Anonymous
map-marker Bellevue, Washington

Roadmaster Drivers School - Driving Courses Review from Bellevue, Washington

I had a bad experience with Roadmaster in Tampa FL. They truly are a RIPOFF they easily signed me up no problem now its time for my big test and they drop the bomb on me that I need a co sign or 1500.00 or stop attending school until I come up with the money well if I could afford the school It wouldn't be a problem but ROADMASTER is ripping off the POOR and the GOVERNMENT is allowing this or is the GOVERNMENT aware of this multi million dollar scam where they are taking advantage of the POOR regardless of age race or nationality. I quit my job to start a career with this company to better my life for my children but now I don't have neither. DO NOT GO TO ANY ROADMASTERS DRIVING SCHOOLS 100% RIPOFFS
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Guest

Sorry bro if you go to a school you have to pay the cost or find other means to cover the cost. I quit my job went to san bernardino employment training agency told them i wanted to go to truck driving school and they set me up.

It did take 6 months to get approved but they footed the entire bill. i went through school and training and recently got my 100,000 mile safe driver award from my company werner a year after graduating.

If i were you i would check your local government to see if they have an employee training agency. Roadmaster is the best school your gonna find, the instruction and training have nothing to do with finance.

Guest

I don't understand did you think it was free? Listen, if you have bad credit now a days no one will hire you and that's the way it is. I suggest asking a family member to help you fund your training and pay them back...again pay them back............problem solved..........BOOOOOM!

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Anonymous
map-marker Jacksonville, Florida

Passing students by cheeting

black girl with big afro hair doo passed pad when she should have failed due to doing 3 pull ups everyone has been told that your 3rd pull up is an automatic failure. so why was she allowed to pass the pad when others were not when they did 3 pull ups. there is a girl that is able to do all the maneuvours on the pad by herself without any help from instructors but at test time she freaks & is unable to do the maneuvours due to nerves. she should have been allowed to pass the pad sence all of the instructers no that she is able to do them all without any help. this is totaly unfair to her especialy when she is in a truck that will not steer.
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Guest

Listen, If you pull up a third time it is an added point not a fail.

Guest

I totally agree about the race and the hair issue. I notice you didn't put the race of the other girl. You is a freaking ***.

Guest

Failed to see what her race and hair had to do with it... Or were you mad cause she was black AND passed?

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Marycarmen Lkm
map-marker Salt Lake City, Utah

Roadmaster is a scam

worst driving school out their went to west valley city, Utah location,if you don't mind wasting your time and money then go there. not only was it understaffed but very unprofessional,me and like twelve other students sat under a canape for 10 hrs only in the truck twice every day for 15 minutes didn't learn anything the whole staff don't care about you other than your money. instructions were horrible and rude. one driving instructor was fired for showing up drunk, another was so old he was on social security not to mention the director was an ***...go to sage pr a community college.
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Guest

LAWSUIT! LAWSUIT! for dan and the whole people at roadrashers in west valley city utah

Guest

Same thing happened to me HORRIBLE PLACE, and Dan the director there at roadmaster in west valley is an *** i hope a lawsuit is filed on this place. treat people this way is not right.

Guest

I went to roadmaster I passed my pti my straight line , off set and the alley dock but failed my road test I went out with a trainer twice and went bsck 48hrs to take my road test at 1pm well the directer told me when I showed at 1 pm that they are not going test me and they were done with me so I had to pay two hundred and fifty to another school to take my road test workforce services paid for my training at roadmaster it was five thousand two hundred dan thats the directers name he is real piece of work and their is a real big guy that is a tester he stunk everyday so bad i could barely sit in the truck with him and thier is nick and mike nick is the biggest *** of them all mike is a lier i went their a week ago to call nick out and they closed roadmaster in west valley permanently total rip off I see dan some where or nick I am going to put both of them to sleep the way they talked to me was horrible

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Go check out CDL training center WAY better,,

Guest

Roadrasher....West valley City, Utah checked it out met the director and staff and read these blogs yup! SCAM

Guest

I call bogus on Roadwarrior!!!!!!!v

Guest

Just have to say this is sketchy business practice for roadmaster in Utah. some companies will pay for your CDL. drove truck for 2 years OTR its a terrible way to make a living, go to college kids.

