Comments By Driver_engineer

I applied for schneider just today. Before they get back with me does anyone know anything about schneider? Are they good to there drivers? Is the school good? Are the drivers you ride with typically good? Just getting into trucking so no clue what to expect. Got a class B CDL so already a commercial driver just not a trucker.

very nice truck!!!

Driver engineer,

Look at my avatar picture. It is a 2018 Ram 2500 Laramie Crew Cab. It has the 6.4L Hemi, 8 speed tranny, 4.10 rear and 8 ft. bed, 2W drive. I pull the 38' 5th wheel just fine with about 9 mpg under trailer and about 18 w/o. I am real happy with this truck and very glad I got it.

what year and make of ram you got? It looks really nice! I personally got a Ford F350 but use to have a 2005 ram 1500. It unfortunately got totaled when a dude hit my parked truck.

I should be so lucky! 1- to have a rig like that and 2- to be able to afford it. I'll have to take down my avatar because now I'm almost ashamed. That is beautiful.

on a auction! It went for $154,000

That is awesome. where did you see it???

Happy birthday!

This might have been the coolest thing I have seen this week!!!

yep and thanks for the link

Thanks for the warm welcome! Yep got the class B with the air break endorsement. Do you know of any good paid CDL class A training jobs? Any you would recommend?

Welcome Mark

Thank you for your service as a first responder!!

We are a very inviting group. We exist so people looking for straight honest information about getting into trucking can get answers. There is a ton of information already and feel free to ask questions.

I am a retired LEO and taught driver training for first responders for 20 plus years. The fire truck in my opinion is harder to drive than my semi. You probably already have a non commercial class B license with air brakes endorsement. You also have alot of knowledge already about inspections.

Getting started your best bet is too go over the road full time and get some experience under your belt for at least a year or two. Then living in Nashville there should be a ton of more local and regional work. This is one of if not the most diverse industries we have in the country.

I started out going through a company sponsored school, drove OTR for several years, have done a mix of regional and OTR, and now my slowdown is working on average 3-4 days a week, the weeks I want to work. You just have to put in the time to get experience and find your niche.

Mark, do you mean training schools? Many trucking companies provide paid training based on a short commitment, usually one year. This is the best was to go. Paid CDL Training Programs

lol

Mark, just on a side note, your being a “driver engineer” made me chuckle. If you go to the great thread about funny pictures here on Trucking Truth, someone posted a picture of a tee shirt with the slogan: “Freight Relocation Engineer”. So, you have the opportunity to go from Driver Engineer to Freight Relocation Engineer.

Thanks for the warm welcome! Yep got the class B with the air break endorsement. Do you know of any good paid CDL class A training jobs? Any you would recommend?

Welcome Mark

Thank you for your service as a first responder!!

We are a very inviting group. We exist so people looking for straight honest information about getting into trucking can get answers. There is a ton of information already and feel free to ask questions.

I am a retired LEO and taught driver training for first responders for 20 plus years. The fire truck in my opinion is harder to drive than my semi. You probably already have a non commercial class B license with air brakes endorsement. You also have alot of knowledge already about inspections.

Getting started your best bet is too go over the road full time and get some experience under your belt for at least a year or two. Then living in Nashville there should be a ton of more local and regional work. This is one of if not the most diverse industries we have in the country.

I started out going through a company sponsored school, drove OTR for several years, have done a mix of regional and OTR, and now my slowdown is working on average 3-4 days a week, the weeks I want to work. You just have to put in the time to get experience and find your niche.