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• April 22, 2009 -- 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 some validity but neither is entirely true, all potential CDL students should research the industry. The first assumption, OTR (over the road), companies can keep you on the road for months, but...
• April 15, 2010 -- An Intro To Big Trucks And Truck Driving School Part III – The CDL Exam
  After exploring the operation of a big rig and taking a drive, it's time to take the CDL exam and wrap up this series with some thoughts about the process of getting your CDL....
• April 8, 2010 -- An Intro To Big Trucks And Truck Driving School Part II
  In Part I of my intro to big trucks and truck driving school I talked about signing up for truck driving school at North Cross Commercial Driving School and covered a bit about the anatomy of a typical big rig. Now in part 2 I'll talk a little bit more about the mechanical aspects of big rigs and we'll take one for a drive!...
• March 25, 2010 -- Truck Driving School Part IV – Taking The CDL Exam
  Finally, the time to take the road test arrived. We would go, in small groups, to the testing facility in Hartselle, Alabama over the next five days. I would test on the second day, and Alan would test on the fourth. Everyone was nervous, and most of us failed the first attempt....
• March 25, 2010 -- Trucking School Part III – Boot Camp
  Almost everyone is abysmal at 45° angle backing to start with, and I was no exception. However, I was not the only one having difficulty. Alan even resorted to mathematical solutions to crack this puzzle, but it didn’t seem to help either of us. But a couple of great instructors stepped in and helped get us going in the right direction....
• February 17, 2010 -- Which CDL Endorsements Should I Get?
  When you attend truck driving school, even a company sponsored CDL school, you'll have to decide which endorsements to get when taking your CDL test. We'll talk about which CDL endorsements are available, how you get these endorsements, what it takes to keep them, and why they are important....
• January 22, 2010 -- Truck Driving Career Seen As Strong For Next Decade
  Truck driving has always been a great career for those of us who were cut out for the lifestyle. If you're not the right person for the job, you're really not going to like it much and you're not going to last long. But if you feel like truck driving might be the right career for you, the outlook for the industry looks to be very solid for many years to come....
• January 6, 2010 -- Randy’s Phase 1 CDL Training – Part 9 – He’s Done!
  I talked to Randy sooo much today.  We discussed EVERYTHING about trucking, the school, our experience so far, every aspect of our future, and how we've both been sort of "cracking under the pressure" lately....