Profile For M S.

First and foremost I must say thanks to all as I crept this site for 6 weeks straight while going through cdl school. It worked thought because 240 hours later I got class a with doubles-trips, tanker and hazmat (after background stuff) first try.

So here is where I am at. A bunch of different companies came in to speak with us and seeing as my dad runs his own smaller 20 truck company I don’t know where to work.

Obviously I know like most the first question I get is why not your dad (including him) but I was raised from humble beginnings about never taking handouts and earning what you get. Kinda why I put myself through school instead of just testing. Dumb to some but it’s what I did an believe.

But as the title suggest like everyone who ever started this path I want to go where the money is but also want to go to a company to get experience.

Interested in tanker for some reason, no clue why as to why. Pops never ran anything but dry or reefer regardless of if he was a company driver or own gig for past 10-15 years.

So any pointers period I’m open to. I stay humble in all I do and realize listening is key because talking now would just make me look like an idiot.

I’m willing to be gone and get the knowledge to be a true professional and not just a wheel holder with a pipe dream. But I stand firm in if I’m going to be gone for weeks at a time in the beginning that as long as I give it 100% in all aspects I’m not going to receive peanuts for pay.

Don’t get me wrong I understand I’m starting bottom of the barrel and have to work up, I’m not naive enough to sign my life away for nothing though (hence why I paid out of pocket for a license, and thankful as I know this isn’t always possible, but I saved and saved for 3 years) and read nothing but horror stories on cdl Mills, with very few good endings.

I’m ready to get in and get going but looking for a truly good company to get on with. I’m from S.C so companies are everywhere but looking mostly at money, and real drivers instead of recruiters to give me the run down.

Plans of moving out west after saving for 5 years so any that come from Wyoming would be good. As I would like to be able to eventually get on with oil patch driving jobs but am not optimistic till I reach 2-3 years exp.

Thanks again to all even though I didn’t make an account till after testing but the comments on this forum were hands down a huge help.