OMG! Im Sooo Overwhelmed!

Brett, I have ordered your book, read it and I'm starting to get excited! You have so many links and information to go through, I think my brain is now mush.

Is there a shortcut to getting the most important information. That way I can start making decisions then go back to read in depth.

Thanks! Wendy

Honestly, schooling is twice worse. It's a complete brain overload every minute of the day. I say keep reading. Everything here has a purpose, was written for a very good reason. I wouldn't be expediting it or skipping material for "more important info".

Thanks Daniel!

I wasnt trying to complain... just looking for the efficient way to go about this new venture. Good thing Im not planning on entering training until the end of Nov.

Good thing Im not planning on entering training until the end of Nov

Oh you've got all the time in the world then. The best place to start is our Truck Driver's Career Guide. That really walks you through the entire process of getting your trucking career underway. It also takes you through our entire website and shows you all of the different resources we have to help you.

Is there a shortcut to getting the most important information. That way I can start making decisions then go back to read in depth.

Wendy, I just spent twenty minutes composing a response to your inquiry and "POOF" it disappeared and is gone forever . . . the bottom line is DON'T PANIC - we all get overwhelmed with information overload at times - ALL of us. Take you time, enjoy, pace yourself and log off when things get sort of foggy. You said you have till November - that's all the time in the world. Start the High Road Trucking training modules and do one or two segments at a time MAX . . . take notes when you are reading general info and ASK QUESTIONS when something doesn't make sense. People here will be more than willing to clarify things for you. After a short time you will be amazed at how much knowledge you will have acquired and you'll be the smartest, most informed person you know when it comes to the business of truck driving. Most of all, ENJOY yourself and don't forget the person in the title of your thread. OMG means, "Oh My God." correct?? Don't leave Him out of the equation . . . draw upon His strength for clarity and understanding and you will NEVER be disappointed . . . I am dead serious about that. You can do this thing intelligently and methodically, so DON"T WORRY a bit about what you have set about for yourself here. We would all love to help you achieve your goals, OK??

Jopa

Jopa not everyone gets Information Overload. At one point I will just stop listening.

Hey thanks everyone…. I really appreciate ALL of your input. I have one more off the cuff question.

If I go to school now, can I put off looking/getting a job until the end of Nov? Like Brett, I have to be number 1 in everything I do. Will having that much lag time hinder me?

Thanks again! Wendy

Hey Wendy, welcome aboard!

You want to time your schooling to end about the time you are ready to land a job. I learned this the hard way, because I had to have some surgery done after my schooling. Then when I was recuperated and ready to land that first job, some companies wouldn't consider me because of the lapse in time from my schooling to my training at their company. This seems to be more critical to some companies than others, but it has the potential to seriously limit your options.

Take a deep breath, make yourself a plan, and follow it through, but the timing of it needs to take the timing of the transition from school to actual on the job training into consideration. The objective of your schooling is really only to get you the Commercial Driver's License, then the objective of the company training is to teach you some of the basic skills and knowledge you will need to be a safe and productive employee. They see the lapse in time as a period where the things you needed to learn just to obtain the license have "gone cold", and you are considered more of a risk because of that. It's important that you keep the momentum moving in the proper direction. You will understand this better once you get started, but for now any lapse in the teaching/training momentum is looked upon as a negative by your future employer.

Good thoughts…. I want ant company to view me as excited, dependable and diligent. I will keep plugging along

Thanks Wendy

Very off topic here. But Colorado Springs is a beautiful place! I had a delivery to the Sprouts store there once.