Profile For Brian S.

Hey everyone , I haven't posted much on here but I do go through the forum and read a lot of the posts. I just want to say that there are some great people in this industry, and also on this forum. I just recently retired from the Army, and wanted to do something a bit different for my second career and I figured I would give this a shot. Tomorrow is my last day of orientation with Maverick before we move into securement and tarp training. I am extremely impressed how professional and organized Maverick is.

Through the last year of searching different companies that I believed would be a good fit for me, and help me be successful in this industry, I truly believe I made the right choice coming here to Maverick. I know there are a few other more detailed posts about orientation on TT, so I won't get into all that. If anyone has any questions I'd be happy to answer them for you. I want to thank everyone who contributes on this forum for helping me get my feet on the ground by the great posts I read on here.

Brian

Thanks guys for all of the responses. I have been asking everyone for advice that I know that are either in the trucking industry or who have been, I guess just confirming stuff that I already knew so I feel better about it. From the people that I have talked to, and browsing thru these pages one thing is for sure. No one has anything bad to say about Schneider. Thanks again

Brett,

Thanks for the info and advice. I already have it in my head that this is going to be a tough career change, and that I have to start basically from the ground up and build that trust and reliability with the company I choose to go with. I am ready for the challenge, and am looking forward to a successful career change.

Hello everyone, glad to finally join the group after lurking for a few months. I will be retiring from the Army in December after 20 years of service, and looking to get into trucking. I am going thru the Troops to Transportation program and already have pre hires from a few different companies. I will be attending CDL school in Miami, FL in January and am interested if anyone on here has attended that school? Also if anyone has any input on the Apprentice program. Right now I am interested in starting off driving regional for about six months to a year to get experience before ultimately getting into something local. I will be in the Nashville, TN area and the two companies I am really looking into right now are Schneider National and Western Express. Just looking for a good company to get my foot in the door that is going to get me headed in the right direction starting out and not put a bad taste in my mouth. Thanks