My Roadmaster Truck Driving School Experience
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Congratulations. 
I am getting back into after several years and will be turning 51 in a couple of months. Glad to hear that they have such a dedicated staff at that school. That is a very important need in this industry. The training is crucial. It sounds like they did a great job in teaching more than just the basics.
That is GREAT!
Let us know how thing go for you with Werner. We are still here to help in any way we can.
Safe trips.
Thank you Tracey and congratulations to you for getting backing into trucking! I will definitely write an update while I'm at Werner. Good Luck and Safe Trucking to you as well!
Congrats Jeff and best of luck to ya! Glad things went well at Roadmasters! Definitely keep us updated about your adventures at Werner. We always enjoy following along to see how things go for everyone.
Dm:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.OWI:
Operating While Intoxicated
Thanks Brett! I will definitely follow up with my experience at Werner.
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After reading several CDL truck driving school comparisons and reviews on-line I am pleased to say that I just graduated from the Roadmaster Driving School in Orlando, Fl on Sept. 27, 2013. Although the school is a little expensive $$$, it was well worth it!!! Prior to attending their three-week program I had never been inside the cab of an 18-wheeler, much less double clutched any vehicle! Instructor Jim Brantley had me double clutching and down shifting by the end of the second day of road driving and when I needed some additional parallel parking training he worked with me on his own time. Jim and the other instructors (Jimmy, Bill, Richard, Al, Joe and Issac who is also the Director of Education), whom I had the pleasure of learning from, truly care and go the extra mile to insure you succeed in attaining your CDL. They all are more than willing to share their many personal years of trucking experiences & knowledge that will give you a view of the real trucking world if you ask, which I did! I can't thank them enough! Dawn, the school's Finance Manager, did an outstanding job of insuring the loan paperwork, job applications and job placements went through painlessly and in a timely manner. I would also like to mention that Lenny, a recruiter for Roadmaster did a great job of setting everything up and getting the "ball rolling" to attend their school. In three short weeks I was able to straight back, off-set back, and parallel park a tractor trailer and then pass the road test. Now I'm off to Werner Trucking to start my new trucking career at age 50. My name is Jeff, I live in south Florida and I HIGHLY recommend Roadmaster Driving School (especially the Orlando school) to everyone who is serious about starting a career in truck driving! Good luck to everyone!
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
Double Clutch:
To engage and then disengage the clutch twice for every gear change.
When double clutching you will push in the clutch, take the gearshift out of gear, release the clutch, press the clutch in again, shift the gearshift into the next gear, then release the clutch.
This is done on standard transmissions which do not have synchronizers in them, like those found in almost all Class A trucks.
Double Clutching:
To engage and then disengage the clutch twice for every gear change.
When double clutching you will push in the clutch, take the gearshift out of gear, release the clutch, press the clutch in again, shift the gearshift into the next gear, then release the clutch.
This is done on standard transmissions which do not have synchronizers in them, like those found in almost all Class A trucks.
Dm:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.