solid student driver programs

TMC flatbed

 

Start with tanks, stay with tanks. Best advice I can give. Chinatown posted a good list, exhaust those before you make a decision. I started my tanking experience with Schneider and wish I had started with them from the beginning. I pulled van, reefer and flat, tanking is the best to me. Flatbed would be second. I will never again pull a reefer, just can't stand the customers.

 

For anyone who is interested. Trimac does hire a few students. You have to catch them at the right time, have gone to an approved school and you have to do face to face interviews but if you do get hired then welcome to your new career because they might be a few better than Trimac but not many.

 

That will help a lot, especially when all your stuff comes in.

 

I always thought that you get trained to drive a truck before you get a CDL, not after. So those company trainers are mentors for a lack of a better term.

 

I heard a lot about Trimac but they don't allow riders !!

 

Mcelroy has a good training program. 2 weeks in class and on the yard..20days with trainer and 1 more week on the yard with your assigned truck

 

*Ill second this one here...Epes is a great place to get started at.