Truck driving was once a very noble profession, no longer the case today. The above mentioned co's are partly to blame for that. It burns my butt when the folks go through these so called driving schools and after only 3 weeks be handed a CDL and be called a PROFESSIONAL driver. Really?! These pro's are about as far from professional as you can get! Just walk into any truckstop and look around. Sweat pants, sandals, unclean etc. then these co's say they are trying to clean up the image of the industry. Oh I forgot to mention these three week driving school wonders can't drive either! I started with my class b permit and was on it 6 months total before my trainer(buddy) felt I was safe enough to take my test. I then drove mixers , dumps, for about 3 years before getting my permit to learn how to drive class a. Once again another 5-6 months before taking class a test. That experience over the course of all those months on a permit helped to make me the safe driver I am today. So I refuse to consider these three week wonders professionals. They are the furthest thing from it. And unfortunately its because of them that all of us have a bad reputation. I'm sorry if I offended anyone but its just how I feel. Insure those of you who earned your cdl's would mostly agree with my statement. If in any way I am wrong please tell me. Mike
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