Graduate June 2003

Truck Driver Training Program

I decided to get into truck driving because my dad is a truck driver.  I liked the idea of being my own boss, experiencing different scenery and the driving itself, but I didn't have much confidence.  I thought Transportation Center for Excellence sounded like a good place to go for training and it was. The instructors were awesome.  I really enjoyed talking to them.  They gave me the confidence to believe in myself when I didn't believe in myself and they helped me relax.  The people here really help you out and give you encouragement when you don't think you can do it.  The training built my confidence a lot and I was able to work on the skills I needed to work on, improve the skills I was already good at and learn more about truck driving in general.   As a female I would encourage anyone of any age, especially females, to come here - they won't bite!   The most memorable part about going to TCE was the people.  Everyone was friendly and nice to talk to. The office staff was great and they answered all of my questions.  Now I'm a professional truck driver and as soon as I hear that someone wants to become a truck driver I will refer him or her to TCE.

Kristen Kottke