Thanks to all posters for all the valuable info I've gathered so far. I start driver training in a week for four weeks thanks to WIA and the good people at the Ohio unemployment office. I filled out 10 pre apps and have recieved 10 callbacks. Wow I've never been so popular before in my life. All this attention is not going to my head, so don't worry I know I'm not all that. Heres some back ground info on me. 44 female married my husband likes my plan, 4 boys all grown & out of the house, been employed for 30 years average length of jobs about 5 years and looking to increase my income. Looking for long hauls with reasonable deadlines. Being away from home 2 or 3 weeks don't bother me. No drugs or alcohol but I smoke. Living in NW Ohio. Don't mind driving in adverse conditions, never in a hurry. My last job was lifting 40 lb boxes sometimes over my head. Need some advice on many thing like companies, flatbeds or boxes, trainers and orentation, and everything else. I've been taking notes off of all the forums but only joined this one because you act like you care about each other and the information seems real not just more recruters trying to sell me a job to that makes them money. It is important to me to find a company I will be excited to work for today as well as five years down the road. I don't want my first driving job to be the worst one out there for me. Hoping to find an exceptional trainer after orentation. I don't want much do I. Any comments or suggestions will be appreciated like spell check is located...Thank you for all your support and for bringing me and my family everything we have needed to survive for all these years and years to come.