Comments By Darren R.

I'm doing it, my 1st day of CDL class is next Monday.. Like you, I've been curious about it for ever, so I'm going for it!

Toys in the attic brutha! lolololololol

No, but thanks for pointing me in that direction.. New to this site, so I'm still getting the info figured out..

Thanks!

I'm starting the full time CDL course on Monday May 18th. 300 hour course, looks like it covers everything a new driver would need to know.

I've already been talking to several trucking companies, so it looks like finding a job when I'm done will not be a problem. Especially being a brand new driver. Both local and national companies? If any experienced drivers have any advise on national companies to stay away from then please let me know.

I've heard a few things that CR England is not a preferable company to work with but I don't really know. I'm 42 and after spending 23 years in the tech industry, I'm ready to hit the road and drive past all the sites in USA! lol. Being on the road for extended drives is actually what I'm looking for...

Darren R.

After spending 5.5 years in the Coast Guard, I was honorably discharged with my Associates in EET, and back then I thought, IT jobs for life. Now I'd rather take my smart phone and toss it in the lake! I recently moved back to northern Utah a couple of years ago, and started the loop in various IT jobs in the area. I've spent the last 8 months doing Dish's for a national satellite TV provider. My last job in Montana before making the move back to Utah to be closer to family, drove me past a CDL training school. And everyday for 6 years I kept thinking, "what it be like to check out the country". So I started checking out the 2 CDL schools in my area. The 1st one in Ogden, for some reason, just didn't set well with me? But after meeting with the folks at Bridgerland Community College in Logan, Utah I decided this feels right. I've pre paid for the course and I begin on May 18th. I've also been talking to a few of the local companies, following the advise on this web page about pre hiring? I'm looking forward to it. But if anyone here has had some bad experiences with this school, then please let me know? I did read a story about things to look for in schools, and one thing left me concerned. The advise was to stay away from schools that do not have job placement? Bridgerland is very clear on the fact they do not have job placement. But they have instructors that work for local companies? Plus the course outline covers everything? Or at least it seems too? I'm 42, so I guess I just figured that regardless of the school, its up to the individual to do the leg work to land the job? I planned this for months, so I'm not worried about the tuition reimbursement, because I saved up the money for that, and to cover the bills for the 2 months I'll be in the course.