Comments By Chris M.

Sorry I haven't been on in a while been busy. Brandon Kitts - it doesn't have all 3 weeks on the check, it's just your first $500 for week 1. Rob T. - things are going great and I love it so far, as family goes I have no wife or kids so it's easy but hard on my mom. Cowboy - Good luck sir and I hope to see you on the road soon

Sorry for the late reply.. as Old School said it's not hard at all. But being a flatbedder is a totally different breed, it's alot of physical work and having to deal with weather changes. Lumber tarps can weigh up too 100lbs but I love the physical aspect of the job and getting dirty (it's not for everyone) so far I'm loving it. Best of luck to ya.

Thanks guys!!! Inthe740 they gave me a 2017 International (manual) which I prefer. What was weird is that when I got done doing my otr training (phase 2) we have to take another driving test and they tested me on an automatic, I told the tester dont mind me if I'm stopping the floor trying to find the clutch and reaching for the shifter that isn't there lol. And I'm glad I could shed some light on roehl. I just got home and earned 5 days home since being out on the road and going to enjoy every bit of it. It feels so weird driving my truck now Haha it is also a manual and I'm double clutching it.... anyways can't wait to get back out and earn some more money.

Update

Finished my OTR Training, passed my phase 2 test and got issued my own truck yesterday!!! Went through all of my equipment and now I'm ready to roll on my own! Thanks for the support guys.

Update!!!!

So my last day of the GYCDL Program was friday 7/5/19 got home on Saturday then on Monday went to the dps to get my CDL, sent it in to Roehl and now they gave me a rental car today (7/9/19) and I'm heading to Dallas to meet with my Otr Trainer on Wednesday. Going to stay at a hotel they provided for me tonight. Got to talk with my trainer today and he seems cool. I'll keep yall posted.

Hey Donna C. Yeah I had a budget, I had money saved. "It's always good to have your logs stacked for the winter" that's what my uncle always says. But all together I probably spent about $650 while I was there. That includes my plane ticket there ($250), plane ticket back ($320), food for the month ($80). They also pay you $500/week (first check will be on your 3rd week on Thursday) it may be less or more for you depending on where you're located. The training was great! If you have any more questions I'll be glad to help.

My roommate is still having a difficult time shifting and driving the truck. He got mad bc our truck had to be worked on Thursday and we drove in a different truck which he didn't like a refused to get in and drive. He is constantly on his phone during training and not taking this serious, even when he is driving his own car he is on the phone. I have to tell him the light is green and to go, it's really annoying. I found another guy to ride with instead now. He packed all his thing Friday night and after school Saturday he left to his home town to handle something I guess, I asked him if he talked to roehl about it and he said he will call them monday..... I don't think that how it works but ok. And to be honest I dont think he should ever become truck driver bc he is always on that phone and not paying attention to anything, I just imagine him wrecking into a family in his rig while on his phone and I don't like that. Vision at all. Anyways, the rest of our class will be testing next week on Tuesday and Wednesday and then Thursday and Friday we do our load securement. After that we get to go home for a week or so to switch our CDL to our home state and enter phase 2 which is with our otr trainer. I already bought my plane ticket home for next Saturday and cant wait to be back home for a bit. And thanks for all the support!

Took my test today and I passed!!!! One more week of training and that is for load securement

Come to find out today only 2 people passed yesterday, me and another guy. They said we might be taking the real test this Friday. The pre-trip and the backing are going great.... just nervous about the real test! All we've been doing is driving around the town and backing the last couple of weeks. Just gotta stay focused and get at it.

Today we did a pre-driving test with an examiner and 4 of the 12 people in my class passed, good thing I was one of them that passed. He just told us what we need to touch up on for the real driving test coming up soon. I just gotta focus on my mistakes and tune them, but so far so good just gotta keep going at it hard!