Comments By Bill S.

I have decided to wait until class starts on November 21. This will give me more options in the long run. Thank you for all the replies.

Bill

"What she didn't say but which I learned at the DMV: if for example the section is 25 questions long and you get nearly all of the first 21 correct, even though you had to 'skip' four questions, the program will simply forgive you the remaining questions BECAUSE you cannot possibly fail even if you get them all wrong. It will grade you on the questions you DID answer, & forget about the rest. Pretty cool, huh? This only applies to the Missouri DMV in Springfield so far as I understood things & I reserve the right to be mistaken, haha."

It works the same way in Ohio for the CDL temp questions.

Thank you for all the replies.

Rick, here is a link for drive this truck. http://drivethistruck.net/ I had never heard of them either. When I went for my physical and drug screen at Great Lakes they had pamphlets on 30 companies. I took one of each. I will have to check out the other companies mentioned for a second time. I read about them months ago when I made my short list of companies.

I only asked about the owner operator as I plan to drive for ten years. I was in the Marine Corps for 9 years and have an honorable discharge. I can stick with anything. I want to mainly do no touch. I don't really know what I want to haul. I didn't realize I had options. I have not given the school any money. I was going to use the GI Bill. The only issue I have with waiting for the school is that I wouldn't start getting paid until mid January.

I think I would prefer to start with a larger company that has more route options. Not entirely sure it works that way but makes sense to me.

I have been a member for over a year. However, I didn't really follow anybody on here. I mainly studied The High Road materials. It helped a lot when I took my CDL temp tests. I passed all 6 tests in under 40 minutes. The lady at the counter asked if I was reading the questions. I told her that I must be reading them cause I was getting all the answers correct.

Being single without kids means I don't really need much home time.

Thanks again,

Bill

I have my CDL temps and passed my physical/drug screen through Great Lakes Truck Driving School in Columbia Station Ohio. My dilemma is that school doesn't start until Nov 21 and ends Dec 21. I was hoping to be on the road before that. I know most of the company sponsored programs start weekly or so I have read. Trucking is something I have wanted to get into for 6 years now. It's perfect for me. I am a loner, love to travel, don't like having my boss looking over my shoulder, etc.

Companies I am looking at are Prime Inc. and Swift. Any others I should consider? If I end up going to school, I would also consider Drive This Truck. They give you a truck if you stay with them for 4 years. Currently they offer a 2016 Cascadia Evolution. Basically you get the truck new when you start with the company and after 4 years it is yours. So you know the maintenance history and everything. However, you do start at a lower pay scale.

Thank you for any feedback.

Bill

You should probably call recruiters for the companies you listed and ask them. Make sure you have pen and paper to write down the information you receive along with the name of the person with whom you spoke. As far as the bankruptcy goes, can you postpone it? Not sure if it's a factor.