"Jeeez Buddy, look at all those fires." Eddie could see seven distinct columns of smoke rising from the direction of town. Even as he spoke the eighth smoke column made an appearance, but not a dark gray, brownish one like the others, this one was jet black with angry streamers of red and orange shooting through it.
 

As I stated earlier, in 1992 I became an over-the-road truck driver. In the fall of that year, my father passed away. When you're driving down the road in a big truck, you have the opportunity to do lots of thinking. One day, as I recall, my JD Truck Training Centre was out in the great northwest, Montana to be exact. Thinking of my past, my dad, and where I was, I started to create a poem. I call it This Great Land Of Ours.

Private trucking schools will take their time and won't pressure you. Remember, they want you to enjoy your learning experience so you will recommend their school to others. Trucking companies are hit and miss... some of them may push you and pressure you to keep their agenda alive... it's YOUR privilege to be working there so you BETTER perform. Now not all of them will treat you this way. A lot it will depend on the individual instructors.

Yea, I know the requirements to become a truck driver are not much. All you Hr licence sa need to do is be able to speak English, read English, and be able to write in the USA. Also you must not have a felony record, or be mental. Training going through Truck driving school is easy enough, it only takes 3 weeks, and you are almost guaranteed a CDL license. It gets very hard after you go through school,believe me.

Tracking your trips can be the key factor in making more off of each load you haul. Looking at your daily logs will help you recognize areas of opportunity and help you see where you may be losing money.

Motor Carrier Training is your third choice. Watch out for these sort of operations. There schools are only being operated for one reason. The HR Truck Licence company that is providing the training want truck drivers as soon as possible and offer very little training before you are on the road. This is more of job training then a school. You should be very careful and also read all of the fine print. In most cases, they agree to train you, only if you agree to stay a truck driver for their company for a certain amount of years.

The parallel parks and alley dock are not easy things to do, especially with an 18-wheeler, when you have no experience. So if you're attending trucking school in a state that has maneuver requirements, expect to spend a lot of time in the yard practicing.

Accredited Schools: Most all private trucking schools are accredited and licensed by the state. Some public institution trucking schools are also accredited and licensed by the state. You should ask if they are accredited and licensed. You can also call the state and ask about the particular place that you want to attend. They will also tell you if that school had or has any complaints.