Just getting started!

Discussion in 'The Welcome Wagon' started by Chickenfoot, Feb 23, 2014.

  1. Feb 23, 2014 #1
    Chickenfoot

    Chickenfoot Bobtail Member

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    ...just made the decision to "change" my career and become a truck driver. I currently work about 70 hours a week and bring home (net) under $400 a week, a pound of metal dust in my sinus cavity, a half dozen burns and cuts and a damaged ego from having done everything wrong!:biggrin_2552: In my few remaining hours a week I have been studying for the CDL, researching schools, applying for G.I. benefits, researching companies and reading this forum.

    So -- glad to be here and thanks for all the great information!
     
    Chickenfoot, Feb 23, 2014
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  3. Feb 23, 2014 #2
    Chinatown

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    Good for you; trucking is a rewarding career if you choose carefully. Get all the endorsements, TWIC and a passport so you will have more options to choose from. Study the tests at the top of this page "CDL Practice Tests." By researching and choosing carefully, no reason not to make $800 - $1200 a week as a new driver.
     
    Chinatown, Feb 23, 2014
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  4. Feb 25, 2014 #3
    Chickenfoot

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    Thanks for the encouraging words!
     
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  5. Feb 26, 2014 #4
    brothersteve

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    Trucking gets in your blood, its awesome. There is quite a lifestyle change in getting started but keep with it and the skies the limit!
     
    brothersteve, Feb 26, 2014
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