If I get a place to practice backing should I get a CDL with no school?

I did that, but megas wont hire you without 160 hr school, so you gonna have to go work for 1099 companies for 6-12 months

 

Me gas don't hire you, good companies do hire you unless you have a reference.

Get your cdl and then go wash truck or work the dock at a good company.

 

Bad spelling mega will not hire you, good companies won't hire you with out a reference. Go get your cdl and then go wash truck of work the dock.
If you have a cdl or don't and prove yourself as a valuable worker they will put you in a seat.

 

Becoming self taught the way you want won't come close to learning while being OTR with a trainer. Any good trucker will tell you there's always something new to learn!

 

Community colleges can be one of the cheapest ways to go in certain states like Nebraska & Florida. Student loans for a few weeks of learning? Check it out.

 

I'm enrolled in a school and it's worth every dime.

Truck companies are lined up to hire me. If cost is an issue then do your research because there are always alternate ways of paying for the education.

EndHatred & PayCheck are both correct. Companies won't risk hiring an inexperienced drivers that don't meet a certain criteria due to the insurance policy & risks involved. Join a company as a dockhand, driver's helper, etc and work your way into a seat (probably yard jockey) then work your way up the ladder.

 

I never went to a school. Used to borrow a single axle Hino and a 24' pup van on a Sunday and got my practice that way. I was driving a straight truck for the same company at the time. After a few weekends I went and passed the road test and got my class one. Only had to go to school for one day for an air brake course.