Complaint Review: Alliance Truck Driving School - Arden North Carolina

It sounds like you miss your husband. Many companies go to Alliance looking for professionally trained drivers. One does not have to sign on with the first company who offers them a job. The newly trained professional driver does not need to accept the first offer if that does not meet his/her criteria. If he/she wants to hold out for a local job, he/she should do so. Alliance does have a registration fee, just like any other school one would apply to in furthering their career and earning capacity. They also have tution, do you think they should train people for free? They do place 98% of their students in the trucking industry before graduation. If he/she can get the financing then all is well, if not, that is not the school's fault. They do not ruin anyone's credit, the individuals have done this themselves. They do not offer dorms, they tell prospective students that they must pass a DOT physical and drug screen. Often, people hear what they want to hear and miss the rest. Career Counselors ask the wife to be present on the interview as the trucking industry is an industry that does make adjustments to life. They ask the wife or husband if they are willing to support the spouse in their decision, and not whine about it. Is six months on the road to much to pay for a rewarding career that supports your family? Is the price of tuition and registration too much to pay for a long and rewarding career that supports your family and offers job security, health insurance and other benefits? Is your family better off financially than before your husband attended the school? Do you support your husband in his career decisions, or did he take the long haul to get away from your whining and complaining? Alliance does provide the books, etc, did you honestly think this was going to be free? No school is. Sure, there are other schools which offer free tutition, read about them in these reports, they pay very little for a long time and keep the new drivers out for long periods of time. Do they train some of the best professional drivers, I do not think so. Alliance does train some of the best drivers. Can your husband say if he was properly trained? Did he learn what he needed before he hit the road? or was he just taught how to put the truck in gear and head out like some of the schools do? Tell us what he learned. I have a feeling he was trained to become a professional driver and learned from the best. Does the company your husband signed with offer tution reimbursement like many of the companies Alliance deals with? I wish you well and I do hope you have adjusted to your husband's new career and that your bills are getting paid and your family is in better circumstances than before your husband changed careers. I hope your days of whining are past and you are enjoying life and the rewards of a nice paycheck that pays the bills, health insurance and other benefits that allow you comfort in knowing your family is secure in life. I hope your family is now finding that your husband did indeed get some of the best truck driver training available and he is a safe driver. I am certain it is hard at first, but once some time passes and the kids have new clothes, your car is not broken down all the time and you can get your dental needs and health needs taken care of, life is good. After you have adjusted to the new income and lifestyle, let us hear from you about what kind of training your husband did indeed get.

*ALWAYS* make sure to get everything in writing and *ALWAYS* keep at least two copies. I hope things come together for you and yours.

*ALWAYS* make sure to get everything in writing and *ALWAYS* keep at least two copies. I hope things come together for you and yours.

*ALWAYS* make sure to get everything in writing and *ALWAYS* keep at least two copies. I hope things come together for you and yours.

They all suck, but they do offer a no-money-down way to break into trucking. Search google for truck driving job. Next, search each site for needs training. You have to have a relatively clean driving and criminal record to qualify. If you're a drunk or a drug addict, forget it. If you play pinball with your car, do you really think anyone will hand you a semi? But, most people will meet the standards. You take a bus to the company. They pay the bus. You sleep in motel rooms or trailers with other drivers. You study for a week, then drive for two more. After that, you get a truck license. Almost everybody passes. As long as you don't run over anybody important, you pass. Those three weeks, you don't get paid a dime. You need to bring food money along to eat. After that, you drive the trucks and start making money. You get like $300 a week for the first 6 weeks because there is another driver in the truck helping you learn. At least that's how it's supposed to work. More often than not, it's an a*****e who yells at you to keep the truck going. He gets paid for all the miles that you drive, so he doesn't want to listen to excuses. You're his meal ticket. That's your company training. After that, you make 30 cents a mile. Most people do 2,000 to 2,500 miles each week. I tried to stay above 4,000. But, that's d**n hard to do. Remember, there's a lot of loading and unloading time in there. You can't just drive the truck around empty. Some lunatic companies will give you as many as 6,000 miles each week if you can stay awake. But, you're talking 5 hours of sleep a night. You can only do that one week at a time. After that, it's back to the usual 4,000. Even at 3,000 miles, you still make $900 minus taxes. But, it takes 100 hours to do. That's $9 an hour. Forget local. All you do is fight city traffic with a big truck. Plus, you unload the whole truck. Ten stops. Ten deliveries. Ten times you haul stuff into the stores. Beside, they want like 2 years of OTR experience. I enjoyed the little toy trucks. That's why I drove them. But, it's really not a great job. It's dangerous. The hours are long. All you do is sleep or drive. The money's weak. Why do you think there are so many openings? There are some good parts. You're in the truck by yourself. You got the freedom of working alone. I enjoyed working with the truck. But, if you go for big miles like I did, pretty much all you do is drive or sleep. The wage is pretty weak for that kind of a life. I wouldn't recommend this job to anyone unless you are completely desperate for work. Even then, you had better be d**n good with motor vehicles. Remember, you're running a big truck at top speed everywhere. One mistake could easily turn out to be your last.

I am a driver with several years of experience, and I also have experience as a driver trainer for a major carrier. Let me share a few better ways to get into the business. Several of the nations larger carriers (Werner Enterprises, Schneider National, etc) have programs for drivers to attend a training school on them or at their facility. The usual catch is that you must stay employed by the company for 1 year. This may sound like a hard price to pay, but it is much better than paying on a loan for YEARS. It is also a good idea to stay with your 1st company for 1 year anyway to prove a reasonable amount of employment stability so that you stand a chance to get that good local job at home. These same companies also offer tuition reimbursement for training schools, but this is a separate program. By going to the company's school (make sure it is accredited) you will save yourself loads of expense. Plan on going on the road though. Most of these companies will put you on a long-haul type of run (3 weeks out, 3 days home) to begin with. They may preach about their dedicated runs that will get you home often, and they usually have them, but they hire from within their company first and a lot of factors such as job performance and your home location will come into play. You have to enter the business from the bottom floor just like any other job. There are exceptions, but they are few and if you find them: JUMP ON IT! Trucking is a rewarding career, but its also a major lifestyle adjustment. There is a reason you are payed to do it. Finally, the most important thing you can do is stay safe. Its obvious that you don't want to be killed or seriously injured (it can and does happen), but even small things severely limit your future career options. Be careful, and safe truckin'

Overall the experiance at Allaince Tractor Trailer Training School has been very good. There are good teachers with excellent teaching methods and some that go out of their way to make sure that you learn to become a professional driver. The course is also very challenging but excellent to teach you to drive well. Also, the students taht I have met at ATTTC from previous classes have been helpful in helping me take on the challenge of the course.

I here alot about people getting ripped off by schools, I am an aircraft mechanic, after 9/11 it has been tough. I did some research after moving to NC. spoke with some pro drivers on the way down from N. Dakota. When I arrived I met a lady that told me about Johnston community college, 595 resident, 2900 Non, plus 200 for other fees. Plus she gave me two job leads. the college has a job placement department. Hope things get better.

Everything you said is true. I was in their school being promised helped with the fincial part so I quit my job. The loan was denied and now I have no school, no job and very soon no home. I was at the Asheville School though, not Arden if thats where you ment. I am looking into signing with a company now and have a few good options. Its better then wasting my time with a school that is all lies......