Trucking Forum

i am a driving a flatbed now and used to drive van. i am considering getting into buying  a truck. However there is a lot of stuff i don't understand like the surcharges, fuel deals and some of the other expenses. i am also wondering with the fuel prices if it is worth even trying to get involved with owning a truck. Also would like to ...

 I went through school and jumped through all the normal hoops, and the company I went with assigned me a trainer that  didn't seem to want to teach me the way things were done . any question I asked him seemed to be a bother , so I asked for another trainer and got the run around. I was wondering if  company trainers ...

Has anyone ever dropped a trailer?  I'm new...only 2 months...I tug tested 2 times...then when I pulled away...the trailer didn't.  One machnic sid the 5th wheel failed...the other couldn't make it happen again.  What could have happened to make it fail then work again?

Would like to know if and where there is a school or someone that would help me with getting my CDL done.  Do to some problems I am having a hard time finding a school that will take me or someone to help me learn without the school.

How long does it take to study for and pass a cdl, assuming you pass your first try?  Thanks!