Guest

After reading these horror stories, i did some research and talked to Roadmaster in west valley city, Utah. IT IS A SCAM rushing me to sign on the dotted line i felt like they were car sells man. I will also check out CDL training center and post my result...And yes they are WAY affordable than road master.

Guest

Thanks for the info on Road master in West Valley City, Utah. I went down there and wanted me to sign a contract and take a loan out glad i read your posts, you save me from what could have been a big mistake...road-warrior sounds like you wasnt a student but you work there kinda fishy!?!? Anyways enrolled at the Community College WAY cheaper a little longer but better training..later future drivers.

Guest

had a friend go to Roadmaster in west valley,utah and after questioning the training they were providing and asking for a refund the director told him NO he sighed a contract. the next day they told him they were dropping him..take the advice above run.

F.Y.I. there is NO WAY they can teach you what you need to know in 3 weeks..its your money and time be smart about it.

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Anonymous
map-marker Stockbridge, Georgia

Scam

i asked several times how much it would cost i was told 105.00 and that would be it a company will pay the rest well i got pulled in the office and asked for a co-signer! I explained thats not what i was told and lydia said that it is illigeal for the recruiters to tell you that. bull ***! I asked for the corporate number she said she works for corp. and refused to give out the # told her im gone ur not scaming me i know what i was told and i left jax, fl roadmaster is scaming alot of ppl telling them they get prehires and thats how the school is paid its bull ***! they need to tell the truth and stop lying
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Does anyone knows the name of the owner of Road Master please?

LostSoul B
map-marker Orlando, Florida

Road Master Driving School

Roadmaster Driving School in Orlando,FL ! I went to their school back in April was told i was one of the best students that went thur the school.

they promised me a job when i graduated ! It's going on 2 months and no job. I have applied to several hundred companies, no one is hiring out of Florida.

Don't go to School here save your money.i have called them several times and all they do is give me numbers of companies that i have appied to so when i call , i get the same message we are not hiring out of Florida. I am thinking of taking a court case against them at this point

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Did they ask for your G.E.D or high school deploma at roadmaster orlando

Guest

I would file a court case against them. A of us that have been ripped of could join in a class action lawsuit.

To all those against us no we do not expect anything free but we do deserve to go to school without being harassed and manhandled. We deserve to drive in reliable trucks. The certainly expect us to pay enough.

Most of us have not gotten what we paid for and when we complain we get kicked out. Seems to me like there are way more negative reviews than positive reviews and some of us can't borrow from family so our only option is keep paying $25 a month for the next 5 years or so or file bankruptcy and move on.

Guest

One in the investors of rodmaster is one of the best criminal attorneys in tampa...keeps them clean....

Also AL MC Coy ... was a big problem...yrs ago with another truck driving school

Guest

I had no problem with roadmaster I graduated on time and had a job before i left there.All you people *** must have stuff on your records.

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I second that. Graduated on time with prehire offers in place. People always looking for someone else to blame when they don't meet the requirements or have what it takes to go through trucker boot camp and hit the road lol!

Guest

will this school except felons

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Yes, depending on what the felony is and the story behind it as well as how long ago that was.

Guest

Currently attending roadmaster in Dunn,nc. I absolutely love it.

Started in the weekend class bit come in during the week to graduate early. A postive attitude and dedication will get you a long way. As far as people talking about they can't find jobs, you might want to check your driving and criminal record. I have three prehires from roadmaster and went out and got two more on my own.

Yeah it gets a little over crowded at times. Put yourself in their shoes there are a lot of people that cone through here that are just here. Step up and show them that you want to get this done and they will push for your success harder. A lot of the problems here are caused by the students that come to class when they want to then complain about being behind.

Even if they hold your hands they can only teach you as much a s your willing to learn, so put the cell phone away, quit talking to other students and pay attention, this is not high school this is your future career. In the end your success depends on you.

