Difficulties...

Hello to everyone! I have been lurking on these boards for some time. I took a small vacation from the forums as I became swept away with doing well in college and working my behind off to make ends' meet.

More to the point: I have been looking into driving for years. When I first wanted to truly pursue this avenue, I had a very ill relative that suddenly needed care, her subsequent passing, and dashing between places to live after a short family battle during probate.

Several years after that, I am nearly finished in college (with only three months to go!) and I realize that, in the area I am in, I cannot find a decent job in my field.

Seeing as I have always loved the idea of trucking, coming from a family of truckers, having friends as truckers, I would like to pursue this course once more.

I have tried to contact Schneider first. I realize many of you will have bad things to say about them, but hey, everyone needs to start somewhere and, as a broke college student, the idea of free school is certainly appealing.

However, I cannot seem to get in touch with a live person.

More in curiosity than choice, I tried to contact Swift second. I call, I hear a click, and I hear an automated message tell me that their office was closed and to go to their website. Click.

So, those of you who are relatively new or recent grads - How hard was it to get an actual person on the line?

This is more of a first-time, blog post, but I wanted to introduce myself, give a background, and make you all privy to my situation.

Good to be here and thanks for all of the information thus far!

 

No, I am finishing college because I have had my run of it. I am not finishing college simply to drive truck.

I was following the path my life was taking me at the time and it's run it's course. Time for something new.

 

Thank you all for the replies and so quick as well!

As I said, I kind of did the college thing simply because it's where I was in my life.

Being a little older and living with my lady-friend, I realize that I will not be able to use my degree for anything here. It just seems that, right now more than ever, trucking seems to be the way to go.

My biggest fear about the college aspect is that several months after I graduate, I will have to begin paying all of my loans back. Trucking seems to be a good way to pay a good chunk of that off, while trying to find where I want to settle down.

I think it may just be the times I tried to call Schneider that I cannot get anyone.

I did speak with CR England today. Clarissa seemed almost irritated that I was curious and that I had questions.

After all of the lurking and reading, I will definitely post here more often. Ask more questions about random aspects about the job and just participate.

Thanks again folks!

 

I appreciate this response, flguy! I've had the up times and the down times when it came to my education. I had to jump through hoops and once I found how little I could do with it in Ohio, I became a little depressed.

I figured I would do what you said; drive truck in the mean time and do what I can when I can!