Comments By Skarbrand

Yeah...since this is something I've been getting into, I've decided to tell my parents. Hey, mother is supportive. Father has a big concern I'll never have a family life or just end up being cheated on when I'm not home for so long. I don't really think or care about that, right now, but I guess some people just have priorities that they think should be yours. I can't lie though, it does suck when your family is all "Meh" about it - but I want to wake up and be happy knowing what I'm going to do is what makes me happy. Waking up being all "Aw dammnnn, workkk." is not my style.

Damn, that's not cool...I know it may sound wrong/illegal - but go in the grass or something. Not healthy to just keep everything...in. lol!

LOL@Racoons

Thank you MG and Brett!

I've called PRIME and they're just taking a look over my past work exp, so just waiting for a call back this week, which is what my recruiter said. They also allow dogs under 60lbs, which is perfect for me! :) *crosses fingers*

Also, Brett, you're absolutely right. Just being honest, I don't really like CRST with the things I've read about them, but it's 1 year out of an entire career, so why not? I can definitely transfer to other companies. Knight told me I could after 8 months, the others are 1 year. Not too bad.

SWIFT currently does not want Florida drivers (from what the recruiter told me). Just in case anyone else reads this.

MAY TRUCKING is nice, pet policy as well :) ... but no sponsored school training >.<

Let's see what happens! Wish me luck! And be safe out there guys/gals!

Hi guys and gals :)

I've been lurking for quite a while, lol. I've been interested in this profession for about 6 months now. It's just becoming more tempting to do it. I'm tired of the same ole 'cubicle' routine life.

Anyway, I did have two questions and you all seem to be SO helpful and honest, so I can't wait to see your responses!

Unfortunately for me, I live in South Florida. It sucks, because there isn't much freight that comes down here, so the hiring zones are more North of me. Anyway, the only company that will hire from my area is CRST. They will gladly send me a ticket to their school and then I'd do the 6-8 months team-driving training. Only thing is, I'm more interested (once I'm capable to) of driving solo. CRST does mostly teams only. That said, I was wondering, do any of you know if I'll be able to 'easily' transfer from CRST to another company in the future? I'm willing to relocate if that's an issue that comes up.

My second question would be: With my limited amount of options, I do have a pet >.< .. how difficult is it going to be for me to find a company that hires drivers from Florida, that allow pets?

I've browsed all over this website and have called numerous companies. Swift, Schneider and JB - even Conway, said they don't hire from my area or have sponsored school training :( ... I'm stuck with CRST, but at least it's 1 company, right?

Furthermore, I just wanted to say thank you for such a great website and the HIGH ROAD TRAINING program. It's just amazing!!

P.S. Knight Transportation said they'd hire me if I HAVE the 160 hours of CDL training, but I'm not eligible for their school (because of area) so maybe I can transfer to them from CRST?