New driver in training

This one accepts applications from rookie drivers -- & is home daily:

Darling Ingredients -- Des Moines, IA

-- L

 

This one is food service....& home daily; will accept rookie applications:

Sysco -- Ankeny, IA

-- L

 

This one will not be home daily -- but is still a great place to learn how to drive a big rig; I've recently seen them looking for drivers as far away as South Carolina:

Driver Training - Halvor Lines

Also -- they have a terminal in Altoona, IA.

-- L

 

For an Iowa-based driver -- if you think you are up for a real challenge....you might consider flatbed duty.

If that is of interest to you -- a no-brainer place for you to start would be with TMC (their home office is in Des Moines). With them -- you would drive some of the best-looking equipment on the road.

You can check 'em out at:

TMC -- hires & trains new CDL holders -- home weekly

-- L

 

All you gotta do is get your RPMs low enough and you can float down. If you're having a hard time floating, just do it the old fashioned way and use the clutch to pop it out of gear. Take a look at your speed, give it throttle, then put it in the appropriate gear. Over time, you'll be able to do it without looking at the dash, and you'll be able to just go by the feeling of the truck. If your uncertain in the 5th or 6th range, just take the lowest gear on the low side you feel most comfortable with. Long as your rolling, your good.