How Much Does It Cost To Get A Cdl License, Including Training?
My fiance is having a hard time finding a job, but we see that there are always openings for people looking for employees with a CDL license. My fiance is very interested in this, applied to a job that was posted and it turned out to be a CDL training school. They said it was going to cost $13,000 for him to go to their school?? I don’t think that is a reasonable price at all.
I’m trying to seriously look into this so that we can see if we can save to be able to afford to make this investment in him. Anyone on here have their CDL license or know someone who got theirs? If so, how did you get it (which program or school did you use) and what was the approximate cost of the training?
I am supposed to be getting a bonus in March and if I can swing this with my bonus, I definitely think it would be a wise investment in …giving my General Contractor fiance another skill that he can have in his pocket when applying for jobs.
Let me know. Thank you!! BTW – we are located in NJ, in the Philadelphia/DE area.
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2 Comments to “How Much Does It Cost To Get A Cdl License, Including Training?”
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By mrmeanie, February 25, 2010 @ 7:56 am
You should not pay more than $4-5 K Look into NTTS in Philly, Lincoln Tech or SAGE schools. Plenty of daytime commercials on PHL17 and FOX 29
By wvparano, February 25, 2010 @ 9:49 am
The training school in your question is definitely a rip off. Most CDL schools are under $5000. Companies like Schnider, Werner and Swift will train you for free or take the training cost out of your pay a little at a time. The catch is, you have to sign a contract to work for them for 6 months or a year after you complete training.
Now on to the next subject. If you value your relationship with your fiance, this would not be a good investment. Truck drivers have the highest divorce rate of any job. Most can not even keep a relationship going let alone a marrage. It takes a special kind of woman, that completely understands the trucking industry and is willing to deal with all the crap to make it work. He will be gone, sometimes, weeks at a time. It is one of the highest stress jobs there is. The money is not what it’s cracked up to be. You will listen to all of his problems on the road, and believe me there are plenty of them everyday. He will be dog assed tired most of the time and won’t really want to listen to yours. He won’t be home when the furnace breaks or the washing machine or anything else and you will have to deal with it. He won’t be there when you need a shoulder to cry on. When he does get home, expect him to sleep for the first day, then try to get a week or two worth of work around the house done in one day and then out the door for another week or two. Bottom line is truck driving pretty much sucks. For a single person, with no house or real responsibilities, it’s an OK job