NEW Guy

I am new to this site and am going to get my cdl at an independent trucking school. I am going to be attending Napier Truck Driving School in Hamilton, OH which is a little north of Cincinnati. I have read a lot about them and they sound reputable.

I am 24 years old and have tried college and it is not for me. I have no previous truck driving experience but have many reasons why I want to become a truck driver. First reason is that I need to achieve something out of this life. I haved worked several jobs and they really lead to nothing more than a dead end. I am not much of an independent person which will make this hard for me but I need to find myself.

I would like to travel the country since I haven't been out of my state often. I know that it will be from the roadside but I enjoy driving, it is a nice escape from reality. I spent most of my time with family and didn't really make friends. I need some time alone on the road to search within myself to find out who I am. I don't have a wife or kids which helps me in making this come true.

I have a couple companies that I am interested and would like to here feedback from experienced drivers. From what I've read about I would like to work for Schneider, U.S. Express, Con-way, or NTB. These companies seem solid and offer employment to recent graduates.

I applied for the WIA grant and if everything goes accordingly I will start training with Napier soon. I already have my DOT physical the medical certificate is good for 2 years. I am unemployed at the moment and hopefully I can get some cash together to pay my bills during the month that I am in training.

I am happy to join the Truckers Report and can't wait to get started in the trucking world.