What Do You Think

until freight picks up its a toss-up. how much would you make working for him? how much did your cdl school cost? will you remember what you learned in school after 6-8 months? also if you decide to wait on trucking you will probably be getting back into it during the fall and winter months. ever driven a fully loaded semi in the snow or ice at night when you're dog tired and still have a few hours to go. these are just a few questions i came up with. werner is not the worst place to start but if you want to learn this industry you gotta jump in and do it. hopefully whatever you decide it will benfit you and yours. best of luck with you're decision.

 

Ask your boss if he thinks he's gonna do well by you. If so, you might wait for freight and the economy to pick up. But don't forget your time restrictions on your schooling.

 

every one has to eat.... (points at his reefer) look around for a company in the food... i looked for 2 weeks and gave up... second i did... my phone rang and week later im doin it...

 

i was thinkin' tha same thing there red.
if he waits more than 3-6 months he will have to find a Co. that has "refresher" course's or worsat re-attend school

 

single? go trucking

married with kids? take the paycheck that's more reliable.

 

You could end up in truck driving school again. I waited two months after finishing truck driving school to accept a position and was starting to receive warnings that If I didn’t accept an offer soon, my schooling would be too old. I wanted to work the docks at an LTL company and work into driving so that I could be at home every night instead of every two to four weeks. The LTL companies all told me the same thing, working the docks and working into city driving was pre 9/11/2001 and that the insurance companies all required experience because all of the LTL companies were HAZ-MAT. I did not want to go over the road, but that was the only way I could get experience.

 

is there as reason that you waited till you turn 23 to go trucking you can do it a 21. I mean i know construction was good 2 years ago just curious.