Team Truckin' Wanna-be's

[ATeam]

catshavestaff,

If you are still thinking about a Class A license, I'll share this for your information. Dakota County Technical College in Rosemont, Minnesota hosts one of the best truck driving schools in the nation. It's programs, insructors, and wheel time are second to none. That's from big rig drivers who have completd the program and big-fleet higher ups.

They provide the trucks with which to take your Class A road tests. Because of its depth, the longer program not only gives you a Class A license but college credits too.

Here's the link:

http://www.dctc.edu/prospStudents/programs/truckDriver.cfm

They used to offer an accelerated five week program that got you your Class A license. I don't see it on their web site. It did not give college credits but if a shorter program is of more interest to you, you might want to ask the school staff about it.

 

[catshavestaff]

Thanks, Phil and all. My husband emailed me that he's reading this forum as well and really appreciates all the input. We're due to meet in Rome later next month for 10 days where we'll be able to discuss all the options and come up with an exit strategy for him, and a plan for the next couple of months.

Chrissie

 

[ATeam]

If you decide to attend Dakota County Technical College, the school us just a few miles from our residence. We're seldom home but we know the area. We'll be pleased to help with any housing, neighborhood, shopping, transportation or whatever questions you may have.

If you have not already seen it, the brochure, "Introduction to Expediting" may be of interest to you. See:

http://www.expeditersonline.com/downloads/introduction.pdf

 

[catshavestaff]

Thanks for the offer, Phil. I'll tell my husband about it. His job in Afghanistan allows very little time for personal surfing on the Net, so I'm doing all the research and legwork. The brochure is great, very informative, hitting the salient points. Excellent! I'm printing a copy to take to him.

You guys are great! Thanks, All!

Chrissie