Comments By Cory W.

So I'm wanting to become a trucker my mom and dad were both truckers they actually met at a truck stop both with the same destination and hit it off, enough about that. I have no family except for my mom and two younger sisters currently I'm used to living off my social security survivors benefits (833/mo) so I'm tired of living in what I almost consider poverty also knowing the pay will get me by and put my 11 year old sister through college so I think trucking might be my answer I've traveled alot in my life seen the entire west coast before 21 so the away from "home" doesn't bother me, let me explain I've literally driven eighteen wheeler on 4 lane on the lap of my parents at 7 years they where owner operators when they had me . My last job was trailer restoration, remanufacturing, repurposing in which my only real job was design and transport the biggest thing Ive hualed was a 32 foot aljo camper since I was 18 and I did good, my question is will I be ahead of the class that is to say I know how to control a trailer pretty good my father could parallel park a semi w/ trailer I've paralleled with a pick up and 20ft ball tounge. I wont say I know everything or even alot but knowing abit is good right? I'm smart and think I need the book learnin down like the codes and what not , but will any of my previous experience help, will it even be recognized, when I was transferred from a private school to a public I actually got in truble for correcting a teacher and got held back for "immaturity" I guess it may be just fear but any reassurance or tips would be appreciated.