Well, they did it... Gave a CDL to ME!!!

Not sure where to post this but "The Welcome Wagon" seemed appropriate. Just passed my CDL tests yesterday and went to make it official at the DMV today. I am now walking around with one brand spanking new Class A CDL in my pocket.

Woot Woot...

Now... The next step... Deciding on a company that will take me... lol ...


Stay Safe,
MD

 

Not sure yet... The wife and I have a couple trips coming up in the next six weeks or so... So contacting carriers is next on my To Do List. I was very interested in Knight, but they weren't acepting students to their schools from florida and directed me to a website of schools in my area to select... But then they have been rather quiet since then so they may not be hiring in this area and just don't want to say it... Plus their "NEW Pet Policy" doesn't apply to the Florida Terminal in Lakeland, so that was a strike against them too.

Next week I will begin contacting KLLM, US Xpress, Covenant, and maybe a few others too.

any suggestions?

 

Thanks... This will be a rather large career change as I am a second career kind of guy... Leaving the Accounting world behind me... If all goes well, my wife will get her CDL in a year or so, and quit the Corporate world and join me OTR as a Team Couple.

let the adventure begin

 

It looks very good that we will be heading from Florida to North Carolina in the near future. One of the instructors at the Sage School I attended said that would open up more options for us if we were in NC vs FL. Said something about more routes available in that area, etc...

Pam I correct in thinking that the "routes" he referred to was basically better access to the National Network up there vs only having main access to I-95 down here so more options for loads and better options for getting back home when needed?

What other advantages will I find because of the change in geography?

Thanks much for any responses.