Some questions about my mentor

For most terminals, yes, you can park there for hometime, but Wilmington may not allow it. That is a small yard, and they are a little grumpy about letting drivers in sometimes. Check first before you plan to park there long term. Same with Otay Mesa. All the rest, you should be good.

 

Hey SS, thanks for responding, and way to go... toughening it out!! I really mean that! Take what is posted here lightly, there is some really valuable information in TTR, but you decided to become a trucker because you did not want someone breathing down your neck... so don't let the opinions of people in the internet stress you much.
With that being said, everyone here is in your corner and they do have experience dealing with the "types"...
I spend most of my free time reading the experiences of people like you and them so I know what to expect in a couple of months when I have enough money saved up to begin my trucking career (something I learned here: don't begin broke!!!!!).

 

Thanks 1, Swift is definitely in top 3 of my list... I think it would be a good place to learn the business. I have read a lo of threads and they seem FAIR and they have a really good school... which is all that can be expected. Trainers is a crap shoot no matter where you go for what I have read...unless you go to Werner and then its all bad and then the nightmare begins.
One question I have is, they have a refrigerated unit? Is that the better fleet or does it matter? Is it more complicated to run reefer? Is it more technical and more hassle? When you run dry van do you have to constantly be loading and unloading after you drive 11 hours?

 

I think I wound up with a pretty cool DM. Now if I can just get the hang of this Qualcomm!