Waves from the beautiful state of SC to all out there who are reading this!  Thank you for stopping by my little peace of cyberland and taking a look at my path into a career as a professional truck driver. I hope to present my journey in a logical and well written blog so that you, the reader, can see in your mind’s eye the path I have taken.

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 first went to a CDL school back in 1974. I didn’t do anything with my new license, except to keep it. Now, I am wanting to go and become a real driver. Most companies will not accept you as an inexperienced driver unless you are a recent CDL school graduate. So, back to school for me. In my last post I gave a few key pointers in choosing a school. Now I want to let you know what I think the real purpose of the school is. (HINT: it’s not about making you a truck driver!).

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 [...]

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 [...]