Comments By Han Solo Cup (aka, Pablo)

Very cool, thanks for sharing. We don't get enough training diaries from a trainer's perspective. I'll continue to follow along. Thanks again!

You're welcome, MillionMiler, you're definitely an inspiration.

You should be able to do both. I have a 401k and plenty of stock in my company... granted, I work for one of the largest DoD contractors in the world so I doubt it will to tango uniform. The price will rise and fall but it's all good. I love owning company stock as it makes me feel more connected to my company. If you're nervous, you could always buy a little.

I'm with you, Army. I'm ready but I'm waiting for the right time with my current job. Also like you, I will continue to follow everyone here until I can also make the switch and then I'll share my journey as well.

Hopefully my journey helps someone out there who is considering this career. I've had a rocky start, a lot of it I haven't posted about. But maybe one day?

You are 100% correct! I have a guilty confession, I love reading about the rocky starts and the raw testimonials of you guys/gals going through training. It shows me that it's not all sunshine and unicorns but a real grind and something that I can do too (one day). Good luck and post when you can, I read the site almost every day. Good luck!

The promise of federal retirement pay is extremely enticing... but, as Brett said, only you can answer if it's the right call. How do you feel about 5.5 more years in that kind of position?

I have a friend who's looking to leave his position in insurance but he's only six weeks away from earning his yearly bonus. He asked me for advice and I told him the same thing: can you tough out six weeks or do you want to bail at 46 weeks (of 52 weeks) towards your bonus? I couldn't tell him what to do but I could help him with questions, be a sounding board, if you will. He decided to tough it out as he was 88% of the way towards his yearly bonus and then he'll start looking for a new job.

So think it over... could you do 5.5 more years? Would you get a few months into it and hate it, regret leaving trucking? Maybe the fed job isn't that bad and you could do 5.5 years and come back to trucking. What are your thoughts on the position?

Looks sharp... makes my waiting game even more difficult. Haha

I'm interested to hear about your journey as I'm in Ohio and Boyd Bros is big in Cincinnati.

A better location for your thread might be in the CDL Training Diaries; either way, please keep us updated.

Very cool! I feel honored to have followed your journey. Good luck, you are an inspiration to those of us considering this career.

Great first post, real, raw. Good luck, get some sleep and eat something... skipping meals is not good (I know you know). It's interesting to hear that people can't just follow simple instructions when they're basically in an interview. I have bosses that will tell me something and then ask me to repeat it back to them. It's not because they think I'm stupid, it's so then can ensure I was a) listening and b) understood them. I've come to the point where I do that in my head now so I can ask questions if needed. Still, I'm amazed at how often people don't listen and then need to ask exactly what was just explained to them.

Regarding your first day when you're all sitting there doing paperwork et al, does Prime restrict cellphone access? I ask not because I want to have access to mine but I'm guessing a number of those not paying attention were likely messing around on their phones... again, back to the "one big interview". Keep the posts coming as you can, thanks.