Profile For Joshua A.

Thank you so much for the info!

Joshua,

Welcome to Trucking Truth. Anne gave you some great info.

Not many OTR companies hire from down in your area. CFI has a lot of freight in and out of Florida. They would train you for free with a one year commitment.

Good luck.

Man, I'm happy I stopped by this forum! I can't thank you enough for all of that information. Looks like I have a lot of homework to do tonight haha. Thanks again!!!

Hello everyone! I am highly motivated to get into the trucking industry and I was hoping for a little help/advice on how to get going. Does anyone know of any companies hiring in the Port Charlotte, Florida area that would send me to trucking school? I want to get going as quickly as possible. Is it a better option to just get my CDL on my own, or do I need to go to school to get hired? Thank you all so much for your help and I look forward to participating more in this awesome forum!

Howdy, Joshua;

Welcome to Trucking Truth!!!!!

First of all, we DEFINITELY recommend company paid training over a private school for MANY reasons, the guys/gals will chime in shortly. Until then; here's a start, (our starter pack!) for you to peruse. Brett's book is the 2nd item down; it's a 'MUST READ~!'

• Truck Driver's Career Guide
• Brett's Book: The Raw Truth About Trucking (free online version)
• High Road CDL Training Program
• CDL Practice Tests

And when you digest all the above, we have this:

Apply For Paid CDL Training

Where you can apply to MANY training programs, with one quick app.

Lastly, it doesn't matter where you live; these companies will accomodate your travel, to their prospective facilities, and provide food and lodging for you, as well.

Welcome to this exciting profession!!

~ Anne ~

Hello everyone! I am highly motivated to get into the trucking industry and I was hoping for a little help/advice on how to get going. Does anyone know of any companies hiring in the Port Charlotte, Florida area that would send me to trucking school? I want to get going as quickly as possible. Is it a better option to just get my CDL on my own, or do I need to go to school to get hired? Thank you all so much for your help and I look forward to participating more in this awesome forum!