Newbie Here...

Hi!!

I've actually come seeking advice, but not sure where to place this, so here I am!

Firstly, I am a woman living near Atlanta, GA looking to get a CDL A. I'm engaged to wonderful man who is currently an owner-operator with Forward Air (4 years of experience driving both team with his father and solo OTR).

Currently I'm considering going to a local truck driving school - Katlaw - to get my CDL there. Afterwards, the plan is to team up with my fiance in his truck.

This is where things get tricky. Forward Air requires 6 months of experience, so fiance will have to quit there and go somewhere else in order to train me. We really don't want to go with the option of me training with someone else.

Is there anyone here who could suggest a company that could fit our needs? Takes recent graduates, takes o/o, and will allow fiance to train me?

Any suggestions would be MUCH appreciated. Thanks in advance!!

 

Sorry, I don't understand...

 

Thanks Chinatown and Oor.

We'll take y'all's advice into consideration. I knew we'd get some good advice here!

Honestly he wouldn't mind much leaving Forward Air and then coming back to them after getting me trained. He really would like to train me himself, but we'll discuss this course of action as an alternative.

 

If we were to consider company driving, the hard part would be figuring out where to put the truck in the meanwhile.

I've put forward to my fiance the suggestion of me training with a female trainer while he stays at Forward Air (he gets paid $1.02 cpm there). That way his income doesn't get disrupted while I get the necessary experience to join him.

I've looked into all the suggested companies, and Covenant is looking really attractive. Thanks again for the suggestion! If you have any more, it's much appreciated.