Howdy from ky

I have been reading on the forums for over a month now, pretty much daily, And I finally decided to make a account to introduce myself.

I'm currently awaiting to start my cdl training at a local school CDC or Career development center may 27th is first day of class, I have already paid and done oreintation. Due to my current job I was unable to be approved for any types of grants, me and my wife both work. But with that I have always wanted to be a driver.

I came to the conclusion to do this finally because financially I was able to pay for the class, so really have nothing to lose... other than 4k lol. My wifes dad operates a small fleet out of Ohio also, and does pretty good so also hope in the future with guidance from him some day I can be half as successful as him.

But as always to get something going like that you need experience or no insurance will touch you. That's what I love about the internet and these forums. I applied to basically all the good carriers you read about hear that take students. TMC, Boyd bros, rohel, etc etc. I have two speeding tickets on my record, so that made it tuff. But luckily rohel gave me a prehire offer letter and all that and I'm very thankful because TMC was number 1 on my list and Rohel was 2nd.

With that I head out to start orientation and training with them June 16.

I'm pretty sure I have everything I need for right now. To take with me including a atlas, I would like a nice GPS to go with it but the ones I have looked at have been around 300-400 $ don't know of that's the average or not, that was at my local truck stop I got a cb that I already have in my truck, but not going to take.it with me at first to try and keep my load light on my trainer lol.

But anyways good luck out there guys and hope I can make this a success! It would be a improvement on my current job , I work 64 hours a week and only make about 31k a year gross. I live in the sticks in KY... lol