Great place to get your start

5.0 out of 5 · Kristi O. · 3 years ago

I loved every thing about this class . Kathy made me feel cared for from the beginning when I called to get started. The classroom week was very informative and made it easy to get my permit. I spent my first week in the Freeport yard with Anthony. Anthony was a great teacher, he was strict but never yelled or criticized me or anyone else. He told us what we did right and what we needed help with without discouraging us. I spent the rest of my drive training in the Rockford yard because I needed to switch from manual to Automatic (bad knees). Every instructor had their own way of teaching so if you didn’t get it with one, another teacher would make it click, Jay was awesome at verbally teaching skills and making you feel like a friend at the same time. Boni was tough but great at getting me to drive my trailer instead of my truck. Zack was great at teaching in cab testing ( I FAILED AT LEAST 4 times my first try with him). He made it well known how important it was. Rob gave great tips on tire placement when turning. Charles and Gene were both strict and no nonsense instructors and they made sure we knew what had to be done to succeed. I would do it all over again ! I appreciate them all!

Written about Freeport, IL.

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