Help a trucker wannabe out!

It's the 7 section form you filled out when you went for your physicall buddy. You filled out the front and the doc filled out the rest. I have mine. I'm sure you have yours.

I made a PDF file of mine to send to companies. If you like, reply to the email I sent you and I'll send it to you so you can see what I mean. If you need to of course.

 

ORG, been following along with your journey and I'm sure you will have plenty of companiew who are interested in you. You will do a great job in this industry. You have the right attitude to make things work for you. Keep your head up and keep the positive attitude as well.

 

hey ORG, i am taking my test saturday and got a prehire from shaffer. out of all the companies i talked with they are definatly one of the best pay and benefit wise for us newbies. i need to call them friday and they said they would pencil me in a date to go to marietta GA provided i pass the test on saturday. nervous as hell about hte test but my instructior seems to think i won't have a problem. good luck to ya

 

I am still in Truck Driving School bu the end of August will be graduating.
My current job provides me with an hourly wage below what I need at 32 hours a week.
From the information gleaned from the Trucking Companies I've been pre-hired by I understand I will be with my trainer for approx. 3 weeks, then assigned my own truck, driving solo. I also understand I will be home approx. once every 14 days for two days off.
I am taking one day at a time, one process at a time, reading and learning a lot.
Good and bad experiences/good and bad people.
I have heard people say that after the first two or three years with a company I would have the option of finding a dedicated run to where I might be home weekly or perhaps even nightly.
I'm just focusing on today.
I have read your posts and wish you luck in your experiences with whomever you have chosen to drive for.
Best regards, Lisa

 

If you are determined to pursue this carreer path it won't be cheap to get started. As for schools I would recommend SAGE. They seem to have the best plan of all the schools I've talked to. Especially when you are out driving with one of their trainers. It is just you and the trainer in the truck. Thast's the best way ion my opinion to do it. The other way is to do your reasearch and find a company that will train you themselves(stay away from C.R. England and Stevens). However there's no such thing as a "free lunch", the companies that offer that will expect you to sign a committment to workmfor them for at least one year(anything longer than that I would think long and hard on). If you leave thewm befote that time you will owe them the balance of what they determine the cost of tre training is. If you choose to go that route, make sure EVERYTHING is in the contract and you understand it clearly and have all your questions answered before you sign it and attend even one day of training. It's a good industry to work in but it is by no means an easy job. Nor are you going to mak a lot of money at it. After you have driven for a year or two you might be able to look for some $0.40/mile jobs but you need to be clean with safety and have a good p/u and del record as well as no problems with D.O.T. violations.
Good luck to you.
Rev.(soon to be Dr. Rev.)Ken