Heartland Express (Iowa City, IA)

Good luck to you little man. Make sure you stay in school. All that stuff that you are going to study in high school, you are going to need it out here. Don't let anyone tell you any different. Guess I'll see you on the road in a few years.

 

Your a lucky kid, You live in my favorite part of the world!!!!!!!!!!.....Forget about trucking for awhile, get good grades in school...and most importantly try to get out and enjoy the fantastic fishing up there!!!!!!!!!!

 

I am out on lake Saint Clair and Lake Huron on a daily basis and Walleye and Perch have been very hard to catch this season. But, I can't wait to go snowmobiling in the UP.

 

I was going to go to work for Heartland Express, Coyner, but I ended up going with a different company. I'm glad I didn't go with them now because the path I chose led me to a company where I make the kind of money that Heartland drivers make, but I'm home every day and I have the weekends off.

That being said, if I were ever to want to be an otr or regional driver again I would look into driving for Heartland again. They seem to be a solid company to me.

Good luck in your future endeavors, Coyner, and when you get that first driver's license remember to keep it clean and to drive safely. A good motor vehicle report is as good as gold to a trucker.

 

Conyer your just as excited at a young age as I was when I was that young. Im 18 and I graduated from highschool back in January a little early. Went and got my CDL from a local community college and had my CDL class A by early June. Looked and looked and looked for work but to no avail. I eneded up landing a job as a dock worker in July at a LTL company called Southeastern Freight Lines. I worked the dock for a month and then a spot came open to drive the switcher truck around the yard. Its not exactly what I had in mind but it works out ok. If you can find a Any job driving on the road at 18 Id jump all over it. Most companies I applied to said they wouldnt and couldnt insure me. Good luck in your ventures.