer....3 weeks, excellent instructor/student ration...I don't think it matters where you get your CDL training from because the trainer is SUPPOSED to teach the student from ground zero. living in the truck and learning how to safely operate, maneuver, route, shift, steer, pre-trip, and anything else I forgot is going to be learned here and when you get your own truck, you STILL won't have it perfected.

Get your CDL then find a good company and get trained and gain experience. Once your year is up, the your real opportunities will open up. I have about 6 more months and then I will be able to apply for some of the better carriers. Just be safe, incident and accident free, and no tickets...and the trucking world will welcome you.

 

I was thinking about Millis For my training.How was that?I Got approved for Prime and start in Jan.I'm still looking at Milliis just in case.It's close to home too.

 

Yes, a trucking company trainer is "supposed" to teach you from ground zero, however they go thru this day in & day out, and often times they will not have the tolerance, extended time, or patience that a slower learner might require of them.
The end result is... you get booted out of that company's training program.

Now had you learned and worked out all the bugs, so to speak, of all the basic skills at a school like the OP's local technical college, it would greatly improve your chances of having a successful OTR company driver training period.
But you have to make sure that a "school" not only teaches you enuf to pass/obtain a CDL, but also has as much road time as possible included (at least 20 hrs road, bare minimum).
JMO, but have seen too many students fail at company training.

 

Thanks ,I will def keep that in mind.

 

Please update with your experience. Wife and I plan to start CDL training next year and I have this school very high on my list.

Thanks,

putter

 

The community college is the route nowadays..better instruction , more one on one with the instructors , better experience all the way around. It's worth the wait...trucking won't go anywhere...take your time get good training and enter the job market with the skills needed to learn the job...the right way . Good Luck!