I want to learn to drive but where to start?

CRE, is possibly the worst place to consider as the first step.

However, aside from that, if you don't like to drive, consider another career option. This is a career that is based on a persons ability to drive. If your afraid to drive or deal with the idiots on the road go to McD's and flip burgers.

We want all new people to be successful here. But we also demand that you have your head right first. If your afraid of driving, than this isn't the place for you.

 

i totally agree with the above statement. this career requires you to drive. you will also drive different times of day if you drive otr. its also hard on the family life due to being gone all the time. anyways good luck on whatever you choose. also..you might want to try swift before you try cre

 

88.6% of CR England Drivers have unsafe driving demerits according to the FMCSA and CR England employs drivers who primarily graduate from their "schools." Their schools are horrible and don't teach you anything. How they maintain a third party tester status with the State is beyond me. Since January of 2012, CR England's unsafe driving numbers have not dipped below 80%. Just based of CSA data I would stay away from this carrier. They have pretty trucks and nice recruiters...thats about it.

 

Do some research on here there is alot of good folks on here that will give it to you straight. They will tell you what you need to here not what you want to here. The best advice I can give right know is stay away from England and do what you can to pay for schooling on your own. That way you choose where you work and for how long not the other way around. Seek out Chompi, he has good advice for newbies, also look-up Gravdgr, I think he may be over on the Flatbed forum now, but he went through Pam company training and has some good info on compan trining. Good luck and keep us posted.

 

while company paid training is a way to go, its not the end all be all. There are companies out there that will hire and train, beside the big training companies. Smaller colleges and votechs are great places to get this education as well. TN, is avery good place to get this education, and be close to good lanes to start with.

 

If you don't like driving or think it's boring this would definatly be the wrong career. That's all we do and do it at all hours of the day or night. You don't need to go to school to get your license or get hired by a carrier. Although i highly recommend going to school to prevent having to learn alot of stuff on the job as I have. I would recommend the swift training program. But don't fall into the trap of believing what the recruiters tell you. Just go in with the mindset that you will get schooled for free and have a halfway decent job for a year.