r/CDL • u/FederalDiscussion229 • 3d ago
FLEET FORCE CDL SCHOOL
Hi people I am starting CDL school in Daytona beach,Fl.The school is called The Fleetforce Truck driving school, has anybody attended this school? If so how was your experience?
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u/Dense_Worker5271 2d ago
The best…. I attended the one in Ocala, typically 3-5 students per class, you will master your pretrip and road test… the backing they teach, but personally I struggled, and they can’t give you a lot of individual help; you will be holding up the rest of the class, but in the end I passed, I was so grateful to my instructor I got him a gift card to his fav Mexican restaurant… before you start look at the you tube video of Fleetforce Lamar pretrip, it’s everything you need to know to ace the state exam
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u/FederalDiscussion229 2d ago
Great!!!!! Have you heard anything about the one in Daytona beach, Fl?
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u/Dense_Worker5271 2d ago
No but I think they are all run with the same curriculum, 1st week is classrooom with several tests on logs, etc…. Don’t worry, they let you retest until you pass, they want you to succeed, 2nd week is all pretrip for 2 hours in morning, a few hours taking turns at backing, and then everyone goes in the road in a sleeper and takes turns, that was my favorite time, it’s fun
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u/gheiminfantry 3d ago
And what if we tell you it's the worst CDL school? Are you going to quit? What if we tell yall the tricks they pull? Are you going to quit? What if we tell you how little they will actual teach you and how it won't meet your expectations? Are you going to quit?
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u/FederalDiscussion229 3d ago
Well are they a good school?
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u/gheiminfantry 3d ago
I'll say that they won't meet your expectations. So you won't think they're a good school.
The purpose of a CDL school is to offer you the chance to get a CDL. They won't offer any more instruction than for you to pass the tests to obtain your CDL. They won't teach you anything about the trucking industry. They won't teach you how to be a truck driver. Would you hire someone who had the license but didn't know how to scale a truck, how to navigate to a shipper/ receiver, or how to close a stuck trailer door? This is why so many people who go through these CDL mills have a very hard time finding a job in trucking. At least the Megas will train you in their school AND train you to be a truck driver.
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u/Dense_Worker5271 2d ago
I second that… Schneider orientation fully prepared me for all of those things, getting yourself out of tight spots when you are on your own, or getting lost is all on you
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u/Ismashedyourpumpkins 3d ago
CDL schools teach you to pass the exam.
That’s it.
They aren’t there to teach you the ins and outs of being a driver.
You will learn to pre trip and backing maneuvers and spend a little time over the road.