Wannabe!

Welcome to the forum!...Check WIA thru your local unemployment office, you may qualify for Federal money!!!!!!!!!!

Check here to see if your state's contact info is listed!

http://www.thetruckersreport.com/tr...ew-drivers/124739-wia-a-way-pay-your-way.html

 

First of all, welcome to the forum! Joining with us here is probably the smartest thing you could do to ease your way into trucking.

I drive for Swift but I DON'T recommend any carrier. However, Swift has a terminal in Edwardsville. Do the on-line application. Then, if you can, make an appointment to talk, live and in person, to a Swift recruiter there. Once you've done that, and if the Swift recruiter didn't turn you off completely, come back here for some advice if you think you should consider Swift.

There are more than just a couple of Swift drivers on this board that will help you along the way.

 

Sounds like my wife's family

 

If you can do that there are definate advantages. However, there are also some starter companies that will cover the cost of your school, as long as you stay with them for certain lenghts of time. Oldnewbie mentioned Swift, and there are others as well. You will find alot of threads on here about "good" and "bad" companies. Much of it is your attitude and what you put into it.

 

There are quite a few people on here that can help you with that search.

 

Best of luck to you. Let us know how it goes. 

 

If you don't have $$ for CDL school, maybe consider going with a carrier that has its own driver training school.

Welcome to the forum by the way!

 

If you're able to take time off near a friends house it shouldn't be a problem. But make sure you pay attention to the truck while you're visiting. You don't have to take home time at your own home as long as you are on route.