I have a few questions

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The closest terminal will be Joplin, MO. I'm pretty sure on that, but Rawlco or eckz would know for sure. They only train at the two bangn mentioned though. There was one guy in DH's class that was going to get straight into his own truck. Everyone else had two weeks(experienced class) with a trainer.

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Well Bangn answered quite a few of your questions, I'll just fill in a bit.

You will probably start off in Line Haul where you are home 46 out of 52 weekends. It is also likely that you will pass through Austin a couple of times a week going back and forth to Laredo TX.

I am guessing that a recruiter will call you a student. You will have to check with them to be sure.

Sorry no customization is allowed. Some drivers do get away with magnets and window clings but make sure they are hidden when they get near a terminal. Once you get caught and warned once you had better not get caught doing the same thing again or safety will have a FIT.

No APU's, and no power inverters are allowed. You can get anything you need in a 12 volt version anyway.

Peterbilts never do full services on weekends. Now if you are lucky you can get it scheduled for the Austin Pete on a friday or a monday so that will give you some more time at home.

The closest Terminal is going to be Laredo Texas, but that is only a drop yard, freight reload yard, and trailer shop. There is talk of putting a full tractor shop in down there but I am not sure if that is actually going to happen. The closest full service terminal is Joplin MO and I guess you would visit there during the week easily enough.

Well if you start now you will get to drive on ice and snow while out with your trainer. That is the advantage over starting in the summer.

we don't do evaluations, but all your stats are kept track of and if anything is high, like excessive idle time, you may have to explain.

 

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well you really need to talk to a recruiter if you dont have one call laura she is awesome. If you have experiance but it is old they may make you recertify but if you have verafiable exp in semi driving they may make you do a 2 week orientation instead of a 1 week that most exp drivers do. I am sorry i cant help you more but i know laura can so give her a call before you start waiting 13 weeks. I read that and thought it was kind of crazy thats a long time. It would be 20 weeks before you get your own truck. An apprentice is a rookie in orientation and you would probably go out with a trainer for 5 weeks but when you get your own truck you are a driver making normal pay. I hope this helps a little.

 

The GI Bill is for all of your expenses, not just tuition. There is nothing out of the ordinary receiving the money and pocketing it as reimbursement, hell don't you remember TAD and seps pay? Not unusual at all for the gov to take an exceptionally long time to process any kind of claim. I just wish I was still in the window for my GI Bill, paid into it and never used it.