New Shoes or Boots for a New Trucker

Quick update since my original post - Thank you to all of you who have taken the poll at the beginning and for the great suggestions. I just completed Week 2 of my four week driving school (Diesel Truck Driver Training School in Sun Prairie WI - http://www.truck-school.com/). Great classroom instructor. I have passed all the WI CDL written exams (General, Air Brakes, Combo, Tanker, Doubles-Triples) except HazMat. I may not have time to complete HazMat before my Skills Test with the WI State Examiner (but I'll try to squeeze it in).
Yesterday my "In Truck" instructor said I turned the corner on double clutching both up and down. He sees a CDL in my hand two weeks from today if I keep up the solid progress. I admit I'm just a gear jammer, but I love driving the rig and look forward to hauling some frieght for a solid carrier in the near future. The school has given three recruiters time at the end of the day to tell us about their companies and pass out applications (Schneider, HO Wolding and NTB). Looking forward to listening to other recruiters during the next two weeks, but I'm consumed with the road practice, both forward and backing, so I nail the over-the-road test with the Examiner. And I still need to swallow the second half of my 600 page test book (with 32 "hand-in," homework quizzes that are graded and form a portion of my final school grade).

Again, thank you all for your suggestions on steel toe boots. It has helped me evaluate which pair to purchase. I hope it has helped other newbie gear jammers with their boot selection. There is no doubt I will be wearing them - as a new driver, I need all the protection I can get, from head to toe, while I move safely down the road.

 

Another update - On the road doing my first 34-hour reset in Mobile AL. I wear my Rocky low cut boots, with steel-toe and non-slip, oil-resistant soles. GREAT BOOTS! I wear them every day. And I am thrilled that I waited until hired by Schneider. At the end of the first week, they sold me my first pair of boots, the ones I wear every day, for $25. If I make it a year, as I plan to and am showing I am able to do, they give me another pair from a huge selection for free. One pair annually, for free. Not enough of a reason to sign up with Schneider, but this is a hard-working, safety oriented, family oriented company. Thanks for everyone's suggestions. I know it will help other newbies. The advice and suggestions from other posters on The Truckers Report have helped me get this far. I will keep reading and posting.