What to bring to job training???

If you go to the section "Questions from New Drivers", that question is one of those docked. You'll find a lot of useful info there.
If your carrier doesn't provide you with this info, imagine what else they won't do for you...

Since you're a newbie, here's the link:
http://www.thetruckersreport.com/tr...-drivers/16652-packing-list-for-students.html

 

A military style duffel bag if you can find one is great because it will fold down flatter for storage on a trainers truck. You may want to buy some things when you get there if there is a Walmart or something close by if you are going by bus. Husband took a quilt, linens, and pillow; put a good plastic bag inside the duffel bag and try putting them down inside that and use a vac to suck the air out, tape the bag inside well and it will take up less room. Hopefully you won't have to take it out till you are on trainers truck.

Money, snacks if going on bus or to stave off starvation if you get in after meal times. Couldn't find any info on their website about housing, etc while you are in orientation.

You need to make sure you have a birth certificate with the seal on it, non-laminated social security card, prescriptions if on any meds (it is a good idea to change any prescriptions you might have to a Walmart possibly since they are pretty much nationwide and you can refill them anywhere. Get new scrips if you are going to run out anytime soon, it is no telling how long before you are able to get home again to see dr.) A resume helps with all your info provided for employers, references etc, since you will be filling out a regular app once you get there at some point. Phone numbers for next of kin, ss#, birth date, name spelling if you have a wife and will be getting insurance, etc.


This has some stuff in it, the first post # has a lot of the main info at least and then at least 68 pages to to glance through.

Someone did mention that a briefcase took too much room up on a trainers truck. Some take laptops if you have one and an internet card, great way to google maps, etc. A good truck Atlas, I think the 2013 Laminated Rand McNally has been discounted now quite a bit from the original prices, you might check and see if a book store or truckstop has it. Amazon has them, but don't know how long it will take to deliver. Also washable markers are good to use on laminated pages to trace out route, just don't leave some of them on for long unless you want a permaneant stain ( I did blue for NY-NJ on I-95 a few years ago and left it).

http://www.thetruckersreport.com/tr...-drivers/16652-packing-list-for-students.html

 

Ladyfire you beat me, by the time I tried to find the link and checked it and another one out my time flew by. There was another one someone starte a while ago which was good, it had a lot of stuff mentioned on the very first links at least.

 

Here is another link you might like to read, the person has gone to a community school for schooling and hired on to Maverick.

http://www.thetruckersreport.com/tr...ew-drivers/23979-have-to-start-somewhere.html