Truck Driving - An Introduction to Professional Trucking
What you'll learn
- What a career as a professional truck driver actually entails, and how to ask the right questions to the right people and get better information
- The main objective of this course is to give the student enough information to make better decisions as they build a trucking career or trucking business
- Make an Informed decision on whether to continue researching trucking as a career - or decide that its's not right for you at this time in your life.
- If you are taking the course for other interests you will have a better idea of what entry level trucking really looks like
Requirements
- There are no prerequisites for this course - However there are many mandatory qualifications to become a professional truck driver in interstate commerce. You need to be over 21, have an acceptable driving record, and be able to pass both a medical exam for a DOT physical and a DOT pre employment drug test for starters and meet many other regulatory requirements as well as insurance company requirements and finally trucking company internal criteria as well - However ANYONE can take this course.
- This is a basic overview course designed for people looking to better understand the realities of entry level truck driving.
Description
Truck Drivers Wanted!
Great paying entry level truck driving jobs are available right now and companies are searching for drivers just like you.
Before you can get started you need to learn some things about the trucking industry, make sure it is a good fit for you - then if it is - go to a Truck Driving School (often called a CDL School) and get your Commercial Drivers License Class A.
Commonly called a Class A CDL.
Every year thousands of hopeful people enter the trucking industry excited to start their new careers as truck drivers. Every years thousands of broken disillusioned and angry people also leave the industry within their first few months.
Some barely make it even a few weeks!
Why Does That Happen?
There are many reasons, but two of the main ones is not having enough accurate information and therefore having incorrect expectations - and another major reason is failing to make sure that what trucking offers is in alignment with what the new drivers needs and wants.
Sometimes it is and for some it just isn't a good fit.
This course is designed to give you a good idea of what to expect as a new entry level truck driver.
It is a no-nonsense serious look at why so many people repeatedly fail in trucking so quickly - why this happens again and again - and more importantly what you can do to make sure it doesn't happen to YOU!
The hard cold truth is that very few of the people just starting out in trucking have anywhere near enough accurate, realistic and pertinent information to understand what it really is that they are about to get themselves into.
Neither do most family members or others who will also be affected in many different ways by their loved one choosing a career in trucking. Everyone that is going to be affected needs to have an accurate expectation of what is coming and be prepared to deal with it properly as it happens.
This course is designed to help you do just that.
If you complete this course you will have a very good understanding of what a career in trucking is and what it is not. That way whatever you decide - you will be making an informed decision with eyes wide open.
If you complete this course you will be better prepared to begin a career as a professional truck driver if you decide that is the right path for you.
You will know how to continue your research and where to get the rest of the information you need to make important decisions that will help you begin to build a successful career in trucking and a better life for yourself and those you care most about.
Trucking Career Success and Trucking Business Success
When you have good information and know that trucking is indeed the career that you want to pursue - you are off to a better start already!
Then combine that with getting training and support which you will use to set and work toward specific goals from day one and you will be able to make a great living, earning more money than most people in other jobs ever will - and you will also have a great life.
That is if you put in the work and effort to learn what to do and then do it all consistently.
Trucking can offer you a great career, great pay and benefits, unlimited opportunities to advance your career in multiple ways and - a great lifestyle if it's the right one for you. If this sounds like what you are looking for, then hit the button and I will see you inside the course!
Who this course is for:
- Anyone interested in the possibility of becoming a professional truck driver or working with truck drivers in other positions within or outside of the transportation industry.
- For Example: If you are thinking about going to truck driving school, are interested in owning a trucking related business and want a better understanding of what truck drivers deal with in their careers so you can better provide your products and services to them, say for example as a freight broker, or a truck accessory dealer (Chrome Shop etc.)
Instructor
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Hello, and thanks for checking out my profile page.
Through my courses and other resources at L.D. Sewell Publications and Training I focus much of what I do on providing specialized information, training, and support to help people start their own businesses, do better in their work and careers and ultimately help them all build better lives.
To do that I teach online courses here on Udemy and other platforms, teach live in person courses and classes and live online courses, classes and workshops, and provide coaching, consulting and mentoring to members of my networks and communities I am involved with.
I can help you;
Learn how to start an online business as a small business entrepreneur
Learn how to start an offline business as a small business entrepreneur
Become a Real Estate Agent, Real Estate Investor and Real Estate Agent Recruiter
Become a Professional Truck Driver, Owner Operator, Fleet Owner, Freight Broker. Learn how to achieve Trucking Business Success...
