Trucking School Grad ready for work

Teach you how to get a cdl. Basic trucking 101. Then a company will pair you with a trainer. Then the real learning comes. Rolling solo....

 

Welcome driver..

 

Best of Luck!!!!

 

Don't think that you need to go OTR for a few years to get that local
job, that is a myth in this industry.

You can check with your local distribution company's to see if they
need any local or regional drivers and also LTL company's. Some
LTL company's may start you on the dock but it is a good way to get
into one of the most sought after jobs in the industry.

Also don't forget about your local lumber yards, construction business',
farmers, and anyone else who utilizes delivery trucks in their business.

Good luck too you..

 

We're glad you replied to that e-mail update, --- as an MIA search party was bein' organized to find you.

I'm curious, --- have you continued readin' the various posts submitted by those who went with one of the large Big truck truckin' companies that offer training? Many who went that route report a less than desirable experience overall, but it's generally accepted those are the dues one must pay when just starting out. Is there a reason why you chose to travel to the beat of a different drum? It sounds like you made a wise choice even though it wasn't up to your standards. I'm amazed more folks don't seek out smaller companies to get their start in the industry. Maybe some will read your story and realize there are other avenues to explore.

Third or fourth application? Determination? There are those who could benefit from readin' that. I think a lot of folks turn in an application once, or apply on-line to multiple companies and never follow up instead of showing continued interest.

I'm glad you listened to advice too. Some folks come here seeking advice, but what they really want is to hear only what they wanna hear and disregard the rest, ignoring sage advice. Those who attempt to tell it like it is are accused of being "too negative", and feel that a more positive attitude is all they'll need to find success. A large percentage of them find out the harder way how the large training companies can change a positive attitude to negative long before their magical year is up. Some give up early and quit, with no intention of remaining in the Big truck truckin' industry, --- burned out and disillusioned. Some of those who remain find that their frame of mind takes on a more negative outlook and remains that way as they jump from one company to the next, over and over and over again, in search of a company that meets, or exceeds, their unrealistic expectations.

Having a positive outlook suggests one should expect the best, and they'll find it.
Some day, perhaps. But odds suggest they'll be disappointed.
On the flip side the coin, goin' in expecting the worst would lessen the disappointment, and quite possibly they'd discover that it isn't as bad as expected, and even gets better when their seniority builds up year after year as they learn how to work the system to their advantage.

What it all boils down to is; "a settlement of differences reached by mutual concessions."
That's so important that there's one word that says it all, Compromise.
Know what'cha want
What'cha don't want
And what you'll accept.

I think you already know that CR, but many don't. So I've taken the opportunity to use this post of yours to illustrate the advantages of having a realistic perspective to complement a positive outlook, with a side order of determination, Super-Sized to go (far).

ThanX for the update CR, much appreciated.
Congratulations on finding a gig that fits your needs as well as those of your family.
Please post more often. Your example could be helpful for others tryin' to decide which
direction they should consider takin' to get where they wanna go.

I'll leave you with this insight into your future, --------
Ten, fifteen, even twenty years after you retire, you'll see "nice sleeper cabs go by"
and still feel those "pains of jealousy".
When that happens, -- and it will, -- consider this; ----------
Many of the Big truck truck drivers drivin' those nice sleeper cabs are/were lookin' at you
with those familiar pains of jealousy, and possibly exacerbated by a case of envy.

Don't be misled by the greener grass on the other side of the fence, ---
it could be located directly over a leaky septic tank. :smt045 :smt112