Anonymous
Harrison Township,#2Consumer Comment
Sat, May 16, 2009
If the description is correct, the school would be a typical example of a CDL A Mill.
Administrator
Saginaw,#3REBUTTAL Owner of company
Thu, November 06, 2008
Dear Consumer, the complaint written in February of 2007 against CDI Truck Driving School of Saginaw Michigan is completely fictious nonsense. This letter was written by a past employee of CDI named Karen Lauzon-Bender of Bay City, Michigan. It is very apparent, and you may or may not have noticed that the letter was written by a Karen of Bay City, but was signed at the bottom by a Shane (??) It was also written in ALL CAPS, which was her style, which of course, is very non-professional. Ms. Bender was fired from this Corporation for deceptive student enrollment practices. She was accepting down payments from non-qualified students in order to boost her wages, and in addition, was found out to be soliciting motor carriers for "kick backs" which is entirely illegal and against our Company Policy. She stole private information when she was fired, and this information was ultimately found by the authorities in her possession, at another school (Tri-Area Driving School) located in Freeland, Michigan. This investigation is still ongoing, and does involve other members of that operation; so unfortunately, we are unable to discuss that matter further on this open forum. A steel company does lease a portion of this building, and students are given real-time, hands-on, freight training on occasion, but they are not allowed to load or unload the truck. Ask anyone of our students, and they will tell you, this is a much added benefit to our program, one that our competition will never be able to provide to their students. As for the balance of her statements, they are completely false. We do invite anyone that reads this complaint to contact our office, or stop by anytime for a visit to this facility. In addition, it is very important that if you researching truck driving schools, to contact the State of Michigan, Driver Programs Division, in Lansing Michigan to inquire if any of the licensed schools have legitimate complaints filed against them. Secondly, please look up their history with the Better Business Bureau at www.detroit.bbb.org This is a much better way to retrieve true and accurate information regarding the conduct and business practices of a school. For instance, the author of this letter currently works for this Company (CUT AND PASTE LINK) http://detroit.bbb.org/WWWRoot/Report.aspx?site=80&bbb=0332&firm=36014462 Please note, we are also have no affiliation with CDI in any other State. We are soley owned and operated in Michigan. Respectfully, Beth L. Fletcher Administrator (989) 771-1199 CDI Truck Driving School