Comments By Ice princess

Hello Errol,

I was in Indy for orientation earlier this month. Their dr sent me home to do a home sleep study. I got the go ahead from their dr, I don't have sleep problems. I have spoken with local companies, friends, but they are unable to let me use their trucks, insurance purposes. I am just an hour (40 miles) south of the UP.

have you been up here? A called a lot of companies and most larger companies will not hire from here. I actually lucky that two that I was really interested in would hire me from this area.

I did back a truck up once but I ran over the imaginary building, in my defense, I didn't see it.

Long story, long time ago there was this trucker who had children, the oldest was a girl, he wanted a boy so this trucker taught his daughter almost everything he knew. He took her in the truck when he drove for a company, taught her to wrench and handed her the keys to his straight truck. He pointed out the clutch, brake and go pedal, put the first shifting lever in low, go through your gears then move both to the next level. I love semis, nothing more beautiful, sorry side tracked.

Jumping ahead, I now raised my children and I am single. I just quit my job to go to knight to learn to drive. My Dad didn't have a tractor and trailer, I never backed up. I am very nervous, any words of wisdom on backing them up? I may be over thinking this, but is there a lot of customers where it is difficult to get into? I only use mirrors when backing a car plus for me. But only plus. Things are different from when I was in a truck.

Has anyone gone through Knight training? I think it is called something else. I heard Squire there. I was down there but sent home to do a sleep study. Thankfully my job took me back for a few weeks until I got the test results back so I have a paycheck.

Words of wisdom would be greatly appreciated.

Hope things is going well for you. For me, it was 46 yo thinking now is the time. I used to say, prick my finger with a needle and I would bleed diesel fuel. Stay safe, perhaps our paths will cross.

After a lot of agreements with myself, I decided to do it. I got my cdl permit. Ok, now what do I do with it? Local trucking companies, family owned, Can not let me borrow their truck to practice with, I tried;) I researched the internet and made many calls. Down to Roehl and Knight. Believe it or not, it is difficult to get a company to hire you, I am in northern michigan and other companies would not hie me. Guess difficult to get home time.

Comes down to Roehl offers flatbed and Knight offered dry van. Sorry, not sure about tarping in the middle of winter. I quit my job and go down to Indy for orientation with Knight and physical, I just got my medical card earlier that month this is a piece of cake. Nope, I was wrong. Blood pressure and everything else is fine. I have to do a sleep apena test. I am calling my old boss back, can I come back to work because I will be now without a paycheck until the test comes back. She is great, I have my job back, I guess she was excited to have me back.

The testing machine came in the, I strapped everything on, it is a home test. First night, oh my goodness, I can't sleep, I am hooked up like a lab rat. Call up the company that reads it test, they say do a second night,another night it is difficult to sleep. Week latter, get this phone call from the lab, oh I am normal, not really;) but test says I am good to go. Knight calls, I am hired, down side,, work needs me for a couple of weeks to make it easier on my replacement, small sacrifice for letting me come back.

I am nervous about backing up and passing my cdl test. But for me, this is a dream come true. I can't help but turn my head and check out every truck I hear, ok, too mushy.

I would like to know. A friend of mine got me thinking about driving. A high school dream. I got my tip but thinking about going to school in March. I think, hope, that he will get his class a, he has b and team up with me. It would be a blast, hoping. Good luck.