Hey Tomy, just wanted to pass word along that I'm starting at Coastal on Sept. 19th. Excited to get it done and get on the road - thanks for all...
Awesome, thanks for the tip - I'm still trying to make up my mind between Coastal and Diesel Driving Academy in BR. Schneider will do a pre-hire...
Congrats on the job! I'm considering going to Coastal as well and finance it my own way rather than going through company training. Would you...
Thanks! I'm going to give them a call in a few hours! Worst thing they can tell me is that I have to find a school first...
Looks like I am out of the hiring zone for ALL of the above :( I figured some flatbedding companies would want a guy that lives about 45 miles...
Some of you may recall that I've basically been waiting to get into trucking for the last year due to a Careless Operation ticket that I received...
I'm fighting it - basically what happened is that i was behind a van going 45 mph on a 5 lane road (2 going each way with a middle turn lane), i...
I'm having the same issue with trying to get into the industry - I lightly rear ended someone back in December and was given a careless operation...
Teaching was the route that I originally was going to go, until I started doing student observations and noticed how much i hate teenagers. There...
I've been debating about entering the trucking industry for some time now, whether its really worth it to continue college for a degree that has...
Yeah, Utah is likely going to the Pac 10+2 this week so they'll be moving too.
Cool. It's basically deciding between DDA & Coastal now. There's a place near Kentwood from what I hear, but sounds kind of shady because no one...
Update - called up Werner today to see what they have for training and they referred me to Diesel Driving Academy in Baton Rouge. Apparently it's...
Might need to start moving some of those teams to different conferences now...hehehe.
Hello everybody. I am a 29 yo male looking to break into the trucking industry. I'm former military, and have recently discovered after four...
