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Hustelandflow, I certainly understand. There are probably as many reasons for people getting into, getting out of and doing research on the expediting industry as there are members of this forum. Each person/team has their own wants, desires and reasons for doing so. Whether it be financial...

So, we had our TWIC appointment yesterday. We got a few blocks from where our appointment was and the road was blocked off, a house was being moved and it was sitting in the middle of the road. No problem, just a short detour. Well we go inside for our appointment and the agent informed us...

Hi Hustelandflow, Although not expedited straight truck drivers yet, my wife and I are preparing and should be ready in late July or early August. There is a lot of information on this forum, I know I have been able to do a tremendous amount of research just reading thru the forums. If you...

Got my passport book in the mail yesterday. It took 6 weeks and 2 days to receive it from the time I mailed out the renewal application. My passport card should be here shortly. Should be able to get Carrie's application sent out next week after our TWIC appointment on Tuesday. We will be...

Well, hazmat background checks are in process. We need to go back next week for our TWIC card applications, unfortunately, our appointments were not set up correctly. I had called TSA prior to making our appointments and was told we only needed the hazmat appointment, that both the TWIC and...

Hi Treadmill, Not exactly sure if we would have saved any time or money. Carrie needs to have her license in hand before she can do her fingerprints and background checks. I called to check to see if she could do it with her paper copy of her CDL and her old license but the person I spoke to...

Here's a video Carrie and I were able to do recently. Just sharing our journey with everyone.

Not necessarily the carrier but the team we will be joining requires tanker and hazmat. We will also have our TWIC and passports. We won't be required to run Canada but we will definitely give it a try to see how it goes. We believe the more qualifications we have the better off we will be...

The tanker endorsements we could get now, but we will be taking the tests for both tanker and hazmat at the same time. The fingerprints and background checks for the hazmat are the delay. The carrier we will be associated with does haul some liquids in totes that requires a tanker endorsement.

Congratulations to Carrie for obtaining her Class B CDL today!!! Once she receives her updated license in the mail we can move forward with getting our hazmat, tanker and TWIC. She still needs to get her passport, will be working on that as well.

Wanted to provide some information on Carrie's CDL Training. Haven't had an opportunity to get her on video, but I will. She now has her training certificate and will be going to the Secretary of State office to get her Class B CDL next week. First Day of CDL Training Second Day of CDL...

You'll see in this video that apparently I don't know my left from my right. Don't know why I kept saying "hard right" when I needed her to turn to the left. Good thing she couldn't hear me. This was so much fun, my first ever You Tube try as well. Carrie did such a great job, especially...

This is Carrie's first attempt at backing into a dock. Great job!!!

So, my wife and I are still together after she attended my 1 day straight truck training course. We're even still talking to each other!! We actually had a great day yesterday. I thought she did fantastic. Rented a 26 foot straight truck from Ryder (it had air brakes which surprised me). I...

LDB, Thank you for your feedback and encouragement. Best regards, Mike

Renting a 26' straight truck for tomorrow so my wife can get some experience driving a bigger truck before she does her CDL training next week. I know she'll do great. One step at a time. Our goal is to begin this new career around August. We have a fleet owner who we have been working with...

Wife has her medical card and Temporary Instruction Permit. Now she is scheduling her Class B training.

Thank you TeamCaffee!!!

Thank you Lawrence. We are registered to attend the Expo and will be attending if we aren't on the road by then. We would enjoy meeting you and discussing the industry. Best regards, Mike