Is going local as a newbie a mistake?

thanks guys, the terminal i'll be driving out of is about 10 minutes away from where I live. They didn't sugar coat anything and told me they'll work my tail off, which is good cuz I figure the harder I work the bigger my paycheck will be. I have to complete 3 days of orientation and then 4 weeks of training. I'm just ready to get out there and get to work, I've been out of work too long. My wife's driving up a darn wall and having no income sucks. Plus I'm used to long work hours so this won't be too big of a transition.

 

Thanks for that far Kenworth, I just hope that there's more newbie's out there that actually get out there and work. There's too many people in my generation that expect everything to be handed to them on a golden platter. My cousin #####ed at me the other day because he had to work over 25 hours this week and I kinda gave him the wtf look and walked away. Some poeple really amaze me how lazy they can be, even when their broke.

 

So I just got back to my hotel room after my first day of orientation and I'm pretty impressed with the company that I chose. I took my road test today and the only thing that kinda caught me was having a transmission that wasn't as loose as a 5 dollar hooker. We took our road test in a Kenworth T800 and I have to say I didn't like the fact that I wasn't impressed with the space to get to the bunk but who cares I won't be driving one of those. The company put us in a nice hotel with no roommate which is nice. They're very safety focused and care alot about their drivers. I like that they're a smalller company and don't have a ton of trucks to keep track of. I also found out on my physical capability and health test that I'm going deaf in my right ear yay! The safety manager told me they lose alot of drivers to this test which suprised me cause the test was too easy. Anyway two more days of orientation and then back home to start my 4 weeks of training. I'll keep ya'll updated on how things go.

 

So I passed all of my test and am officially hired on with this company. I also signed up for that Open Road service and was curious if any of you drivers have ever had to use that service and is it worth it to have it?