Profile For Johnathon C.

Welcome Jonathan!

Common problem when researching; too much information and most of it is false or embellished in a negative fashion.

We consistently reinforce the premise that good drivers can be successful almost anywhere. It’s the name of the driver that matters most and NOT the name of the company on the door.

This forum has top performing drivers representing most of the companies found in the link: Paid CDL Training Programs. Knight, Prime, Swift, Schneider, Old Dominion, TMC, H.O. Wilding, Roehl, US Express, CFI, CRST...and yes, even CR England to name the ones that immediately come to mind.

Take me for instance; I started with Swift almost 6 years ago running North East Regional Dedicated for Walmart delivering groceries to Sams Club and Walmart Super Centers. I have no plans to look anywhere else. Why? Because I never sit, treated like a professional, have built fantastic relationships with driver support, dispatched on great runs, drive top-notch equipment and make kick-ass money. Ask any of our experienced drivers in this forum and they will all paint a similar picture driving for their respective companies. Success is earned in this business one mile at a time. Once achieved, top-performing drivers are treated like gold. But keep in mind...it’s a process and will not happen over night.

Your brother’s experience although unfortunate and common, likely has way more to do with his inability to adapt and adjust to the lifestyle and meet the basic demands of the job. It’s almost never the company; but the industry as a whole and an individuals performance, or lack of. It’s a tough job that requires a special person to succeed. Most can’t and just become another notch in the attrition column.

As with any new member; we highly recommend investing time reading and studying these links:

• Truck Driver's Career Guide
• Brett's Book: The Raw Truth About Trucking (free online version)
• High Road CDL Training Program
• CDL Practice Tests

And please for your own piece of mind...try to ween yourself off the endless internet research. You’ll arrive at a decision much quicker once you rid yourself of the head trash found in most of the other sites.

My brother is actually a skilled driver. He said that his problems with CR England were with their training style. Not going to go into exact specifics, but he said compared to the training that he has received since leaving them has been way more informational and helpful than he got while there.

Now back to the original topic. I haven't really looked on other sites for information, just this one. I have been looking into Raider Express on and off for the past few months. I like that they are Texas based and are a no contract/ obligation company. I'm just a little confused about their training process. On TTs review of them, it states that the course is about 4 weeks long, but that seems a little on the shorter side. I applied on their website and am hoping to get in touch with a recruiter fairly soon so I can ask some more in depth questions.

What's up everybody? My name is John and I'm 22 years old. Been wanting to get my CDL for a little over a year now but having a hard time deciding which cdl sponsor company I should choose. I have a clean background with only one minor accident (less than $500 in damages) on my record and I didn't receive any tickets or anything for that incident.

My brother went through C.R. England to get his CDL a little over a year ago and he hated it. Said that he really wished he would've looked around more before just jumping at the first offer he was given.

I've been doing a fair bit of research trying to decide which way I should go, but honestly getting a little overwhelmed by it all. Any info, advice or opinions on specific companies would be very much appreciated. I know on this site there are reviews written on quite a few companies, but I always like to get first hand experience from people that have dealt with these places.