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I am looking to start a long haul trucking carrer with no experience. i have done my home work and i know what to expect when it comes to the trucking life style. I was just on the phone with a very enthusiastic gentleman from Werner Trucking. I had one simple question that i asked him, it went something like this "What is the best time of the year to attend a school and start working at the company the spring or fall?" His response was it doesnt matter being a trucker is a year round job so you can start whenever you want. Well you see here is the thing, if a young man like myself has no tractor trailer experience what so ever I would think that driving in spring and summer so that you can get some miles on your tires before you hit up the congested, ice and snow covered mountains here in the west. Luckily i have a grandfather that was a trucker for 50+ years, owned his own truck most of the time and has been around to see the trucking industry form to what it is today. I value his advice as well and others who may offer it. What do all of you think, should i start now or wait till spring?

 

not to sound rude or anything but i have been doing my research for a while now, as i have not had the means to obtain my CDL till now due to reasons no one needs to know. but i have understood and do fully understand now what i would be getting into if i drove for one of the mill companies. my eyes are open and have been for a while. but i also understand that you have to start at the bottom and work your way up, it is like that anywhere you go you arent going to have anything handed to you on a silver platter. i was in the military for 5 years, so the bottom of the barrel is where i started i worked my way up and now i have to do that same again. please dont assume that i have no idea what i am getting into because maybe someone else doesnt but i do. driving is what i love, i love the lifestyle of a trucker and i know exactly what to expect when driving for a #### company. you worked you way out of the bottom then either jumped ship or stayed with it. either way i look at it let us that are getting into this from the start have somewhat of a chance rather than bad mouth the entire industry or a few companies. if those of us noobs jump ship then so be it but dont spoil the experience for the rest of us just because of your bad experience with a couple companies.

 

i agree with you that any time is as good as any to start your trucking career. werner isnt my only choice as far as a company to start out with and that is all the one i choose will be is a start for my career to get my 1 year driving experience as i have a company already in line to drive for they are just waiting for my 1 year. i will admit though that werner is one of the top on my list as i am the one of many that will need the help through a school and i am limited by the companies that will take me as for where i live.

 

my only problem is that only certain companies are hiring out of my area. some i cant get on with, like scheider for example i would love to drive for them but i cant.