You can even learn how to build multiple streams of income from several different sources. Even things that at fist glance appear to be completely unrelated.
You can learn how you can improve your life in every area by being intentional, setting goals, developing plans and taking consistent action using Success Driven Systems productivity tools and resources.
Become more productive, produce more income, continuously improve your knowledge and skills, perform at a higher level and become more confident as you set and achieve goal after goal systematically by following proven methods and tactics that get results.
Entrepreneurship, business management, leadership, specialized information, tactics, and systems have been a major interest and focus of mine my entire adult life and remain so to this day.
I have been a lifelong student of personal development and productivity improvement systems, which I have utilized in every position I have ever held. Over the years I have held a variety of positions in several businesses and as an entrepreneur, I have started, owned, and operated several companies of my own along the way too.
Today I have multiple streams of income - which are all based in one way or another on providing specialized information and training.
Of course, as we keep growing and evolving we produce and market many other products - yet our foundation is training and specialized information, both internally as we grow and externally available through our courses and publications to anyone anywhere who wants my help and our help.
No matter what business interest you have - these things are applicable to all aspects of business leadership and entrepreneurship.
Every experience has taught me numerous lessons. Many of these lessons have been not only highly beneficial but also enjoyable - others were learned the hard and painful way, and while they certainly weren't any fun they were still very valuable learning experiences.
I have owned or co-owned a number of micro and small businesses including wood crafting, medical claims processing, commercial cleaning, transportation consulting, independent recruiting, real estate investing, and soap and candle making companies.
I can help you start a business of your own.
Courses are available for Online Business startup and Offline (traditional) Business startup too.
Learn about Real Estate. Learn how to become a real estate agent. Learn how to become a Real Estate Investor and Landlord.
You can also learn all about Trucking - if you are interested in becoming a driver or in achieving Trucking Business Success by owning your own trucking business.
The majority of my working life has been in Real Estate, Trucking and Small Business Entrepreneurship.
I became a Real Estate Agent and Investor in my early twenties, a Real Estate Broker and Professional Property Manager in my early thirties.
Many years ago I also started my own career in trucking - and even if you have never considered trucking - take the time to look into what it offers before you just write it off. It might surprise you.
When I started my own trucking career I set out with the intention of making trucking my primary profession and I wanted to learn everything I possibly could about the business of trucking.
Today - after many years in real estate, three decades in trucking, and having held numerous management positions in other companies as well as owning my own businesses - my focus remains on Real Estate, Trucking and Small Business Entrepreneurship.
What an interesting journey it has been over the decades and continues to be even now. Over the course of my years in Real Estate, Trucking and Business in general, I have held many different positions including;
Real Estate Agent
Real Estate Investor
Real Estate Broker
Real Estate Property Manager
Landlord
Real Estate Agent Recruiter, Consultant and Coach
Professional Truck Driver
Driver Trainer
Third Party CDL Skills Examiner
Instructor
Dispatcher
Recruiter
Human Resource Director
Safety Director
Transportation Consultant
Independent Owner Operator
Trucking Business Success Coach
Author
These experiences have all helped me in countless ways to pursue many other entrepreneurial opportunities. As a result of all these experiences and from working with all kinds of people including real estate agents, investors, entrepreneurs, and with hundreds of truck drivers over many years, I am able to provide you with a unique, complete and multidimensional personal account of exactly what it takes to become a successful entrepreneur - and for those interested - exactly what it takes to become a professional truck driver, owner operator, and trucking business owner.
Choose the Right Business and Take Action
There is something that is a right fit for you. Finding the right work or business for you is the key.
There are plenty of choices available to you.
You just need to gather information and then decide which business you want to start now.
Once you know what that is you can then start focusing your efforts on learning the skills and specialized information needed to shorten your learning curve, produce better results faster and that will help you achieve your own goals.
Life is far too precious and too short to waste working in businesses, careers and at jobs you don't like - so find something you do like - that is also profitable - then learn how to get started and then just do it!
Today every lesson I have ever learned from all my personal experiences and studies, including those I continue to learn, I now teach in my courses and workshops as well as through my books, manuals, and other publications.
Life is all about choices and you do have choices.
That is my passion in life - working with and helping people who want to get ahead in life instead of just getting by to find their own courses in life, and to help those willing to do the work to make it happen.
I look forward to getting to know you and to sharing information with you to help you do better too.
Best regards,
Louis Derrick Sewell
Author, Instructor, Realtor
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