!PLEASE HELP! Where should i start my trucking career!?

Maybe go to a school and get your 160 hour training... I am under the impression that it is a DOT requirement for most companies to require a diploma... I could be wrong but was told that by a recruiter... So, if that's the case it might be easier and faster to complete the school and sign on with a good quality company than trying to find away around the system.

If I am incorrect, I am sure someone here will correct me...

 

I'm with Schneider bulk now. Driving tankers is great, a little smaller than van so easy to find a parking spot in a crowded truck stop. There training is top notch, paid for, plus meals and hotel. I started at 41 a mile and after 6 months doing 47. You get 6 days off a month you get to pick em. Average about 1800 mile a week plus load and unload pay. The bad they govern trucks at 60 but you are delivering on a schedule so it sit back and enjoy the surge.

 

JB Intermodal or Schnieder dedicated if you want home time. Prime as a last resort. Listening to that reefer thumping every night is rough. $1200/week is not hard to do OTR if you get into Prime dedicated Walmart.

 

when it comes to how much you are gonna make when you get out of school.. You already know. Ask yourself a few questions. How are you doing at Roadmaster? Are you top of your class? Are you struggling to get the concept or is it coming natural? If you're doing excellent in truck driving school and you understand the fundamentals you've got a leg up on the rest. There are other hurdles you will have to overcome though.. Being away from your family is one. I went to Schneider school back when they used to have their own school. I went to Green Bay. For many it was the first significant amount of time away from their families ever. From day one til the end people dropped like flies. The homesick ones were out day one. You need to prepare yourself for that sacrifice now. You will be away from home. That's just the way it is. The next thing you need to be careful about is your on the road trainer. There are some great ones out there but there are some bad ones too. Hopefully you will be lucky. But if not, make sure you are vocal with your company and make sure you let them know you need a different trainer if the one you have doesn't mesh with you.

Basically cover your bases. As hard as it is to do put your worries aside and focus on learning all you can. If you learn what you need to learn the money will come on its own. Don't be impatient and make sure you prepare your family for some away time. It's inevitable in this business. And by all means good luck, becoming a truck driver isn't the easiest of transitions. Be prepared for long hours, interrupted and irregular sleep and time away.

 

thank you very much for all your help. please let me know which company are those.
i am running out of budget right now. all i had in the bank i took it to pay the one week training at the school. the examiner fees and the truck rental for the test. i was very happy when i got the cdl but now i am very frustrated trying to get a job without the diploma.
thank you so much man.

 

The Family Dollar /Dollar General account will get you good money and home time- but you will work for it unloading a full trailer at multiple stops -very hot inside that trailer in summer etc.....US Express may have some regional stuff that gets you home fairly often