A wannabe saying hello

Welcome to the party!

Thanks for your service!

 

I second what lilbit said welcome to the forum and thank you for your service, its much apperciated! And im "new" to the trucking world as well and as a newbie ill tell you this forum has become very helpfull and have made a few good aquantances threw here in my short time beeing here. Hope all goes well in your endevors.

 

Welcome aboard our ship! I'll save all the lifestyle crap of trucking for some other newbie. Sounds like you are used to living in a moving closet! You seem to have a pretty good background, not sure about your MVR. If you have a clean MVR then you should have your choice of companies to choose from. Are you thinking about a school or company school? Personally I would advise you to stay away from the mega-carriers. Not that they are "evil" but your chances of success will be much greater at a small to medium size company. Aim for the companies you see that aren't advertising for drivers as much. This means lower driver turnover rate. Take your time, make yourself a list of your wants and needs and go through the different company websites. You shouldn't be too limited to companies being from the east coast. They love drivers on the east coast! Do your homework. You will get a lot of prehires which really doesn't mean a whole lot so choose wisely. There are also a lot of different divisions of trucking. Some easier to get into than others. Flatbed, dryvan, reefer, heavy haul, tanker, doubles, triples etc... You can most likely get a gig doing tanker or reefer being a newbie. These are going to pay a little more. Personally I like reefer. Flatbed is a lot of manual labor, but that is not always bad when you are sitting for 11hrs a day! I will leave you with a couple sites to check out. You just type in where you live and it will give a list of companies hiring in your area.

http://www.newtruckdrivingjobs.com/student_%20driving_%20job.php

http://www.truckdrivingjobsin.com/

Good luck to you, just holler if you have any questions at all.

Thank you for your service!

 

Welcome to the board navyguy!
25 thank you's for serving our country.

I would do your homework on your training. Distance shouldn't be an issue on picking a training company as once you'll start you'll be gone. You're at an age where you could use your GI Bill and go to Chattanooga State instead of getting a 4 year degree. They have a good truck training program. Or you might pass the GI Bill on to a daughter or son if you have one and go the route you are planning. You're first year is tough no matter which company you go with. Covenant Transport is down the road too. I don't know which is best or worst. Good luck!

 

I was going to post something, but these drivers did a great job giving you info. Good Luck, and thank you for 25 years of service.

My Father-in-law, was a lieutenant commander in the United States Navy.

 

Thanks for your service. I think trucking is a great way to see the country and get paid to do so. If you go into it with knowing you are not going to get rich quick, and that this is not going to be easy but I'm going to try, then you should be okay.

What do you see yourself doing on an average day of trucking and lets see how close you come..

Jacks

 

Welcome to the forum and like the others posted, thanks for your service to this great country.