Making the best of a bad cdl school

You don't really need much of a drive train to do the in cab air brake training.

 

I am aware. I was explaining what is at the student's disposal for self-taught training for the air brake test.

 

That's partially why I posted this on a public forum instead of just crying to my credit card company. I want insight from others to help me and fellow aspiring drivers in a tough spot with a trucking school. I know I made a mistake and I know I got screwed over but I'm toughing it out and making the best of a bad situation to provide for myself and my family. We will survive in this industry despite choosing the wrong school. This is just the first obstacle and plenty of others on this forum came to help me out, a 21 year old who isn't in tune with the trucking world, and trust me there will be many more to come.

 

My mother has a cousin with Tourette’s syndrome and he is a trucker.

I have a pretty solid speech impediment.

I have watched a lot of truckers throw their weight around and get obnoxious with people all because they think they are big bad macho tough guys.

I have seen some roughy looking truckers handle themselves with eloquence and manners.

People can surprise you and bring out the best in others has far more rewards than assuming treating people like garbage will get them to yield to your demands.

Anywhere you go you will have to out-manouver or side step people looking to cause havoc to those who come their way.

Just keep in mind those truck drivers who managed to get the best training out of ####ty trucking schools that actually train a few and screw over the majority; will more than likely do something incredibly stupid to lose their clas A license.

Entitlements tend to catch up with people eventually and lose everything they accomplished so easily with very weak skills to adapt and overcome.

Having things handed to you eventually ends. And those folks can not accomplish anything without it handed to them.

You will learn a lot more from a ####ty driving school that ####s you over and someone who has an easy time with a ####ty driving school.

 

I agree 100% with you, driving a Manual transmission car its not like driving a semi Truck, from my personal experience its way hard than what it sounds ''double clutching'' matching RPMS.......

 

I'm having a very hard time shifting gears you think will be easy for me to find a job if I get the cdl with e restri?

 

Most major companies are going to auto transmissions, finding a job shouldn't be difficult.

It cost, on average, $12,000 more for a manual transmission so it won't be long before 99% of the tractors on the road are auto.

 

Where is your location? Most companies these days have automatic transmissions.

 

@Oscar-trucker - Salt Lake city
Try this company; give a phone call; ask if they'll put you in an automatic.
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