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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;blurg, post: 1731503, member: 58707&quot;]Hey guys, first-time poster.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m currently an electrician apprentice, but the economy is so bad that all internship jobs associated with my school have shut down.&nbsp; I&#039;m a first-year student, and none of the other 1st years in my class have even gotten an interview...it&#039;s been about 9 months.&nbsp; I may be able to become a trucker and still be able to take the class since it&#039;s online and easy, very little time needed...then come back to be an electrician when the economy is better.&nbsp; If I feel like it.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve done a little research and there seems to be a lot of variation.&nbsp; I know I&#039;ll probably need to start as OTR, but I read this site that said you could, after expenses, make $2.50/hr or something ridiculous.&nbsp; I&#039;m guessing that&#039;s not true, but what would my ballpark be?&nbsp; I&#039;ve also read that I&#039;d work 70 hours/week.&nbsp; Would I work around that much if I include sleeping away from home?</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, I&#039;ve read that some people went to school and some didn&#039;t have to.&nbsp; I&#039;ll probably go to school since it&#039;ll be easier to find a job with one of the associated companies of the school.</p><p><br /></p><p>I live in Shawnee, Kansas...a suburb of Kansas City.&nbsp; How can I find out which schools are good in my area?&nbsp; If I find a good school, will they be able to place me in a job with ease?</p><p><br /></p><p>How much should I expect to pay for training, and do all schools take 1 month?</p><p><br /></p><p>If y&#039;all don&#039;t feel like answering all this, I understand...but maybe you could point me to a trucking for dummies website.&nbsp; Thanks <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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