It is my nature to be skeptical. I am quick to be critical and it does not take me very long to figure out when someone is handing me a load of nonsense. I looked around for quite a while as I trying to find a good fit for what will be my new career. I had some experience driving a school bus, but really felt like truck driving was something that I would enjoy.
I must have looked at every trucking company web site on the internet, and one thing that became apparent is that you need some real over the road experience before you qualify for the majority of these jobs. Everywhere I looked, I kept seeing these ads for CR England. I visited the CR England website several times, but seemed like they wanted quite a commitment of time to get with their program. It was more time and resources than I really wanted to invest. I mean, I just wanted to drive a truck, not go to all this trouble.
When I talked to one of the recruiters at CR England they really made me feel welcome. I am a grown adult, with grown children, and I guess being a part of something is important to me. CR England offered a unique opportunity which I did not find anywhere else. I operated a small business for 27 years, and have been working as a real estate agent for the last 6 years. I quit 2 jobs, a career in real estate and driving bus for a school district and placed all my chips on starting a new career with CR England.
Like they say, there is no free lunch, and good things don’t always come easy. But, if you have it in you to work hard, and you have the determination to run your own business, through good times and bad, then you owe it to yourself to look seriously at the CR England program.
Since my arrival at school I have found it to be challenging and rewarding. The accommodations are not perfect, but there are hot showers and a bed which feels pretty good after a day of driving, even if you are only driving on the schools range. It takes some time to get through the program, but when you do get through, you will have earned a CDL and you will have a job at the largest refrigerated trucking company in the world, not bad. Along with that, you will have the opportunity to lease a brand new truck to start you own business, no credit check, no down payment. Times are tough, but if you follow the CR England program and listen to what they tell you, then they have the miles and the loads and most importantly, the experience to help make you successful in your new truck driving career.
Call me an over achiever, call me a dreamer, but there are these posters all around the school with pictures of drivers who are successful here at CR England. I want to have a poster with my picture on it. I am going to be a success at CR England, come join me.
Dean Curtis
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