newbie looking to get on with averitt

So I was supposed to start class on May 27, but the school called yesterday telling me that the class has been pushed back to June 1. Oh well...a few days isn't a big problem. At least it's not a few weeks. Hell, it just gives me a few extra days with my family before I head off.

Hurry up and wait, right?

 

Packing my things and headed to the housing tonight. Start CDL school at 0645 tomorrow. Can't wait!

 

Yes. Great school! The instructors are awesome! They really work with you to make sure you know what you're doing. Only two students to a truck. Just started my second week. And love it. We are testing on coupling/uncoupling tomorrow. Been doing a lot of straight backing, shifting/downshifting in the straight lanes. Offset backing starts tomorrow. First road trip is next Wednesday. Just to give you an idea of the time frame. Homework every night for the first two weeks. Classroom for the first two to three days. And then it's range practice and more range practice. In-house CDL test after about three weeks. The whole program is four and a half weeks. If you can't tell, I would highly recommend this school. Good luck wherever you go!

 

Alright....CDL test day....finally!

I was the first to be selected for testing. Did the pre-trip in great time and didn't miss anything. Had the straight back with no problem. I did have to make a pull up to fix my alignment on the passenger-side offset but was otherwise perfect. Then I drew the passenger-side parallel. I used a pull up to fix the alignment, one to get completely in the box, and a get out and look to be sure. The drive test was awesome! Hardly any traffic out there today and the examiner only had a couple minor things to say. All in all, I passed on the first attempt!!!

Now it's time to get a job! I have a couple local companies on the line and pre-hire stuff done with a few regional gigs. Now I just need to figure which one is the right fit. I still would like to get with Averitt, but of course my wife would be happier with me taking a local job. Wish me luck!