I'm Trying To Find A Good Cdl School Around Middle Tennessee

There are chapel services at almost every TA truckstop in the country that you can stop at for two hours on Sunday. While it probally will not happen that you get to go to YOUR church you can get to a church at a truck stop.

While a persons faith is important to them you have to remember that your job comes first and you may be stuck in the middle of no where when Sunday comes around. It happens.

If you need to have a "restart" for two hours each Sunday then you can do that anywhere cause church is where your worship your god and you can do that in your truck also. The chances of you being able to go to a real church every Sunday will not happen due to church locations. Most times they are in places you can not take a truck and if your under a load then you cant leave it just sitting there unattended.

You have to bend a little and if you want to drive a truck you have will have to realize you will miss some Sundays in a real church. If that is not acceptable then trucking will may not be for you. Just remember your faith is your faith and its up to you to take care of it but trucking companies expect you to get the load there on time and if your late for pickup or delivery "I had to stop for church" is not a valid excuse.

There are chapel services at almost every TA truckstop in the country that you can stop at for two hours on Sunday. While it probally will not happen that you get to go to YOUR church

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you can get to a church at a truck stop.

While a persons faith is important to them you have to remember that your job comes first

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ hmm can we agree to disagree here?! my eternal soul is far more important to me than any job! +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

and you may be stuck in the middle of no where when Sunday comes around. It happens.

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ well ok if sunday comes around and there is no church, god knows i tied to get to one! great point! but really a place with no church wow! but no problem God is everywhere!

but the bible says forsake not the church

Hebrews 10:25 New International Version (NIV) 25 not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.

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If you need to have a "restart" for two hours each Sunday then you can do that anywhere cause church is where your worship your god and you can do that in your truck also. The chances of you being able to go to a real church every Sunday will not happen due to church locations. Most times they are in places you can not take a truck and if your under a load then you cant leave it just sitting there unattended.

++++++++++++++++++++++ good point! i understand that the load has to be in a secure place, a lot of money there

but i hear the truck stops usually have it, maybe i can find another christian and we can have a church service, all you need is two to have a church service

Matthew 18:20 New International Version (NIV) 20 For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.”

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You have to bend a little and if you want to drive a truck you have will have to realize you will miss some Sundays in a real church. If that is not acceptable then trucking will may not be for you. Just remember your faith is your faith and its up to you to take care of it but trucking companies expect you to get the load there on time and if your late for pickup or delivery "I had to stop for church" is not a valid excuse.

++++++++++++++++++++ certainly you make some good points, maybe solo is the way to go! stevens sounds nice so far! $50 for just visiting a church, i have many relatives in dallas, and i hear they have hot spots in the trucks, also they can pay you to unload the truck up to $250 not bad! but my instructor told me don't count on that! so now i am not too sure about the unloading of the trailer part, i hope they told me the truth here? the recruiter said you can unload the trailer and make some money, or get someone to unload the trailer for less than i can get from steven and make money while i sleep!? what the freak!? also i spoke to my two sons about getting into trucking , one works for rooms to go, maybe they might even pay for him to be trained! they have a big warehouse near knight trucking in polk county! or we can work teams and make over a grand each! ....legally! i was told by werner that teams make over $1000, stevens says they are more geared toward solo drivers. what do you guys say? was the recruiter honest or not?

Victor, all I will say about teams is do good research and make the right choice for you. By reading your posts I don't think you will have any trouble doing the research

Here is where I stood on teams. Sure the truck moves more miles, and you are getting paid for all the miles it moves, but typically you are making half the cents per mile of a solo driver. Granted teams may typically be getting longer runs due to the nature of the beast and therefore end up with over all more miles at the end of the week. To me it just did not seem worth it to give up my solitude and have to share such a small space with another person that I may or may not know, in most cases the not.

I also did not want to be trying to get my beauty sleep while the truck was bouncing down the highway. While with my trainer when I was sleeping every time he just got out of his bunk to step outside (sometimes not even that far) the truck would move enough to wake me up. And I am a pretty deep sleeper. These trucks are setting on airbags so it really does not take that much to get them rocking. For me I couldnt imagine getting enough quality rest while the truck was moving to be able to perform my job properly.

The other issue I had would depend on the company. Some companies pair up new drivers to run teams. Now nothing against the new guys, as I am one of them, but I did not want to be sleeping in a bunk trusting my life to another guy that has just as little time under his belt as I do LOL.

Stevens seems like a good company, I spoke with them many times when making my choice on who to work for. The one thing that was a deal breaker for me was that I was told I must run at least one year OTR before I could even consider trying to get a regional job. Their OTR program is like many in that you earn 1 day at home for every 7 days out. I simply wanted a little more time at home with my family after being out for 3+ weeks. Where I am now if I'm out for 7 to 10 days I can have 2 to 3 days home giving me time to enjoy being home and get a few honey do's done. But home time is relative to the amount of money one needs to make and how many days they can afford to take off.

