New wannabe driver intro

Discussion in 'The Welcome Wagon' started by RockinW, Nov 18, 2010.

  1. RockinW

    RockinW Bobtail Member

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    Heya. Obviously I'm new here, and to trucking, but this seemed like a decent place to find information and ask questions.

    The handle is taken from my grandpa's CB days... his health isn't so great now, so I thought I'd keep the name alive in his honor.

    I'm 23 and considering trucking to pay the bills up to, and maybe during, college, and as a fall-back should I be unable to find work right out of college (and yeah, let's be honest, that's a possibility). I wanted to have something fall back on that pays more than burger-flipping. I'd also like to be able to actually save something rather than just keep my head above the water.

    Right now I'm a pizza delivery driver, and while my little car is a far cry from an 18-wheeler, at least I've been on the road, and in all kinds of weather. (heck, we get paid to drive when no one else wants to... including tornadoes. Thanks for that, dear old GM.)

    I'm looking at Roadmaster for CDL training. I'm not sure what else is out there, aside from company training, but I don't know who I'd want to work for yet. If anyone else knows schools in/near Indianapolis, let me know!

    If anyone has any good tips, info, or links, I'd love to hear 'em!
    Of course I'll be looking around the forums myself - no one's going to give info that's only 2 clicks away.
     
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  3. Gears

    Gears Trucker Forum STAFF - Gone, But Not Forgotten.

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    Welcome to the forum RockinW!

    Only thing I can say is that when you start school, learn as much as you can, practice as much as possible and take it seriously. I assume you have a clean MVR, will pass a health exam and drug test and have a clean record. If you got that going for you, that's all the better.
     
  4. trukngrl

    trukngrl Lollipop, lollipop...

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    Welcome aboard....I concur with Gears here. No matter where you go to school listen to what they have to say. There's a reason your being taught
     
    Gears Thanks this.
  5. lil may

    lil may Road Train Member

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    Good Luck and Welcome to the forum
     
  6. rambler

    rambler Road Train Member

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    Welcome to you.
     
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