Have a few questions

you paid them already, you should be able to get some extra practice shifting. trust me, backing will be your main concern after that. unless you use to pull trailers before

trip plan. plan ahead for rest area and truck stops. but to answer your question, yes there is a camper version of it. dont recommend it....some company dont allow it. if your sick, you cant drive, against the rules

if a person can come from africa or euro with a work visa, im pretty sure you can get hired. anybody with a pulse is suitable.

no, lot of drivers have family home. just be prepare to be away from home months at a time. majority of new drivers leaving the industrial is because of the lifestyle and being away from home.

eh... hard to explain... if you drive a truck like a car, then you will have a short career. mayb someone can answer that

depend on the company. i was offer 3 months in with my company, but refused. if you want local from a different company, mayb a year or two otr

70-100lbs? i think been awhile. dont think school will do that but company during the first week will.

possible. drivers do that.

not sure you can ask companies

water n soap.....like a regular human!! jk, bottle water...soap.. or go into a truck stop

meh my quote job sukk

 

Hi lady and welcome to the forum.Thats quite a list of questions which is good.People need to ask before then know what they're getting into.,Many in this field have not ever drove a stick till they started trucking.I've heard its easier to train someone like that then comeone that does knows how to operate a stick.If you choose a school,find the one that has the longest course like 10 weeks rather then 3 to 5 weeks.Thats nothing more then a crash course to obtaining your CDL.Ask the school what their passing rate is.Some are 100% meaning they'll work with you until you pass. Companies don't allow drivers to keep porta potties in their trk.Of course you stop if you have to go,no reason to cause your bladder to burst.I would recommend not drinking a lot of liquids though.While in training,your trainer may get a tad bit mad if you stop too much.I have never got food poisoning,not saying it doesn't happen though.If you get sick by all means tell your trainer or if your solo tell your dispatcher so they can find someone to take your load.I don't know about the recent work history thing,it depends on the company.You're not going to be frowned on because you have kids,most the drivers have kids.But you will be required to stay out a month,can you handle being away from your kids 4 weeks and can they handle their mom being away?Normally local companies requires a yr otr exp before they'll hire.Not evert company has their own physical most just have the required DOT physical.Its very feasible to walk during your 10 hr brk.Just park it get out and walk afew times around the truckstop restarea or even while sitting at the dock.What I would do is buy paper plates plastic silverware rather then worrying about how to get these dirty dishes washed.I wish a tractor drove like a car.Semis slide a lot easier then cars and the weight of the snow and ice on your trk and trailer will not stop you from sliding.

 

It was fine! I couldn't do it. Your spelling is atrocious however. Ha ha ha ha

 

On question # 7 .. I recall doing something similar plus walking up and down a ladder supposedly there as part of a test on flatbed work. the box was 80 lbs

 

typing with a touch screen. that is my excuse!

 

You don't have to be away from home and family weeks on end unless that's what you want.
Many companies have flexible work schedules or dedicated accounts with plentiful hometime options.
Drivers that complain about being gone for weeks at a time are in reality making that a choice but won't admit to it. Some don't really want lots of hometime due to unhappy situations or rocky marriage so they blame trucking. For some it's just easier to keep life simple and shift blame; just plod along and complain.

Look at options available such as LTL, dedicated accounts, flexible work schedules. All these are available to new CDL graduates.

Here's a few to research out of dozens :

Old Dominion - yes, this company hires new CDL graduates.
Schneider - dedicated accounts
Roehl Transport - flexible work schedules

 

You did, and I still suck at it!

 

I know of a lady that drives with kids out of Chicago, her husband stay home with the kids.
How old are your children?
Where do you live?