Woody

Hey there. I went to TDI in Murfreesboro. It is a private school. The instructors were awesome. They actually care about you doing well in the industry and will help in ANY way they can. If $$ is an issue, getting a loan is super easy (that is if you are willing to take on some debt, say, around $4,000). Most companies have a tuition pay back program. The company I work for only reimburses $1,000 (Averitt), but, it is well worth it to me. Good luck!

Hey there. I went to TDI in Murfreesboro. It is a private school. The instructors were awesome. They actually care about you doing well in the industry and will help in ANY way they can. If $$ is an issue, getting a loan is super easy (that is if you are willing to take on some debt, say, around $4,000). Most companies have a tuition pay back program. The company I work for only reimburses $1,000 (Averitt), but, it is well worth it to me. Good luck!

I forgot they had one down there. I attended TDI in Indiana and will also so I was very happy with my choice.

I run teams with my brother so I can trust him with my life. He is a good and safe driver. I would not team with anyone else hense why I was solo for a year and a half with JB Hunt.

Teaming is not for everyone. I sleep great but i am used to sleeping in a moving truck. If the truck stops i wake up. But to me the advantages far out weight the disadvantages.

Privacy in the cab is not an issue. Of course with teaming it helps not to have much modesty.

The miles are great. Basically we get a little more than half again a solo driver gets. Meaning a solo driver can do roughly 12,000 miles a month. We get between 25,000 and 26,000 a month. Which means over all we get to do 3 to 4 more trips extra a month. Money is money and I will take it where I can get it.

Having someone there to help when needed is awesome. If you ever chained a truck up during the winter time then you would agree that the extra help is awesome.

Like i said teaming is not for everyone and I would not do it if it was not for my brother.

Victor, all I will say about teams is do good research and make the right choice for you. By reading your posts I don't think you will have any trouble doing the research

Here is where I stood on teams. Sure the truck moves more miles, and you are getting paid for all the miles it moves, but typically you are making half the cents per mile of a solo driver. Granted teams may typically be getting longer runs due to the nature of the beast and therefore end up with over all more miles at the end of the week. To me it just did not seem worth it to give up my solitude and have to share such a small space with another person that I may or may not know, in most cases the not.

I also did not want to be trying to get my beauty sleep while the truck was bouncing down the highway. While with my trainer when I was sleeping every time he just got out of his bunk to step outside (sometimes not even that far) the truck would move enough to wake me up. And I am a pretty deep sleeper. These trucks are setting on airbags so it really does not take that much to get them rocking. For me I couldnt imagine getting enough quality rest while the truck was moving to be able to perform my job properly.

The other issue I had would depend on the company. Some companies pair up new drivers to run teams. Now nothing against the new guys, as I am one of them, but I did not want to be sleeping in a bunk trusting my life to another guy that has just as little time under his belt as I do LOL.

Stevens seems like a good company, I spoke with them many times when making my choice on who to work for. The one thing that was a deal breaker for me was that I was told I must run at least one year OTR before I could even consider trying to get a regional job. Their OTR program is like many in that you earn 1 day at home for every 7 days out. I simply wanted a little more time at home with my family after being out for 3+ weeks. Where I am now if I'm out for 7 to 10 days I can have 2 to 3 days home giving me time to enjoy being home and get a few honey do's done. But home time is relative to the amount of money one needs to make and how many days they can afford to take off.

Woody

i think i will follow your advice , i want this to be my last job! and i have to really check out the company well! do my research and check everything out! interview drivers and trainers at truck stops whatever! check out financials make sure this company is going to be here 25 years from now when i plan to retire at age 80! lol google the heck out of these companies! knight seems to be a good choice also, very close to me, like 35 minutes away! but they have yet to send a recruiter to my school? so far only werner and stevens have shown up! i need more pens, rulers and stuff! lol

I run teams with my brother so I can trust him with my life. He is a good and safe driver. I would not team with anyone else hense why I was solo for a year and a half with JB Hunt.

Teaming is not for everyone. I sleep great but i am used to sleeping in a moving truck. If the truck stops i wake up. But to me the advantages far out weight the disadvantages.

Privacy in the cab is not an issue. Of course with teaming it helps not to have much modesty.

The miles are great. Basically we get a little more than half again a solo driver gets. Meaning a solo driver can do roughly 12,000 miles a month. We get between 25,000 and 26,000 a month. Which means over all we get to do 3 to 4 more trips extra a month. Money is money and I will take it where I can get it.

Having someone there to help when needed is awesome. If you ever chained a truck up during the winter time then you would agree that the extra help is awesome.

Like i said teaming is not for everyone and I would not do it if it was not for my brother.

well lets see what this is like! teams sounds like more money, but not according to stevens, they are solo based! i want to see if i just pass my backing up tests right now! and i have yet to do much double clutching so i am far away from employment right now! and don't get me started with the alley backing! wow you trucker are good!