Profile For Shane L

Thanks Stevo.

Would just not having a personal vehicle be a bad idea? The more I think about it, I wonder how necessary it really is if I'm going to be on the road the far majority of the time. I have a 2 year old paid off Honda Civic that I could sell and get about 20 grand for and just put that in savings, plus not have to pay insurance and maintenance on something I'm not really using. If my situation changes and I need a car, I figure I could always buy another one at that point.

Hi everyone, I'm looking forward to starting CDL school next month and had a question about parking and home time.

For those who don't have a place to park your truck at home (or live OTR), how do you handle switching to your personal vehicle and back during home time? I'm going to be mobile out of trucking school (single, no kids, trying to save money by not having to pay rent), but I still want to maintain having a personal vehicle for a few reasons. I know that I could potentially park the truck at a terminal or dropyard but where would be a good place to leave my personal vehicle while I'm on the road that is close by for convenience, especially if I don't have family or friends within a reasonable distance to shuttle me to/from the truck?

I'm going to be using my sister's address as my "permanent" residence for mail, etc. but I don't necessarily need to go there or even to the same place for home time and think it might actually be kind of fun to spend home time in different cities (and in that sense, I wouldn't even necessarily need to access my personal vehicle during every home time). Unfortunately she and her boyfriend live in an apartment that only allows 2 cars so leaving it there wouldn't be an option so I'm trying to figure out what to do. Any tips?

Hi all, I'm getting ready to start CDL school in about a month at a local community college. Long story short, I'm 43 years old, single, no kids, and have been wanting to make a career change for a while and have always had interest in trucking. I've been kicking the can down the road with staying with my current job (managing a recreation facility) because it's comfortable but decided that it's time to take a chance on something new and exciting. I've learned quite a bit from the Trucking Truth website already among other places, and am aware that I will likely need to start with an OTR job, which I am fine with. I've been really looking at Roehl and have heard a lot of good things about them, so will probably start by applying with them and likely other companies as well.

I live in a very high cost of living area just outside Washington, DC and plan to move out of my apartment once I finish CDL school and get hired to move to a cheaper area. It's just me so I don't need much but I would like to have some kind of a home base for when I have days off. I've narrowed it down to 2 options that I think could work for me, and am curious to hear what you all think and if there are any holes in this plan that I may not have thought of.

Option 1: Rent an apartment somewhere along the I-81 corridor, likely between Winchester, VA and Harrisburg, PA. Rents for 1 bedroom apartments are reasonable and I would still be fairly close to family if I wanted to visit.

Option 2: Buy a towable RV and find an RV park around that same area that allows long-term parking. I figure a perk of this option would be that I could always move to another area easily if I change jobs or just want to be better positioned based on whatever routes I frequently take.

Financially, it looks like the RV option might be cheaper, especially in the long run, but I'm curious if anyone here has tried this and how well it worked. I'm open to any advice you all may have. Thanks!