Profile For Ryan S.

Lots of helpful tips from helpful people. Thanks again! I'm pretty sure I'll be doing it. Just talking to a few more companies to compare them and let the holidays pass and give my employer some notice before leave.

I'm really looking into all my options right now. I'm hoping to have a decision in January. A few weeks of soul searching and research should do it. I know going OTR will really help in the long run and may even be something I enjoy. Something about it makes me so anxious though. Maybe it's just such a big change from what I'm used to.

Thanks for all the tips! When talking to Werner they said I wouldn't need to take a refresher course, but Schneider did. I'm trying to be optimistic but it's just tough. I'm not sure if I'm cut out for the road. Going to school I thought I had local things lined up through people I know but they just fell through. It was never my goal to hit the road but it's an opportunity that I have right now to launch my future in a better direction. I guess I'm just too anxious about it. It's a lot of change.

My name is Ryan I'm 28 years old. I've had a CDL-B for 2 years and drive school buses. I went to NETTTS(New England Tractor Trailer Training School) in RI and graduated and have had my CDL-A since February. I looked and looked for local work and had a few interviews but nobody wants to hire me without experience. It will almost be a year coming up so I need to make some moves in my life. No wife or kids, I'm just so worried about going over the road and being just away for so long and living in a truck most of the time plus all the horror stories I read when I read reviews on companies. What is my best play? The school bus is only part time and I have a student loan I need to pay.. I figure either suck it up and go on the road or just go with my class B experience and get my hazmat and tanker and just ignore the class A and focus on something full time class B.. I'm not sure what to do. Any advice? I've been talking to Werner and have people there sending me stuff to read and business cards and are waiting for me to contact them after the holidays but I'm so nervous about pulling the trigger on it. Thank you for your time and input.