At A Crossroads And In Need Of Direction!!

Hey Brett thanks for your response, great to hear from you and appreciate the kind words.

I have started the High Road Training Program....wow what a TON of information, this resource is unbelievable!! Thank you for this amazing website!

Yeah Stephen, I am in shock that this is actually free! Wow 98% gives me something to shoot for. I am at 99% however I have only completed 3% of the thing....4 pages into the Rules and Regulations. Plenty of stuff to chew on!! Gives me something to shoot for, now I have to REALLY stay focused!!

Thanks again guys for checking in on me, I am going to document this entire journey from start to finish so stay tuned!!

Rob

I AM IN!!

Well guys, I can't stop smiling today!! After several days of legwork, running around to courts, getting tickets paid off, dealing with collection agencies, going to DMV and getting my applications filled out, I am happy to announce some great news.

I have been accepted to Central Refrigerated (now a Division of Swift Transporation) and start class on Monday March 31st. I have week one classroom training just a few miles up the road from my house and then the following Saturday I head to Salt Lake City for real training and upon successful completion I will head out with a trainer for 5 weeks or so before being issued my own truck in a homebound direction and be running solo!!

HOLY $#!% !!

Just goes to show, where there's a will there's a way. Don't let anything stand between you and your dreams....not ONE thing!!

I can't express my gratitude for the continued support and encouragement I have received from so many of you on this forum and like I promised from day one I will be keeping you all updated on my progress. I have a strong feeling you are going to get sick of me in the very near future!!

So in the meantime, I am continuing the High Road Online Training Program to get a leg up on everyone else. I will be setting high standards for myself, failure is not an option but my goals are to ACE every single test....100% across the board.

Talk soon!! WOO HOO!!

Rob (the almost a trucker)

Rob, let me say one thing. I don't know how I've been missing this thread but I have.. You have worked harder at this than anyone I know. I mean, I had to do a million things to make it work as well - lots of financial burdens like you had. But what I did was nothing compared to what you've done.

Also, I drove for Central for a little over a year. If you have any specific questions about them feel free to contact me. I'll even give you my number if you have too many questions to ask.

And lastly, I'm in the Salt Lake City area a lot. I'm there more than anywhere else. If you have an evening off at the terminal and I'm in Salt Lake City I'll be sure to pick you up as a bobtail and we'll grab dinner. Your story is fascinating and an inspiration to upcoming drivers!

Daniel...

That would be amazing!! Thank you so much. I sent you a PM!! Thanks brotha!

rob

Hey Rob Congrat's and hope every keeps looking up for you, just remember sometimes you have to make things happen for yourself but you already know that by being here...:) Good Luck

Ken

Freakin awesome!!!

Congratulations Rob

Rob...you are a poster child for TAKIN' CARE OF BUSINESS !!!!

Never let someone else control your destiny.....Its not theirs to own...

We will be waiting to hear from you....now GET TO STUDYING !!!! Ain't no dummies comin' from TT !!

That's awesome man!

I have a strong feeling you are going to get sick of me in the very near future!!

We can't get enough of people like you. In fact, the world doesn't have enough people like you. But by the grace of God and a little help from Google many seem to find their way here. We certainly hope you'll stick around for a long time because you're seeing first hand how important it is to be fiercely determined to make it in this industry. All of our moderators and the members we have in training and running solo can tell you a long list of stories about hardships and challenges they've had to overcome to get where they're at and now you're going to be right there with em. So when people come here fresh off the street looking to get started in trucking you'll be able to share your stories to help them understand just how tough this challenge is.

Rarely does anyone not make it in trucking because they couldn't drive a truck. They drop out because they didn't understand what would be expected of them and they weren't prepared mentally for the challenge. That's our #1 job here at TruckingTruth....to help prepare people for the challenges that lie ahead and we need all of the success stories we can get for inspiration and guidance.

So go out there and show em how it's done! We're all really excited to see your journey begin.

Hey guys sorry it has been a few days since I have updated everyone but I have been up to my elbows in classwork for the last 3 few days. Just to bring you up to speed I am done with day 3 of my local classroom training and tomorrow is my final and assuming everything goes as planned I will be off to Salt Lake City on Saturday to start the hands on CDL training for Central Refrigerated.

It felt great to update my profile status to "IN CDL SCHOOL" today!!

So as promised I will be keeping a detailed diary of not only this week but the Salt Lake City experience.

Just want to say once again THANK YOU to all of the support and encouragement I have received from this forum from everyone I have been completely blown away by the community here and all the words of encouragement and even some of you taking your time to talk to me on the phone or email me, I am totally blown away and just can't express my gratitude enough. It has truly meant the world to me. You are all some very amazing people.

So keep an eye out for my on going journey which I will post in the CDL training diaries section of the forum.

Thanks again everyone and hopefully before too long I might be seeing some of you out there on the road.

STAY TUNED!!

- Rob

Great stuff Rob! So happy for you! I am someone who is leaning towards a career in trucking and leaving the world of IT. I will be following you journey and use it as inspiration!

God bless and good luck!