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The only thing I can say to that is....AMEN

Guest

People if you are concerned about not getting a job after graduation then you have something on your record that prevents this from happening. If you are aware CSA 2010 begin and people that have bad driving records are gonna be eliminated.

If you have felonies you are not gonna get a job because you will have to cross the borders or Cannada at some point. I suggest that you make sure your record is clean, criminal and driving before attempting or considering.

People you should know Florida is one of the worst places for the trucking industry. IF YOUR LOOKING TO DRIVE LOCAL THEN DON'T EXPECT A JOB WITHOUT 2 YRS OTR FIRST!!!

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LostSoul B
map-marker Orlando, Florida

Improper training

I went to Roadmaster driving school in Orlando,Fl. Half the trucks had no brakes and none had any air conditioning .

There were several instructors if you had no ***, they would not give you the time training in the yard. One State Tester walked the female student thur the yard test, Joe talked the student thur the back alley backing step for step, Come Friday , time for the Road test, he talked her thur the test, if she went to change gearsd or do something wrong he would say " Don't " or " WATCH WHAT YOUR DOING " , I ask her about it and she told me that's what he did, she did not know he was not allowed to tell her any different. I had a near perfect drive, he even said so, but failed me because he said i shifted on a Rail Road tracks, but i knew better, But what could i do ! So i had to wait 6 days to retest, because they did not want me to retest because they lied to me about having a job for me.

It's been about 3 weeks and no job, i talked to Their companies , i was given pre-hires but none of the companies are hiring right now. So if you are thinking of going to Rosadmaster, D O N ' T Do IT ! ! !

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!! You are wasting your money and time.

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JORGE D Hmz

I GOING TO SUE TO SCHOOL IN CIVIL CLASS ACTION AT JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA IF YOU WANT TO CONTACT ME PLEASE SEND ME EMAIL AT JORGEDELVALLE70@***.COM YOUR ARE RIGHT THE SCHOOL IS TOTALLY SCAM THAT TO MAKE PEOPLE IN DEBIT WITH SCAM AND FRAUD PLEASE REPORT THEM TO FLORIDA DOT PHONE NUMBER 185024****46

Guest

If you are looking for good CDL training school, Roadmasters Drivers School is a very bad school. First most of their instructors do not care about training students.They don't care if you pass or fail the CDL exam.

All instructors have their own ways of teaching students on maneuvers. So it was very hard for students to learn any maneuvers. The actual training was only two weeks long. You wasted your first whole week in the classroom and learning on your own on the yard.This school is accepting way too many students.

So you don't have much training time on the truck to learn all of the maneuvers. You have to fight for your training time. And after you completed your 160 hours in school, they will force you to take the exam even if you are not ready. They will do their best to push you out because they are accepting many more new students every week.When you are training on the pad, you will get your chance on the truck training on maneuverers only four times per day.

The rest of the time, you will spending your time waiting and fighting for your chance to be on the truck.I will never recommend this school to anybody.I have read many bad reviews on this school before I decided to take my chance with this school.

But the representative and instructor's director at this school assured me that they will take care any issue that I may have. It turned out to be a big lie on their part.

Guest

May you please let me know about this Roadmaster CDL classes? i was about to go to Columbus just for Roadmaster, hey friends may anyone know how is in Columbus and flash me as soon as possible. what about in Indianapolis?

Guest

NEWBIES, need to do your homework and get pre hires b4 you go to school. It will make you look more marketable and also get your permit in The STATE OF PA. B4 going to school it is alot easier

Guest

i just wasted my money in enrolling at d roadmaster driving sch...those who wish to learn how to drive, beware...better enroll at A1 or Gear1..what i did, i bought a car, hire someone to teach me how to drive,thats it...i already paid full amount of 6,900 at roadmaster supposdly for 10 hrs, but after 4 hrs, i never come back because the owner, who hapens to be d instructor was arrogant, unrully and impolite, often telling me,,,öpps, break..break! shouting, then, sayang ang kotse ko, baka mabangga..."gosh, why are u operating and using a brand new car if u are hesitant for a student to make use of if???? :sigh

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***! :p

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