Comments By Victor P.

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but having a hard time doing this double clutching and 45 degrees parking and all the rest.

i was talking with one student about the job situation, i told him being pre-hired is like being pre-pregnant! i think i will look into each school after i graduate, i want to make my decision , a well thought out decision. and at 56 i want it to be my last job if possible and God allows.

lol, this school is very intense. only 3 weeks! roadmasters in tampa. i get real nervous when these instructors are in front of the truck, i don't wanna hit a teacher! :D

Wow section 14 eh, i totally forgot about that! it's not in the material i've been studying! but i better look it over! i was going to take the test later tuesday!

I really like it that you guys know so much about different companies, i enjoy reading the posts a lot!

i would like to know, parks, amusement parks, lakes, mountains, all those postcard places, utah, whatever and where ever!

Victor, the reason they talk about going OTR is because that is the standard used by everyone in the industry for experience. You just about have to go OTR for one year (unless you're really lucky and can land a local job first - it does happen occasionally) before you can get something local.

Hey if you want to go to church, you are in charge of how you manage your time on this job. Some Truck stops have church services, and you can always go off duty and attend a church if you want to. Just be careful about where you park! Don't tear something up trying to get your truck somewhere it wasn't meant to be.

Almost all truck stops have a laundry room where you can wash your clothes. I do my laundry about once a week while I'm on the road.

Here's a tip on how you can really do well on those state exams. Forget about that CDL manual and study the High Road Training Program Seriously, I aced all my tests this way without even cracking open that boring manual. Try it, you'll be so glad you took the high road!

you are a blessing ok, because it's hard to read that manual! i rather read the who begat who in the bible, with all the crazy names we could never pronounce well! wow a church service inside a truck stop would be great! if i have to go out then so be it! working here is much better than driving a cab, and i already got robbed at gunpoint driving a cab, and sometimes i made nothing, sometimes i actually had to pay because i didn't make enough to pay the cab lease! so if i drive 1 mile i am ahead of the game in my eyes! seeing all those red tractors when i passed the lakeland knight truck hub looked very impressive, also my son works for rooms to go, which uses a lot of trucks also, but i really liked the video on the website. i just hope i can come back to get meds in time or have some arrangement i do have diabetes and i have to be taking pills for it! maybe during my downtime i can start doing exercises and eat a lot of salads and stuff, i cook way to good to be around an oven and lose weight! lol maybe i will keep a journal of the school and interview process, the school rep told me the people do have a choice of going local or long distance, but he seemed to be pushing the long distance very much, maybe they pay him to get me into their company! i am going to weigh the offers carefully. laundry is big for me, and being clean is a big factor for driving for me! i feel more alert when i am clean! lol, when i get back from church i will check out the link thanks a lot! take care.

I have been reading a lot here about knight and it's not too far from me in lakeland florida, maybe 30-40 minutes, and on their website they even say they have local and long distance too! i hope they are flexible, i need to be here till my son graduates from high school this june! after that i can be on the road pretty much! and him wanting to go to the university of florida, i think i will need a company that can help me out with my future goals. i know my school is already talking to me about going otr, gave me the impression the school recruiter is working for the trucking company also! ;) well let me study the cdl book and make sure i study it well! things have changed since i last drove an 18 wheeler! great information here, of course i do have some stupid questions, like what do you do if you wanna go to church some day, what to do with your dirty clothes, well maybe not all that stupid but important to me eh? have a nice day, i wish i could contribute more, but i don't know enough about what you guys are talking about sometimes, just be assured i am learning a lot!