Profile For Lefty1

Thanks Brett for providing this awesome, very informative format for new and experienced drivers alike! I recently obtained my CDL Class A license with Haz-Mat, Triples/Doubles and Tanker endorsements all without picking up my state's study guides. How you ask? All from reading and studying the HIGH ROAD ONLINE CDL TRAINING PROGRAM.

A full month or so before I attended a private CDL school in Virginia I started studying the High Road program. I ended up obtaining my learner's permit before school started, which most students obtained after being in class the first week or so. This allowed me to focus on driving and obtaining my endorsements. It also gave me insight into what was being taught.The program really gave me a head start in this sense. There is sooooo much to learn in such a short period of time. The ups and downs of learning how to drive a big rig were and are exhausting. Having all my paper tests and endorsements done allowed me to fully focus on driving. Again, the only studying I did was on this site!

Thanks in big part to this site, I recently got hired at a very reputable LTL company with great pay, benefits and a Mon-Fri schedule.

So anyone thinking about getting their CDL or in the process now, use these valuable resources!!! Feel free to ask me or anybody on here anything!! Roger that!

Newbie question?? What exactly does intermodal entail? Thanks

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/intermodal

adjective, Transportation 1. pertaining to or suitable for transportation involving more than one form of carrier, as truck and rail, or truck, ship, and rail.

Thanks for the info. I assume this has drivers at ports and rail yards picking up containers

Newbie question?? What exactly does intermodal entail? Thanks

Where you headed to in Virginia? Just curious :) Sounds like your adjusting to the work well. New schedules always take time. Glad your loving linehaul!!

Awesome thread!! As a family man planning on attending private school next month it is encouraging to hear there are options other than OTR. Living 50 miles north of Richmond, Va. and a willingness to move I seem to see a lot of LTL companies there. Am I right? Anyway, hope your new career transition remains smooth and look forward to your next post! Thanks to you, Brett and Guy for making this a great site! And whatever the reason for these LTL companies hiring newbies, I am happy to hear it. But it is hard to figure out why, but then again Unions are often hard to figure out.