Orientation in the morning.

Do keep us posted on how things go there.

Like Chinatown said, above -- dry van, or flatbed?

--Lual

 

Good luck bud..
Pay attention and keep yer nose clean. A year will pass in no time and real opportunities will be available.

 

Western express, there are youtube video of drivers. Sounds like a regional company

 

Good luck to you! Keep us posted...

 

It's an accident. It won't happen again. LOL

 

I would not call them a regional company.

From there Web Site: "Today, Western Express has terminals stretching from Pennsylvania to California. With more than 2,500 power units and 6,500 trailers, Western Express can meet almost any shipping need, including dry van, flatbed, dedicated fleet, logistics and expedited truck/rail options."

 

You will need more than a sleeping bag.
Extra clothes, toiletries and some cash.

Keep it fairly light, as what you bring will likely be on the top bunk with you when you sleep. Not much room up there.
Warm weather now, so you won't need a coat. Mainly t-shirts, socks, 1 extra pair of jeans... enough to last a week or so as you won't be doing laundry more often than that. Heck, you may not shower much more than that.

You will probably run mainly as a solo driver for the first part, then go to team driving.
That is when it gets really 'interesting'.
Trying to sleep in a moving truck, trading off in the middle, trying to get showers and laundry and eating done as you are trying to make deadlines between the two of you.

Boot camp in the military is actually easier in many ways.

 

To expand on @Moosetek13 post.

Sleeping bag, Appropriate bag for electronics (lap top, tablet, ebook....), small duffel bag for clothes that can double as a pillow.

Make sure you pack a dirty laundry sack or pillow case to use as a laundry sack. Basic toiletries kit (including OTC and prescription meds) should also be in that duffel. I keep a hoodie, 2 pairs of jeans, 3 or 4 shirts, and a weeks worth of socks and undershorts in the duffel. Travel mug for coffee if you're an addict like me.

Figure on a cheap sleeping bag the $20 at Walmart variety. Don't Bring the $300 sub zero mummy bag.

If you can't carry it all at once you got too much junk.

Duffel on a shoulder or back pack strap. Sleeping bag either tied to the duffel or carried separate. Electronics in the other hand.

Notice there is no real room for food. You'll need to grab some on the fly. Make sure you've got the debit card set up (get hold of the bank and let them know you will be traveling so they don't shut it off) and some cash for when the card readers just don't work or the bank screws up and shuts off the card.