Driving experience needed before a CDL

Now, this is a new one on me. lo,
You might just be better off if you have never driven a car, who knows. lol

I have to wonder, if you haven't driven anything much, what is it that made you decide you want to be a truck driver??

 

You will have spotless driving record since you have not been driving. If you like driving and listen to radio you probably like truck driving but without driving it's hard to tell. I always liked driving out west the road are really open and no traffic. I spent 7 hours in Chicago today getting loaded and getting out of Chicago. That was no fun, so it also depends on the runs you do, cross country vs reginal or local driving.

If you plan living in the truck cross country runs probably be the best. Their is a lot of regulations in trucking. We have Electronic log books you have to run legal today. That can be good and bad, the clock rules your day now. You can learn to drive a truck. The easy park is driving on the highway. The hard part is driving in the city. People can get overwhelmed Driving in the city traffic if you don't know how to make turns. Then it's not fun and you can make mistake. Like you need 4 lanes to make a right turn. If you don't have 4 lanes you have to split the lanes you in, and take both lanes and hold traffic back. Some truck driving schools don't teach that. Because they train to pass the CDL test.

 

Where is your location?
You're good to go as long as you've had a drivers license for 12 months.
Keep it to yourself, in cdl school, that you don't have much actual driving experience.
You seem like a smart guy, so you'll catch on fast.
Can you pass a hair follicle drug test?

 

Washington, DC
Do you want private cdl school or trucking company cdl school.
Since you plan to live in the truck most of the time, I'd recommend a coast to coast outfit.

 

Wilson Logistics
https://www.wilsonlogistics.com/trucking_careers/cdl.php?type=training
Wilson Logistics offers a Paid CDL Training Program designed for those with no prior experience wanting to become a professional over-the-road (OTR) truck driver. We have two training locations: Missoula, MT and Springfield, MO .

 

I watched the Wilson Logistics cdl school YouTube.
Do the following with any company you choose:
I would take an extra large sleeping bag and pillow; not sheets. You can switch to sheets after you're assigned your own truck and running as a solo driver.
Pack your personal belongings in a flexible duffle bag, not a hard suitcase.

 

Goin from very little car time to driveing a big trk is like rideing a tricycle as a kid now and then but @10 yrs old you expecting to race moto gp bikes...