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I do not have my CDL. I am going to school for my CDL starting the week of Labor Day. I have heard that some trainers are incredibly rough and hard on you. I do appreciate that to an extent because I do better with the whole hands on experience. I hope I don't have the 'cart before the pony' but I wanted your experienced input. What kind of questions should you ask your trainer? I am the type of person to walk away and say wow, why didn't I ask them about that.

Hey there, Im starting with Covenant on Monday May 16, Im from Jacksonville, FL as well and am new grad and just wanted to get you overall impression of Covenant Transport and if you were still there. Richard

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Richard,

Can you give us an update on Covenant Transport?

I am going to be going to school in the next few weeks. My boyfriend and I will be teaming together. Covenant Transport has a buddy program that will allow us to train together while on the road. Is there any tips or advice that you can give us about the company, trainers, etc. I am not seeking negative feed back but it seems that's all that I have really heard about them. And throw in any other advice as well...

Welcome to Trucking Truth, Skeeter. I haven't seen much about Covenant on these forums, but what do I know?

Read through the CDL Training Diaries Forum for some general experiences. Since yuo two are going to work/learn together, I'll add this in: There's an old rule about teaching someone to drive a car: never teach your own son/daughter how to drive! This might be some guidance for you two. But good luck!

You could add a Covenant diary yourselves here for future Covenant people.

"You didn't say anything about this, but what's the situation for your CDL permits? Even if the school says you will do those in class, be prepared by studying in the High Road Training Program. You can't go wrong!"

PS That's a rockin' avatar! Are there only two pictures there, or is there a secret third one?

We are going to TN Truck Driving School. I picked up a CDL Manual at the DMV and I have been studying the High Roads guide as well as a few other ones that I have found on the internet. Back to the school, they are really pushing Covenant but they are just as good as the others, according to the $$ anyway..

We are going to school together, so we will both be starting out at the same time. The trainer will be a 3rd person and he/she will be training us both at the same time on the road-not really sure how that is going to work. Then we will go out together.

I have been working on getting a federal grant to pay for my school and trying for a scholarship with Women In Trucking. I should hear from both of them this week... I hope.

Thanks on the Avatar! I found it on Pinterest. It's just the 2 faces! I know I looked at it for ever..

I am going to be going to school in the next few weeks. My boyfriend and I will be teaming together. Covenant Transport has a buddy program that will allow us to train together while on the road. Is there any tips or advice that you can give us about the company, trainers, etc. I am not seeking negative feed back but it seems that's all that I have really heard about them. And throw in any other advice as well...