Lookin' for Advice on My First Year

Trucking is a great career, as you already know!
The local college is best because it gives you more options as to companies to work for.
How old are you? Companies have minimum age requirements, but no maximum age restrictions.
Carter Express has school in Paragould I think; pretty sure they provide meals and lodging.

 

She's over 25. Her younger sister is getting married in 3 weeks. But thanks for thinking we were that young. Lol.

 

lol....I'm ancient and my youngest is eleven yrs. old.
Do you work for a reefer outfit or dry van?

 

Here soon we'll be doing a bit of both. We're making a jump next month to a new outfit. Heading into AA&E and TVAL pharma.

 

If she decides on a private school, let me know. There's some decent companies she can start with and work there until she gets the 12 mos. experience.

 

Yeah, she's leaning toward the local college, but I want her to get both hands around her options.

Thanks for the help, China.

 

I taint far from you. ASU has a trucking course complete with tractor trailer to learn on. Ive.. had always a tendancy to... generate a small harmless scenario around the trainee trucks once or twice. Nothing BAAAD mind you... They seems to be pretty steady. From what I can see in my freeway. (US 67 which is now being rebuilt finally... hell has frozen over...)

Please do not indenture yourself as they used to do in colonial times into debt if possible in a mill. Go to the college maybe learn and get your CDL. That tuition I guess would have to be paid somehow. Maybe you can spend a year or less saving up for it cash? It's going to come out of you now or pound of flesh later understand?

Arkansas is not bad. But... erm you could get caught up into a outfit younder heah that might not be as... first class as they really need to be these days. I dont think you want that.

You also have a oppertunity. We used to interchange million dollar McKesson loads at your truckstop now and then serving teams who don't hae time to get to little rock and do a drop hook to get it.

 

Crowder college in neosho is school of choice for CFI in Joplin... highly recommended by this highly respected driver