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Buffalo, NY
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Posted: 10 years, 7 months ago
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Attending NTTS with my boyfriend! How hard is it to find team driving?
Hey everyone! This is my first time on this website & everyone seemed so helpful! I feel like I have a million and one questions, and hoping to get some answers.
My boyfriend and I are starting school together, May 5th at NTTS in upstate NY. We are super excited and have heard nothing but good things about the school. We are looking to find a company after school to do team driving and over the road. Is it hard to find companies that will hire us on as team drivers with no experience? What is the process after school, to find a company that will want to hire us? We have done a lot of research and found that even after attending school for 10 weeks to get our CDL, once we sign on with a company we still have to train with mentor for up to 2 months? Does anyone know any companies that will allow us to get on the road ASAP together even though we would be considered inexperienced drivers? Also, I'm a very petite woman, 5'0 and 113lbs... Is driving a big rig going to be an issue?
Any advice anyone has would be greatly appreciated! We just want to know what is in store for us. The whole reason we are doing this together is because we want to be a team, to travel together and to get financially stable.
Posted: 10 years, 6 months ago
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Attending NTTS with my boyfriend! How hard is it to find team driving?
Hey Guys, sorry its been a bit since I've responded. Logan & I have been super busy getting ready for school and going through all the helpful information on this website. So far we have taken the rules and regulation tests and passed with a 98%. Not too shabby, if I do say so myself. ]
We have 2 weeks now until we start school. Its down to the final count down. To touch base with a few of the comments as far as picking the correct schooling, NTTS is an accredited school that has an almost perfect employment placement. They have recruiters from all sorts of companies coming on weekly basis to check out new and upcoming drivers. We feel we have definitely picked the correct school.
I know a lot of you have said that the biggest issue on team driving is getting sick and tired of your spouse. However, Logan and I are the type of people that LOVE being together 24/7. One of the reasons why we chose this career. We are each other's best friends, soul mates, and already spend almost all day every day together. Its a very natural and comforting thing. Thank God. We have decided that if we can take the 6 week training period together, we will. But if not, I will go with a female instructor and we will just have to deal with the separation for a few weeks until we can get on the road together.
Thank you all for your helpful advice and guidance! We truly appreciate it.