MILITARY TRAINING - CDL CLASS A SCHOOL

Eligibility

Have an honorable or general discharge from the military in the last 3 years (Outside of 3 years requires manager review.) Any exceptions to this rule must also be approved by a manager.
School applicants must meet same minimums as any other applicant with us with the exception of experience.

School Specifics

We are allowed to send 18 students maximum per class.
Call for the next class date.
Applicants will attend school at Central Tech in Drumright, OK for 4 ½ weeks
Drumright, OK, is 47 miles Southwest of Tulsa, OK.
We will cover tuition ($1650), housing ($400), CDL ($92). Total = $2142.00
Students must have Medical Card from DOT Physical, active driver’s license w/ photo ID, Social Security card, and original birth certificate or certified with raised seal, Military form DD214.
Applicants are responsible for providing their own food and will not get paid while at school.
Every student gets their own room.
Students share common areas (bathroom, living room, kitchen and laundry facilities).
Make sure applicants know it is their responsibility to contact Antiques n More in Drumright to arrange housing. Have them do this after they are “AC’d”.
Classes held Monday – Friday from 7 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Military applicants must to provide DD214 Member 4 form

Drug Test and Physical Info

Make sure we are getting physicals and drug tests scheduled as early as possible after they are “AC’d”. Do not schedule a non “AC’d” for physical without manager approval.
Transportation for drug test and physical is NOT provided.
Students will sign application and promissory note while at terminal.
Students must leave terminal with DOT physical card and drug screen paperwork from clinic.

Orientation

Orientation will be held onsite in Drumright.
Orientation will start on the same day of graduation. In some cases it could be the next day.
We will take care of housing situation if trainees are required to move out before orientation is completed.
Trainee will be paid $50 a day orientation pay.
After orientation applicants will have the choice of returning home for up to 1 week or going out immediately with a trainer.

Training

They will have to spend 6 weeks OTR with a trainer getting paid $53.57/day or $375/week. They will be on the standard 2 week over the road cycle. (Unless trainer is on another schedule.)
Once with a trainer, they will not be dispatched as a team. The trainee will do 80-90% of the driving while the trainer is in the jump seat coaching etc.
At the end of the 6 weeks with the trainer, the trainee will be moved up to a first seat driver.

Post Training

Once they go to first seat status the trainee will go out as a single driver. They are going to make .30 cpm for the next 6 weeks.
On single drivers they will go up to 3 month pay level for their state once they complete second 6 weeks of driving.
Once trainee has reached first seat driver status and after 90 days on the road, we will start to hold out $25 dollars a week for their school. However, we will return the entire hold out amount once they finish their first year with the company. If the app leaves at any time before the completion of their first year with us, we will keep the hold out money and put it towards the repayment of the school cost ($2142 ). Trainee will then make monthly payments of $100 till the entire school is paid off. If trainee leaves school early or cannot pass the school they are still responsible for repaying the school.
If trainee wants to team with an Owner Operator or a Lease Purchase driver, they will have to start making the $100 dollar payments as soon as they reach first seat driver status. To avoid this they would have to stay on company side till they complete their first year. The exception to this rule is if a trainee wants to go Lease Purchase after 60 days with the company. We will pay off their school at the completion of the first year.