Comments By Kenny M.

Kenny, today I'm considered the best of the best on my fleet, but things didn't start out that way for me. I made the long bus rides to three different orientations when I was trying to get started at this and got sent home from each of them!

I ended up making my start at a company that everyone claims is a really bad place to work. I worked there for about a year and a half, earning some of the best rookie pay I've ever heard of.

Where you start is of very little consequence to your success. How you start is what will set the direction of your future trucking career.

Thanks Tim and Old School! I just talked to another recruiter this morning and set the wheels in motion for that one. Fingers crossed!

Thanks again guys for the support!

Kenny

"Poor weight balance can make vehicle handling unsafe. Too much weight on the steering axle can cause hard steering and damage the steering axle and tires. Underloaded front axles (caused by shifting weight too far to the rear) can make the steering axle weight too light to steer safely. Too little weight on the driving axles can cause poor traction. The drive wheels may spin easily."

Hey everyone, doing some studying and just wanted to clarify the location of these "axles": Steering axle, Front axle, and Driving axle.

Thanks, Kenny

Thanks guys! Thanks for the kind words. I have to keep trying, this is what I really want to do.

Kenny

"First of all, don't sweat it in the least. There are a ton of companies out there and whatever company you were focused on isn't worth worrying about. There are a ton of others that are just as good I can assure you."

Thanks Brett, that makes me feel a lot better. I have been using your training materials on here, and doing pretty good I think, could do better with more studying. You can take a look at it under my username if you have access. I am so excited about this career change and foaming at the mouth in becoming a truck driver. Awesome site you have here, sounds like you and the other moderaters are very very dedicated to this website. I will definitely keep reading these posts on here.

Great job and keep up the wonderful work!!

Kenny

Rainy D.

Do you think if someone had and unstable employment history, Prime might not hire them? It's been a very bad year for me this past year.

Kenny

Hello all. I'm kind of bummed right now, just found out from my recruiter that their company denied my application after talking to her for a couple of weeks. She said that they are very competitive and they usually only take 4 to 6 applicants per week. I really think there was something else. But, moving forward, are there any trucking companies that will hire more than others. I really want to get into the biz right away.

I was studying the Montana CDL book, but now should I wait and study another state's book? Any advice in anything about what to do is very welcomed.

Thanks Kenny