Comments By Eddie B.

That's pretty funny, I even thought about working for these guys since they have a mid west regional position that runs out of Denver....anyone have the real story about this company?

First off I must say a big thanks to Brett once again....I went in to take the tests for my permit yesterday and passed all of them the first time. General knowledge, combination vehicle and air brakes...missed none! Haz-mat....missed one! The guy asked if I wanted to take doubles/triples and tanker too but I said I will pass for now. I can always take them when I go back to pickup my permit, the computers were down but I still passed!

I also had an appointment with the state to see if I can qualify for a WIA grant to pay for school, looks like I am qualified but it takes a bit of time to get the paperwork through. The lady told me it may be 2-3 weeks before I find out anything....I was really hoping to start school right after Christmas but I may need to delay for a week or so. Will keep you guys updated as I move along toward getting back on the road.

Thanks again Brett....The High Road Training Program works! I didn't even read my state manual!

Thanks for the training program! I have finished going through the whole thing and have also downloaded the app for my droid. I like the fact that now while I'm sitting somewhere waiting for something I can go through a practice test.

I'm getting excited since I go for my physical next week, take the test for my permit...then it is off to Missouri for school.

Thanks again Brett for all the great info!

"Special Ed"

Fran, I have a friend that drives for southwest mobile storage out of commerce city, he said they are looking for class A drivers right now. I would love to go to work for them but I don't start school till the 30 of December. He delivers all over Colorado and is home every night. Not sure what the pay is but he make a decent living and sees his family daily....let me know how the job search goes.

Eddie

"Special Ed"

Happy Thanksgiving to all, I hope most get home for dinner with the family. Stay safe and have a great holiday!

I found the Rand McNally TND720 LM on Amazon.com for $289.99 with free shipping for a brand new unit.

Daniel, Thanks for all the info. It is great following along on your trips. Glad to hear you will be home for Thanksgiving.

As far as your question goes for sitting and getting your reset or leaving right away....my response would be that I would leave right away, I see no reason to run hard for the day if you don't need to. If you are trying to run hard to make up for the time you sat to get the reset, you could have any number of problems that would screw up the whole trip. That is just my opinion....

What was your decision?

Have a safe trip and a great holiday with the family, you have definitely earned it.

Congrats PJ, thanks for all the great info and descriptions of how everything went. Keep us informed on your progress. I am heading to school in Missouri right after christmas, I have been doing all the CDL training on this site so I'm glad to hear it helps.

Stay safe out there!

I have been doing research on a lot of different companies, I will be going to Springfield Missouri at the end of December to start my training at Route 66 CDL and apprenticeship. I already have a pre-hire from Con-Way Truckload, Swift Transportation and US Xpress. Con-Way is my first choice for several reasons, they have great equipment, as a trainee you don't drive team with your trainer, the pay is better, it does cost more since Swift would pay for my training (I'm a vet) but working out the numbers over the first year I will make almost 10K more with Con-Way than Swift or US. I was a driver back in the 90's (started with Swift in 91) so I have an idea about what I'm getting myself into. Still have a lot to learn considering all the changes to the DOT and E logs...Brett I want to thank you for all the great CDL study materials. It is amazing how much I have forgotten in the last 20 years.

After being down-sized almost 2 years ago, looking for work in my field and finding almost nothing, I look forward to keeping everyone updated as I progress through training and make it back to a solo career. I know the mind plays tricks on you, I remember a lot of the good times of being on the road but I have forgotten most of the bad....

I will continue with your online training and practice tests, hope to get through this without any hitches.

Drive safe out there!

If you are going through Colorado you better be carrying chains....it's a $500 fine if you don't have them