Just Want To Say Thank You :)

Hi, Elizabeth here just retired last year from 23 years in Law Enforcement and now following in my father's foot steps in starting a new career at the age of 58 as an OTR driver. The best memories I had in my life was the times I shared over the road as a little girl riding with her daddy in his rig over the road. I have his blood and it is in my blood. So I completed my CDL school at Valdosta Tech College in Valdosta, Ga. Thank god I was blessed with grants to pay for every dime of the cost for the school course. I had 5 of the best retired OTR career drivers whom were retired and worked with the school to take all of us over the road driving every day. Absolutely. The best trainers!! Now I have decided to drive for Roehl to start out. I plan to be an asset to their company and give them my all as an employee as I did every day that I reported for duty in my last career. I want to say thank god for the truckingtruth site. I have learned so much knowledge reading all of your articles. And responses to other drivers questions. I already knew a lot of what to look for but your site helped a lot more when it comes to insight. So all of the drivers who participate in the knowledge of this site - Many Thanks To All Of You!!!!!!. I will keep in touch with the site to learn more and help anyone else that I can with knowledge. Thanks, Elizabeth

Fantastic. I absolutely appreciate your words and connection to your Father. What a wonderful way to keep the connection! How beautiful. Very Very sweet!

Fantastic. I absolutely appreciate your words and connection to your Father. What a wonderful way to keep the connection! How beautiful. Very Very sweet!

Thank you Marcella with your input. While my father was giving was the only time he was not drinking. So I took advantage of all of his sober moments growing up when he was truly a real father figure. I loved him dearly while he was sober! Thank you for your response to my post. It means alot.

My father passed away 2 years ago from parkison disease. And he would have been so proud that out of 7 children, one daughter who appreciated all of the over the road memories that we made together followed in his career footsteps after raising her own two daughters and 5 grandchildren. What a blessing for my dad. I Love You Dad. No matter your bad habits!!! On your off time!!!!

Thank god I was blessed with grants to pay for every dime of the cost for the school course.

Can you go in to more detail about the cost of the program and the grants that were available to cut those costs? I went to a community college myself and I feel like a lot of people are unaware of the many options available to help pay for that route.

Thank god I was blessed with grants to pay for every dime of the cost for the school course.

Can you go in to more detail about the cost of the program and the grants that were available to cut those costs? I went to a community college myself and I feel like a lot of people are unaware of the many options available to help pay for that route.

At technical colleges that offer the CDL class which is a certificate course you go to the financial aid office and apply for aid. The Pell grant usally do not give grants for certificate courses but this your they started a new pilot program as a work study trial program and a few students were selected for it and received a $1000 and it was deposited into their checking accounts. So here in Georgia when you apply at the financial aid office you get $500 from the hope grant and $1000 strategic. Grant and if lucky the $1000 Pell grant study trial. And in another office you could apply for WIA funding they would pay any balance due after the first two grants and cover your books and give you $15 per day for gas and lunch each day you attended class. So the cost of the 10 week CDL school was a total of $1680 dollars. My grants covered every cost even though I did not get the $1000 Pell trial grant. Even at the college know one tells you about the grants that are available I was just lucky to know a friend of another lady my age that had just completed the course and she told me what I could apply for. So I hope this information helps other people wanting to enter the career. I tell everyone that I can to help others. Anymore questions I'll be glad to answer them.