Comments By Quentin B.

Congrats!! First off dont work your nerves up to the point you short circuit. Your netvous enough with the whole experience right now. You will pretrip that truck more than plenty to get a routine down. It will come and smooth out as you practice over and over and over.

and yes we do a pretip everyday at school in the morning.

That's great. I take mine in the morning.

i hoped you passed dan.

I just passed my air brakes test earlier today and its official, I have my permit and I start driving tomorrow morning!!!! I'm so excitted. We've already started our log books in school, im a little worried about remembering things to say on the pretrip inspection and what to say at the rail road tracks. GRRR I really look forward to driving the big rig though. We're going to practice straight lines and alley docks tomorrow. Any advice?

NP. Today was my first day. I'll continue my thread on them another day. I'm sick as a doggie. But check 'em out.

-mountain girl

definitely will do. Hope you feel better too.

...and welcome to Trucking Truth, Quentin!

-mountain girl

thanks for the advice and welcome. I'm going to do some research on that company.

Hi, I'm Quentin I'm currently enrolled in a local community college in the lehigh valley for CDL Class A training program. I just recently got my license so I'm a little nervous about going for my Class A but its always been a dream for me to drive a 18 wheeler. Does anyone have any suggestions about where should i apply to for my first job? I have paid training from a great friend of mines so i wont be graduating in any type of dept or contract and i can get a job as soon as I'm finished school which is about 4 weeks. I know there allot of jobs that like their drivers to be at least 23 years of age. Ill be finished around my birthday in September so i'll be 22 by then if that helps. I also don't have a vehicle of my own but I'm working part time and saving in the process. Some advice would be nice so i can be steered in the right direction.