Profile For Jesse K.

I know that trucking is in no way a guarantee of happiness, but ive thought about this for a long time. its something i not only need to do, but its something i really want as well. im actually super excited to start, im just scared as well. i know itll be difficult at first. heck, it may never stop being difficult, but itll give me independence. the ability to survive on my own, without the need to depend on others. free rent and an actual bed instead of a hard wood floor for the last 9 months sounds great too! im not just doing this out of desperation, its something ive been interested in since i was a little kid and just never ended up having the ambition to go through with it.

as for my job history and disability... well, job history i guess will either take more time or i can apply and hope to find a company that doesnt care. as for the disability, i was going to doctors and taking medicine for a few years, but it ended up costing too much, and making me feel like someone that im not, in a bad way. i had been working on it with the help of my friend closely since i started living with her, and depression was completely under control until i came back here. anxiety was a work in progress, but i can generally survive a conversation.

if a year isnt a requirement, i suppose the worst thing that could happen if i apply is they say no?

thanks for all the info btw, im... not very good at this sort of thing.

Its been quite some time since ive had a job honestly, not since i was around 20 -- 16 years ago, when i stocked at publix. my disability shouldnt be anything to keep me from getting a trucking job, severe social anxiety disorder and bipolar depression. my friend helped me move on with the social anxiety, i still get it pretty badly but its manageable now as long as large crowds arent involved. as for the depression, i was plenty happy when i wasnt here, i think if i left i would be in a far better place again.

you said its "generally" a requirement, but thats not always the case? honestly im not picky about which company i start with.

Hey yall, im new here, and i cant seem to find the answer. before i go apply to a whole bunch of paid training schools, i was wondering if its a requirement to have a license for a specific amount of time before you can get a CDL?

some background for those that are interested... my situation is pretty awful right now, i lost my best friend of over half my life who was also my room mate for 12 years and ended up having to move back in with my emotionally abusive mother in florida, who ive come to realize over the last 9 months is why im so socially messed up. i wasnt even here for an hour before she started screaming at me, and well... here i am 9 months later, and still being screamed at on a near daily basis. in febuary between losing my friend and my mothers abuse, i was on the edge and the only thing that was able to talk me down was my brother telling me that its not what my friend would have wanted. im currently on disability and can afford a room mate, but theres no way i can live alone with rent being so high.

ive always kind of wanted to get into trucking, even 20+ years ago. however, my mother has always had this way of shutting me down, telling me im not good enough, etc. i finally got my license 4 months ago, passed everything the first try with no issues, and i enjoy driving (at least until i get into a truck and it becomes my life). i feel like its the perfect job for me, and i dont really see myself being able to hold any other kind of job. i havent spoken to another human really since i lost my friend 9 months ago. ive always been incredibly anti social, which ive learned is probably from the constant barrage of insults from my mother. even writing this is something that i would normally never do, but im trying to move on and get past her bs.

i think living in a truck would be... fairly easy, other than restroom and laundry situations. i basically live in a studio apartment now. ideally id like to move into a truck for 5 years minimum, no car payment, no rent, no nothing as far as bills go, and just truck as hard as possible, save up as much as possible, and possibly keep going even after the 5 year mark.

thanks for listening, and for answers. i may not reply, but i will read.