Still Not Driving

I have been a stay at home mom/ wife for 11 yrs. My life changed and I need to do something fast. I really want to be a trucker and I can do it. Last month I left for CR England. I had problems in the beginning with the written test, but after a couple of try's I passed. I used a waver for that (Indiana law). I went on the backing. In straight line I was in a group that didnt have a trainer, then offset our trainer got sick and left, same for parallel. I was sent to the test unprepared. Failed pretrip so I learned it from beginning to end, went back and passed, moved on to backing, failed! So I found a trainer and learned what I didnt learn the first time. Went back did pretrip again passed, backing, passed, and driving hit a curb with a 90% fail rate comeing straight out the test site. It wasnt meant for trucks. I was lucky enough to get an awesome driving trainer and drove alot. I am home now no CDL. I know all this stuff and cant use it. I have no money for a regular school. WIA wont help me, most companys say no becouse I have no work history. I have heard from Alliance, and CRST, but I am worried if they say no my dream is over. I belong behind the wheel and thats all I can think about. For once in my life I felt like this is what I am supose to do. There is so much help out there for alot of different types of people, but not for me. I take some fault in what happened I got nervous, but I aint a failure, and I dont wanna give up.

Welcome to the board Juelma. Sounds like you have had your fair share of setbacks, but that is trucking. You have the right attitude - every time something knocks you down, get up, brush your self off and give it another shot. There is a company that is going to take you (and your kids) on, so keep on working at it. Looking for Starcar to jump on to the new forum and she will give you some pointers and encouragement; her and a few of her trucking sisters.

You have found a great resource to learn from and ask questions. A very positive and helpful bunch, no doubt about it.

Thank you so much. I cant wait to meet everyone! I accually been using trucking truth this whole time. this is just the first time on the forum. The site has been great help. I take the test still so I dont forget the basics and if I do it helps me remember. Same with looking for companys. Great place.

Did I hear my name taken in vain ??? Juelma, Your story about England isn't the first I've heard. But schools are schools, and your a victim of them sometimes. So get over that, pull on your Big Girl panties, and lets work on getting you where you want to go. You need to talk to every recruiter you can get on the phone. Tell them you have been thru Englands school, and tell them just how it ended. You don't show what state your from, so I can't get an idea on what else will work. But if you talk to absolutely EVERY recruiter you can find online, in the trucking books from truck stops, and anywhere else. One of them will take a chance with you. But do not lie to them...it will come out. And you need to check your DAC....England may have posted on it..and it may not be pretty. Keep us informed....and welcome to the best truck site in the ether world.

O I dont have a problem with the school. I liked it, and my teachers. I was just telling my story. I was just unlucky, and As I stated nervous at testing also. I am working on that just really want to go to a regular cdl school so I can be here fore my daughter who is having medical problems. I was hoping someone could help me figure out how to get a loan or a grant. If not like I said I have a few other companys calling me. This will happen I got faith. Thanks!

And I fixed it. I am from Kentucky.

You told me to put on my big girl panties, and your right about that and will probably say this again after I say this, but maybe thats what I need. I dont blame the school I blame myself. Even tho I didnt have teachers sometimes I still learned all that stuff. It was the basics I missed out on. My trainers was conifident in my abilitys and told me so, but they also told me I wasn't, and I didnt listen. I had no self confidence. I got to testing and I messed up coming out of the lane, that was becouse I was too nervous and somehow came out all wrong. I didnt know how to fix it so i kept pulling up. The test guy told me I had it the first time. I see all this now, bit I didnt then. They all went up to bat for me and they knew I had it. So yea I do have that problem. During testing and only testing I would get nervous and second guess all my actions. All my paralles had been perfect up until that point. I did have to step back to see all that. Yea I thought I would clarafy a little more. I wanna learn from you, and everyone anything and everything I can to make me a better trucker. I have been around truckers, and went to school, but there is always something new to learn, and everyone has something different to offer. That why I am here. CR is my past, but what I learned from them and what ever comes next will be part of my future. I want that endorcment and I wont stop till I get it.

Juelma, welcome to the site.

First off, I commend you for your attitude. Keep that up. It'll help you alot when you get out here with the rest of us.

Now, if money is tight, there are CDL schooling that offer tuition assistence. You just pay it back by driving for them for X amount a time.

This site has a ton of info on it if you haven't seen it. here's some links to get you going so you can get some help on it..

Company-Sponsored Training Program

Company sponsored schools is a good way to go if you can't afford it. Swift, Prime, Rohel, Werner and others have great programs. I'd recommend checking them all out, find the one that fits you, and call them and get all the information you can from them.

High Road Training Program

Our High Road is a great place to study if you need it.

Keep your head up, and keep working at it.

-Dave

Welcome to the Forum! Where are you from in KY, I'm from Paducah. I'll be attending school there in April.

Well then....lets figure out how to get you into another school..There's countless trucking companies that will put you thru their school, if you agree to drive for them for a given amount of time. So lets look there first. You will be a credit to them, cuz you have already been thru one. They should sign you up with no problem. But there may be some reason they aren't grabbing you up, and I think you better go look at your DAC. If they put something on there that the companies your applying to can read, it will be tripping you up. Recruiters won't ask you about it upfront....its one of the sneaky tools they use. I'm not sure what trucking companies are hiring in your area, since I'm on the left coast. but there has to be one or two that see you and the training you have had as a benefit to their cdl program. I don't think you should go thru a private cdl school, cuz you may end up in the same place you are now, unless the school can guarentee you a company trainig spot. So keep that in mind. I didn't mean to come off sounding like I thought you didn't give it your all while you were at CRE...I know you went out fighting...but you, like me, stress up at test time.

But what I meant when I said put your Big Girl Panties on,was that we women have to work harder, work smarter, and do more because of who we are.....Thats why we have Big Girl Panties !!! They remind us of what we have to do. And don't ask me to tell you what I think guys use to remind themselves...Brett would boot my freckled behind off the board... ...so just imagine....