The New FFE Driver Academey

TRUST ME the school they have now is alot better than pine bluff i went in middle august 96 all day and big bugs at night and early morning seven days a week while training in trucks that wouldnt pass a dot inspection u really had to want it so to u guys i say great job its not that bad of a company just do your job and u will be fine

 

wE LEAVE YOU GUYS ALONE FOR A MINUTE AND YOU GO NUTS...
Just cleared trainer, set up for my own truck. Things are not moving as fast as I would like. Anxious I guess. It is a 60K+ vehicle. Why shouldn't they be wary? Be patient, the academy is great. But, then theres the trainer. Lets branch this out to another thread PM....FFEAcad, trainerTrash..look for it!

 

Hay trez u in Lancaster waiting on a truck. If so see ya at the terminal tomorrow. I am at the hotel to go back there and hoping for a trainer.

 

I just finished reading every page of this, and it was truly informative. I've gained a whole new respect for FFE, and really didn't have anything bad to say about them to begin with.

I started driving in 2000, drove for the better part of 7 years, mostly OTR, both as a company driver and a lease operator, did some local gigs, and came off the road in October 2007. I now work for the state of OK, and while it's decent pay, great benefits, and kinda nice to be home every night and have a social life, I miss being out there on the road. I miss the smell of diesel fumes at dawn, the sound of the tires on the pavement...I miss driving! I don't miss the traffic, the crazy delivery times, (have pulled both van and reefer) or any of the other bs that truckers have to deal with...but I still want back in. Either i'm crazy, or diesel is in my blood, LOL!

I still have my CDL, no endorsements, and know that I will need at least a refresher course. I'd rather not start from scratch with school again, but if that's what I have to do then I will. To me, 3 1/2 years off the road hasn't caused me to forget anything, and I keep up with all the latest news and regulations...with my current job, it's a good idea...but I understand that the insurance companies are the ones that really decide these things.

I plan on calling FFE and a few other companies in the next few days, once i've fully made up my mind that I need to ditch the office life...and I pretty much have decided that.

I guess my only real question before I call them is do they have a refresher course, or will I have to start from scratch? Like most people, I can't afford to be without a paycheck for long, so it'll be September, maybe October before I could even start...need time to get the bills in order and save some money.

 

The do have a refresher course, that is what I did. They may or may not have u go through it but who knows. But if they do it is 14 days long and it isn't bad at all. The people there are great. Hope that helps.

 

Thanks rednecktigger, I appreciate the info. FFE just might be the way to go.

 

I have a friend leaving for fort worth on Sunday to start the FFE school and I was telling him about this thread. This is very informative. Does FFE run teams?

 

Who was your recruiter? Can you PM me his contact info. I cant get my recruiter to call me back and it is really pissing me off.

 

Hey lonewolf, why are you an ex-trucker and not current? Just curious.