Profile For Jesse A.

I've done a lot of research about attending a company-sponsored truck driving school, and that includes the all the info I've found on this site already (much appreciated, to all who have provided it), but I'm honestly terrified I'll end up forgetting something and putting myself in a real bad situation if I do. I have a real strict financial situation and if I forget something I might not have access to funds to get it.

I'm looking for personal advice from anyone who may have been hired to PAM through the driver solutions school, any pros and cons and such, anything that's highly important for me to know. It would be even more helpful if you went to the school in Indianapolis specifically.

Any and all advice about attending school that may not be commonly found through research or school-provided info is appreciated.

Thanks, Brett. I appreciate it. I'm not so much concerned about failing anything, whether it the background, the DOT, or any testing along the way, think I'll be okay on that front (though I'm assuming that I'll be very very nervous, especially with the hands on stuff, lol I've read some stories about students people have had, and a couple sounded just like how I would be.) I deal really well with things when they're already lined up for me and I'm told what to do. Tell me exactly what to do and how to do it, and I'll do it, and I'll remember all the steps. My biggest concerns are getting everything squared away for the trip I'd take to be in the program, making sure I have enough money for food and such during it, making sure I'm prepared and have everything I need, yanno? Just anything arbitrary scares me. I'm planning to ask whoever I talk to about the school on Monday about all of this, hope I can get some solid answers.

So I've thought about it a bit, and heard some good and bad things about being a "trucker," and I've decided that it might be a real choice for me. From the small amount of research I've what I can tell, what I need is to get a Class A CDL I think? Something else that may be important is that I've got absolutely NO experience doing anything like this.

I'm curious as to how to get everything rolling, so any info is helpful, but I have a few specific questions, too.

-Is there anything special I'm required to have or do to get into a company-sponsored training program?(excuse me if I'm not using the correct terms)

-Is there any efficient route to take that won't require much initial funding from myself at all to get started and obtain a job?

-How exactly do these programs or schools work, and how do I go about finding them?

-Any other general advice you might have for me?