Leaving for RDTC July 13...Any advice?

See if you can get out of the deal and spend that tuition assistance on the University of Kentucky. It's great to see the country but at some point, you need money.

 

seeing ther country is a side benefit. With a good company you will make more money driving than graduating from kentucky U unless u r a basketball player. Most drivers make more money than their dispatchers who have college degrees. It all depends on the driver. A degree usually means working smarter not harder(less manuall labor).

 

I am almost at my two year mark with Roehl and the honor program and I got no complaints

 

If you are going to work on your pilots license, you need to do it all at once. Driving a truck will not allow you to do this. It will cost you at least $8000 for your private rating. After that comes your instrument, then twin engine, the commercial rating, all about another 15,000. From there you will be lucky to ever get a job flying as there are far too many pilots for jobs. Go to you tube and type in "So you want to be a regional airline pilot" and see how little they make. OTR trucking is only going to get worse as well. Believe me, your perspective on college will change after a few days without a shower or decent meal and the best looking women you saw wasnt a women after all. If you like hands on work, learn a trade such as autobody or some kind of mechanic. Drivers lie all the time about that "good money" they make. Some do, but they are far and few between. Good luck and really think about it before you jump into it, because its not worth it anymore. And remember that the schools will continue to pump CDL Training, as thats how they make their money and could care less what happens to you after you finish.

 

Thanks Cressler. Everybody else seems to be against me on this one. I dropped out of college because I was bored. Now I get real bored sitting around waiting for freight. Mechanics would be a very good profession to get into; the education doesn't take too long and you can still have a girlfriend.

 

Umm.. here is one.. Don't forget to have the guy on the forklift put your lumber tarps on top of the load before he dissapears.. Well unless your feeling extreamly strong that day. Also invest in some light wieght coveralls you would be suprised how dirty you can get securing a load. That is all I can think of for now.

 

I run van 7/4-7/3 out of Garland Texas. I am quite happy with Roehl. I am about to join them as a lease operator. The deal the offered me was fair and the guys I talk to who do it are happy. I have found that if someone is a crybaby that always wines and is unable to adapt on the fly then trucking is not for them. I have had days where the road sucks but they are few and far between. It is all attitude. Good Luck