Starting out with Conway Truckload

Hey kmfishing!

I plan to attend Central Tech later this year, as well! They recommended Conway to me, as well, since they reimburse half your tuition, I believe. I look forward to hearing how it goes for ya.

Good luck

Andrew

 

I thought so, my wife is reading the posts you have now and is very excited by what you have said. I will be training with another company near us, but find your posts to very helpful. Keep them up as you can, they are very informative.

 

Hello Tinman, I went to Crowder for the full month-long (now five weeks, if I understand it correctly) program several years ago. Kelli, Lonnie, Darren and Janice were the instructors then. Say "Hi" to Kelli and everyone for me (tell her I'm the guy with the white volvo that drops by every once in a while). The obstacle course is very close to that used at ConWay, or it was in my day. In any event, the same skills are tested, so if you can pass one you can pass the other. Hint: you can take the test as fast or as SLOW as you like, as long as it is in a forward gear. Hint hint. If you're lucky they will still be using the skidpad to get your slick road skills up to snuff. If you go to YouTube and search for "crowder skidpad" you'll see some video I shot there last year... you'll recognize the place Good luck, Jim

 

Jrotr

I take it you drive for Conway TL too? How long have you been there? Care to share your thoughts or experiences?

I don't live too awful far from Joplin, and they have a terminal in the town I live, so I'd think freight would be pretty steady thru here with decent home time.

Andrew

 

Weird, I thought I replied to this already but I don't see the message. Anyway, I used to drive for CFI until about a year ago. You can find my blog covering much of that experience by doing a google search for "OTRjournal cfi blog". Good luck, Jim

 

Yeah, I will for sure keep everyone up to date on it. The place I am staying at does not have internet but I am hoping I can find a place that has internet. Im actually staying at a nice 3 bedroom 2 bath house with a full kitchen and washer and dryer. It also come with cable and all too. It is only costing me $375 for 4.5 weeks so it is one heck of a good deal I think. Also, each room has a lock so you dont have to worry about stealing. But as it looks right now I am the only one staying there so I may end up having it to my self. If I cant find a relieable wifi signal I will just write things down on word and when I get a place that has internet then I will upload what I wrote in one post or something like that. I have talked to many drivers and I have heard good things from Central Tech. Also, all the people that I have talked to there at Central Tech are super nice and helpful. Yes, I do like how Conway pays half the the tuition after you pull just one load with them. I am getting pretty dang excited to get going that is for sure.

 

I'm pretty dang excited, too! I didn't realize they paid half after your first load. Not bad.

 

I was a Central Tech student as well, GREAT school if you ask me although it's the only one I ever went to so who am I to judge hahaha.

Those of you that go, tell Mr Monochello and Ms Cisco hi from Jay with all the tattoos.