Help a trucker wannabe out!

Good luck ORG and keep us posted on how it goes! As of right now I've also decided to pursue this career, although for a number of reasons I won't be able to start driving school until the fall at the earliest. It seems to be the best option for my situation and interests, and as long as I can take my wife-to-be on the road with then I don't see any problems. We don't have kids, so getting that crucial one year of OTR experience shouldn't be much of a sacrifice. After that we'll see what happens, whether I stay OTR, or look for something regional or local. I'll be watching your threads with interest. Take care!

 

ORG, while in school take your time driving the range, backing, & 90 degree turns. That way when you drive on public roadways you won't drive over the curbs ( a BIG NO NO) when you take your cdl test.

 

ORG Schneidar (spelling?) does seem to be a good outfit to work for. They even have a deal where you can go out for 7 days and then take 7 days off. Of course you aren't going to make 45K/year doing that.

 

Good luck.

Keep us posted on how the classes go.

 

Ya hear a lot of negativity and whining in this industry, but if you can MAN UP and deal with the downside(s), the advantages far outweigh the disadvantages. One good thing about truck driving: you don't hafta worry about your job being outsourced to some overseas scrub willing to work for a nickel a day (or less). Good luck to ya... I believe I've spoken to ya before, and the other hand (can't remember who, maybe that "GasHauler") gave you good advice when he said suck it up for the first year, because then many more doors will open for ya. "ADIOS!!!"

 

Hey ORG!!! Congrats yeah!! Good for you!! Ya know I have been following you thru this process the whole way now you gotta keep on posting how you do in school too!!
So glad you did your ''homework'' before hand and didn't just go on all the negarive comments.
Go out celebrate party!!!!