NC Truck Driving Training School at Johnston County CC

Thanks ncmickey, i liked to walked my tailend off on the driving range following the other two drivers around, instructor says its' good for ya.

 

Hey Mickey what do most people do about lodging? I've heard of students who commute the distance, while some rent a room there close to the school. I'm not sure either of those will be an option for me. Just curious here, thanks and good luck man!

 

Hey Mickey what do most people do about lodging? I've heard of students who commute the distance, while some rent a room there close to the school. I'm not sure either of those will be an option for me. Just curious here, thanks and good luck man!

 

Blithering newbishness, please look away.

 

A couple of guys carpool here at Mocksville DCCC, one guy checked into renting says ya might as well buy a house.

 

Man, you've just given me some good food for thought. After submitting five online applications this week to companies with schools, I'm thinking your way is the smartest. My first response was from Roehl and it generated some real enthusiasm in me, but your statement about Stevens really puts it all into perspective. Not to mention that I've never heard a negative comment about Johnston' s program there that you're attending.
Thanks for the tips and again, good luck! It sounds like the school will provide definite challenges and keep me busy. I'm pumped for ya man!

UOTE=ncmickey;3622293]Most people drive home. Live about 1hrs and 10 min from the school. I thought for the first week I would stay at a local hotel so I could get used to the long day. I've decided it was the best decision I made. I will probably make the drive for a few weeks and then stay again during the testing phase.. Some local motels give the students a special price. Between $35-50 a night depending on where... I've been getting back to the room exhausted at night. We have had homework every night too.

Yesterday and today we have been learning 4 of the range excersizes. Coupling and uncoupling, straight line backing between 2 trailers and stopping within 12" of a barricade (dock), pretrial inspection and a forward excersize where you have assorted obstacles to maneuver around. Yesterday the instructors drove and showed us the right way to do it. We also had classroom stuff. Today we broke up into groups and did the exercises ourselves. We will be doing these for 3 weeks before we learn some more backing exercises. Tomorrow 1/2 the class goes out on the road with a tractor trailer and start learning to drive the big diesels!! Ill be out with 2 other students and an instructor. We will be out most of the day. The other half of the class will be doing range exercises. They will drive out on the road on Friday and we will be on range exercises. Works that was every week...one day range and next day on the road.

I am very impressed with the school and the instructors. It is not an easy course. They really are trying to train us to be professional drivers, not just get your CDL.

One guy in class went to a Stevens Transport school and didn't make it through. He said the difference in training is astounding. 3 people from his class passed the cdl test and the other 7 that failed and was sent home now have to pay the $7000 for the school bill they can't work off....[/QUOTE]

 

...and just when ya get everything lined up, they go and switch tractors on ya, our group in Mocksville really seems to want us to figure it out, they let us and we do, anTicapate, cause that light will change.

 

Hey ncmickey, hows' it a going? Just finishing our second week over here in Mocksville.