I finally dropped out of Allied and went with another trucking school. When I tried to get a refund, Mr. Hutchison got really belligerent and basically told me what to do with myself. I told him I was posting this here, and he threatened to sue me if I did.

Avoid Allied Training Systems at all costs. Don't deal with Allied unless you want to lose your CDL and/or go to jail, because you'll be taughtall wrong, and even illegal things. There are much better trucking schools out there. I found one near Columbus that was much better.