Hello readers. My name is Cathy Rubens. My husband Steve and I started our trucking adventure in October of 2008. These writing will be done in the form of flashbacks, with some things from the past and some things from the present. Steve and I will be writing about the events and happening from our respective points of view. The flashbacks will be stories of happenings and musings from events as remembered by us.
Archive of posts filed under the Choosing A Truck Driving School category.
The Shift From Computers To A Trucking Career Begins
Welcome to the first post of what I hope to be a very long series of blog entries by yours truly. Who am I, you might ask? Well, I’m known as ‘Old Wolf’, but my real name is Adrian. I’m currently in a trucking school in the Pacific Northwest, and thought I would share my [...]
Preparing For Your Profession In Truck Driving
Truck driving is a special profession, it’s not for everyone. There are two assumptions about truck driving, first assumption is that you will hop in the truck and no one will see you for months, the second assumption is that you’ll get your CDL today and a local job tomorrow. Both assumptions have [...]
CDL Training in Illinois – Illinois Secretary of State Certified Schools
Note: Tanya Bons is the Vice President of Eagle Training Services
When shopping for a truck driving school in Illinois, smart students do their research. We always let students know that Eagle Training Services Inc schools are certified by the Illinois Secretary of State, we’re proud of it. Not every CDL training school is certified [...]
Recruiters, Companies, and Schools – Choosing The Right Path Into Your Trucking Career
Its funny how much getting started in trucking is so similar to getting started in the military. It takes much thought and soul searching for both, it takes constant nights worrying about if you’re making the right choice, and the most common theme they both share is that you have to wade through the BS that the recruiters try and sell you.
I Don’t Know Nuthin’ About Trucking – Now What?
Well, I have decided to take the big step and become a trucker. Although I have wanted to drive for a long time my current job was just too good to quit. After I retired I decided to make the choice. My wife is very supportive. I can’t begin to tell you how important a [...]
Just an ol’ Trucker Looking at Driving Schools
Me, being an ol’ time trucker, decided I would go take a look at some of the CDL Driving Schools in my area. Here’s a little rundown on what I found – everything from the crooked and filthy, to the big and the beautiful!
Choosing a CDL Truck Driving School – The First Challenge
Many of you are probably searching for a school to obtain your CDL training, so I figured I’d touch on the subject as I’ve done a lot of research on it. It’s a tough task and one that I think is very important. I actually just signed the papers today to start up with a private CDL [...]
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