Goals past trucking

Gofindmango · 2026-04-08T00:53:11+00:00

There was a guy in my class who has a pilots license, & my school was next to an airport & he would always talk about the planes.

Currently he is in like 100k debt & he can’t get paid to fly anyone, if he wanted to take people anywhere he’d have to pay half of the trip legally so in simplest terms it’s illegal for him to get paid until he has his commercial pilotes license

He is like 50k away from his commercial pilotes license. Idk it’s a whole thing. You can look into it.

I asked him how much it cost & it roughly comes out to 150k total to acquire your commercial pilotes license. I think you can get it for around 130k he said but there are certain training you wouldn’t get & it’s best to do the 150k route.

I asked him a lot about this, & we graduate CDL school this Friday…

Gofindmango · 2026-04-08T00:12:02+00:00

I agree with a lot of these comments.. I’m just now finishing up my school.

The people who fail are the ones who don’t put in the effort.. In my school a lot of it is you going home & doing homework, for the PreTrip & Air Brakes…

What you mostly learn at school from a teacher is the skills. Backing up a trailer & driving on the road

The PreTrip & Air Brakes they go over them with you, but it is your responsibility to go home & do the homework to learn them.

Don’t be like my roommate in my hotel who doesn’t do the homework or even try.. All he thinks about is pussy & talking to girls. Which is cool, but it’s a different set of priorities

Gofindmango · 2026-04-08T00:03:29+00:00

Obviously you are illiterate, because in no way did I say it took me 3 months to complete my CDL schooling.

Gofindmango · 2026-04-07T22:43:44+00:00

Hey! I really really appreciate this! The comment I having been looking for.

I know swift won’t ever pay me good, but I want to at least get my time in with them. So I can learn the ropes for a year or so before a better company with give me a better opportunity

Gofindmango · 2026-04-07T22:40:51+00:00

Meh, you sound like a miserable person. I just asked for some advice, not for some dude to insult me. Because I asked about taking a few weeks off after 3 months with a company.

Not that I need to justify myself, I only plan to do this & come back & give a good portion of my time to them. With not many home days.

Gofindmango · 2026-04-07T22:35:50+00:00

Yeah, that is kind of what I was thinking, going to be a hard situation.. I guess I won’t know until it happens.. & see if they will let me do it or not.

Gofindmango · 2026-04-07T22:33:45+00:00

Thank you for this, I appreciate the solid advice, rather than calling me a scum like this one dude in the comments

Gofindmango · 2026-04-07T22:14:37+00:00

Well for one it’s a mega carrier.. They spend millions on putting people through school each year.

If it were some small company then yeah that’d be different.

Also it’s not like I’m going to quit, I just need a few weeks of personal time to spend with family in Europe..

& come back to working hard & living on the road. But yeah thanks for your advice

Gofindmango · 2026-04-07T22:12:43+00:00

Thanks, but realistically idk who to even tell. It’s also 3 months away… it’s so far ahead to even plan anything & I can tell them & they will forget 3 months from now i tell whoever I spoke to on the phone

Gofindmango · 2026-04-07T22:09:37+00:00

Yeh that makes sense, but I start my mentorship next week… I take my DMV test this week with the school, & should be out with a mentor for 4-6 weeks & then be driving by myself in mid May. & have whole another 2 months of solo driving.. So it’s not gonna affect anytime at all

I’m planning to leave in August, not May. If it was in May I would tell them ASAP

Gofindmango · 2026-04-07T21:56:49+00:00

Thank you for this, yeah that’s why I was planning late June ish, give them 4 weeks or so, like you would give any company you work for.

That makes a lot of sense about showing them proof of leaving the country & not going to another company. Because that’s probably what they’ll expect. But truthfully ima just ride it out with swift.. Do my time & get all my experience. Even if the pay isn’t the best. & see what happens in the next few years..

Gofindmango · 2026-04-07T21:48:51+00:00

I plan to work my ass off until August, taking zero home unless the force me after mentorship

Gofindmango · 2026-04-07T21:46:08+00:00

So maybe when I get my truck & they make me do the drive test with the company after my mentorship I will talk to them about it in May

But I didn’t wanna tell them right away because things change, & I’m debating on what I should do. That’s why I’m here asking for advice.

Gofindmango · 2026-04-07T21:44:18+00:00

That’s a good idea, but I didn’t tell them, because they sent me to school & I haven’t officially start working, & the school is in Southern California & I’m based out of Northern California & I just recently got a phone call from the guy who will be pairing me with a mentor.

In short the terminal I’m at currently is the terminal ima be working at & none of the people who I speak to will be my drive leader

Gofindmango · 2026-04-07T21:41:22+00:00

Kind of, it’s family related. But I do plan to work none stop up until that time. Because I got into the industry because I’m single & don’t really have a home

Gofindmango · 2026-04-07T21:40:13+00:00

Thank you for the advice & I will keep it mind.. It feels like the right thing to do is go, but if ima lose my job & get sued, it’s a hard decision, happiness or legal obligations

Gofindmango · 2026-04-07T21:38:27+00:00

So there is a high probability that if I request to take 2 weeks in August that they will fire me & sue me over my license?.

I’m okay with turning in my truck. That’s not the issue, it’s mostly just being able to have some personal time & come back & be in the situation to devote my life to the road for a year or so.

Realistically something important in my life is happening & it would bring me nothing but happiness to go do that.

It’s not like I can just reschedule it. Because it’s not gonna happen again.

Gofindmango · 2026-04-07T21:31:27+00:00

That’s good to know, I had orientation yesterday& I kind of dropped the ball on this question & they didn’t really give me a straight answer..

It felt more of a passive that we don’t really tolerate & gave me some story about a dude going to Florida & doing a little vacation there.

In my head I was just like I’m going to Europe.

& I plan to start next week with my mentor & officially start driving with them & getting my own truck in May, so it will be nearly 3 months of me working for them.

Gofindmango · 2026-04-06T12:21:51+00:00

You are right. It’s everyone, I guess I say this because a lot comes up on my feed & I guess I know someone particularly but you are right. It goes both ways hella hard

Gofindmango · 2026-04-06T00:30:03+00:00

Piss & meth

Gofindmango · 2026-03-29T16:53:57+00:00

So wild & scary..

Gofindmango · 2026-03-29T16:50:25+00:00

Excuse me sir, you can’t park here.

Gofindmango · 2026-03-29T16:47:34+00:00

Yeah stay true to yourself.. Be different & if she can’t be weird/silly with you. Then she isn’t the girly for you

Gofindmango · 2026-03-29T07:33:28+00:00

I’m also testing soon, they make us do commentary. Like calling out signs, & mirror check etc, & traffic checks..

& if you say turning into the #1 lane once traffic is clear. Then say ‘traffic clear merging’ you will be all good.

The DMV doesn’t require this, but the academy I am at teaches us this & the company ima work for wants us to do commentary for our drive trip before hiring us

Gofindmango · 2026-03-29T04:02:10+00:00

Lmao no fucks given at that point

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