Profile For Andrew N.

I suggest he get his GED for other reasons. There may come a time in his life that driving truck isn't what he wants or can do anymore. Having his GED will be one less hassle, if he has to change jobs. Do it now, while he has his schooling pretty fresh. The older you get the more schooling that slips away. Example: Algebra.....who ever used that after school, unless your a rocket scientist ????????? French: I took 4 years.....never used it....wish I'd taken spanish, tho. Your son may be able to "challenge" the GED test.He may be able to take the test, without studying the topics he doesn't have enough school credits in. This varies from state to state, so check it out. Any vo tech, or community college can give you that information. Good luck.

Most if not all companies require a minimum of a GED. He can get the CDL but will still need at least a GED before he would be able to get a driving job.

It says he has been in trucking for 35 years in his profile?  
 
So if I put in my profile that I own all the banks in the country I guess they owe me alot of back pay then cause its something I put in my profile.  
 
An old saying comes to mind..... Believe nothing of what you hear and only half of what you see.  
 
Did anyone try the Craigslist thing? What did ya see? To many jobs to count I would bet.  
 
Anyone listen to the Road Dogg channel on satellite radio? Funny thing is if there are no jobs left in trucking why are there trucking companies advertising jobs EVERY break on the radio? That same guy I would bet does not know how to use a computer and IF he has a cell phone it's the size of a brick....hello 1980.  

It seems to me alot got to forums to read how to go truckin not to learn of what it really is. my advice is this read up on what it is not how to do it, my gramother used to say experience comes from doin something not reading something. in that sayin it means no matter how much ya read ya still have to do it to know how to do the task at hand. i can read a 1000 books on automotive bit until i get my hands dirty i wnt truly know what ive read. so read about what truckin is not how its done then if ya feel its for ya go for it get ur hands dirty. in the 1st mnth ull truly knw if its for ya or not.

Thank you all for your responses, I look at many different places to get the most informations I can, and so far I like it here better than other places; more informations and a positive yet realistic attitude from everyone.

I still have some time before deciding for an Independent School or Company Training, so I'm still searching on informations before I decide which way I should go, can be confusing at times...

I've also visited TTR, and while there is a vast amount of good info/posters there, there is also a lot of whining/bad (mis)information. Without knowing the context of the quoted post, I can only assume it has to do with someone with unrealistic views of making it rich in trucking, but in any event, there's a lot of WTF in that post. Just looking at the trucking jobs section, there's scores of listings for drivers, and anecdotal evidence of experienced as well as inexperienced folks getting hired on. One just need visit any of the oilfield threads. First he says the only jobs available are for replacing the non-hackers, so it sounds like a moot point, if jobs are filled with people who cannot keep a job, or cannot handle the pressures, then it won't be long until it is filled by someone who wants to do it, and can do it. Fact is, in my limited opinion, there is no disputing the need for drivers be it due to growth, or keeping existing trucks moving. I could use this in context to my current job, where while people are quitting, we are growing, and seats need to be filled, one way or another. The last thing, is his complaint about 'bottom feeding' carriers. I can't see a problem with a company paying to train you, and only ask for about a year of service to repay it. I don't see it as being indentured, rather, I see it as, there ain't no such thing as a free lunch, and if you cannot stick it out, then that is your own problem, not the company's. I have seen it here, drilled over and over and over again, is one should stick it out for that 1 year, then start looking around once ya got the 1 year experience. If you go job to job to job, it's not just trucking that will frown on it, I'd say pretty much any employer, in any type of job would look at it the same way. This quoted post, may be trying to scare off people looking into trucking, or perhaps this post's author is in fear of possibly losing his position to one of us new guys, who knows. All I can say, is that I am not phased by it. I am leaving (God willing, I get my CDL first Grin) a company after 8 years of service to try something that may pay close to the same salary I get now, and require many more hours, in less than ideal working conditions to get it. I know the risks, I've done my homework, and if there's a drivers seat to take, then I'm gonna claim one too.