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I just was in touch with my recruiter and he'd really rather I waited 3 to 6 months to transfer over to tanker, seeing as its a different division and its harder to learn, though I wonder if he just doesn't want to lose me to another recruiter.

Regardless, I intend to transfer out of OTR van as soon as I'm sure of myself and as soon as they'll let me.

As far as what companies I've applied to, there aren't many I haven't. Thing is my trucking school lead me astray on how I would go about including under the table jobs on my application, so all of that time was filled in as unemployment and most of the major carriers have denied me. The only reason Schneider hadn't was due to the fact I filled it out after employing some common sense. I'm sure there are more carriers out there who wouldn't mind my work history, but I've been somewhat dead-set on Schneider due to their training programs and locations in the Pacific Northwest, where I intend to wind up.

Wait, I have a choice other than van when I'm first starting?

Thanks, Roadkill. Not sure why I abbreviated "Art" when I made this profile, but thats fixed.

I've got a really good attitude about all this and I'm willing to put in the work to succeed. Hell, I really only drove a truck 8 days before taking my state exam and I'm amazed I was able to pass it. I may just be letting my nerves get the better of me. Sitting around waiting to start work seems to have that effect.

First off, I'd like to thank Brett and the many other bloggers on this site for helping me make the decision to get into trucking. It was a hard one, but after attending and graduating from a private trucking school, I couldn't be happier. To be honest, without this site, I may not have been adequately equipped to do so.

Anyway, after graduating on the 16th of August, I decided to go with Schneider National as my carrier of choice for a multitude of reasons, and my orientation with them is slated for September 3rd in Indianapolis,IN. Thing is, I'm a bit worried that I'm not prepared for what those 18 days have in store for me. I've read that it's very easy to get booted from orientation for drinking, attitude, etc, which won't be issues for me, but I've also read that if you're shifting isn't up to snuff, that'll get you sent home as well.

The latter is a big concern for me because even though I managed to pass the state exam, my shifting was admittedly on the rough side and I don't have access to a truck to practice anymore until I arrive at orientation. I'm very worried that due to have no truck driving(even manual shifting) experience outside of my 15 days in trucking school that I'm going to get sent home and miss out on my opportunity to get my life going.

Are my concerns justified?