Help a wanna-be figure out his first step ^-^

Good Evening Forum Dwellers,

I apologize if this post is newbish or stupid, but i'm trying to form a plan to become an OTR trucker. My great uncle and Great grandfather were both truckers in the own right (one a teamster one a O/O) and i would like to make a career out of it myself currently i'm a small route driver using a van for a drycleaner company in New Hampshire, but i'd like to hit the open road. I've been doing some research online and stumbled across these forums, from what i've gathered in the six or so hours i've been trolling them i've found some newbie pitfalls people usually take, aka leasing a truck right off the bat. Sadly i can't find a decent program close to home as new hampshire isnt a trucking sort of state and if i'm going to pay for my own cdl i'll have to keep up my current job while i go to class for it, so i was hoping for one of the company owned training sessions i hear about but every time i look one up, (crst, Cr england) i find people saying it's basically a scam that will leave me penniless and jobless. i was hoping I could get pointed in the right direction of a good program or company which would be able to help me. And/or any tips a newbie MUST know as sadly neither my grandfather nor my uncle are alive anymore to advise. I am aware of the lifestyle involved and how difficult and stressful it can be, I'm turning 22 in about a month now and have no family or obligations back home anymore so i think the road could do me some good ^-^. Thank you for your time!

 

Thank you very much Rerun that's sadly what i managed to find as well just mass, then New york is the next closest after that looks like i'm looking for a train to hire company, Any suggestions other then Swift and millis? I was just talking with My late uncles wife a few hours ago but sadly all she could tell me is to avoid Cr england at all costs, and that my uncle never liked company driving and was jaded against it =/. Any help would be great, thank you for your time. Also yes i'm VERY against loansharks xD.

 

That's what i've been gathering so far xD leasing is the devil gotcha. and thanks i'll check in with them, i'm currently on hold(or as i think of it Ignore) with Prime about there program, swift is now next on my list if this doesn't work out ^-^. That was my though exactly about seeing the country, spent alot of time traveling as a kid (army dad and all) but now i want to do some on my own.

 

I'm not sure about them but a friend told me about Northeastern tractor up in NH when he was younger, only to find out when i BBB'd them they had over 100 infractions and went bankrupt