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The Road Ahead

It starts in the dark

Long hours. Empty roads. Just headlights and the discipline to keep going. This is the life — and where it can lead.

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Before the wheels turn

The job is won before you roll

The walk-around. The lights, the tires, the air brakes. Backing it in clean. Nobody films the pre-trip — but it’s where a professional is made. Trucking Life teaches the craft the right way, from day one.

The miles nobody sees

Rain, truck stops, and 3 a.m.

The empty highway. The rain on the glass. The late nights that ask everything of you. It’s a hard life — and it’s a good one, when someone shows you how to run it right.

Then the sun comes up

This is what we built for the road ahead

One place for the whole journey — from your first permit question to your first paycheck behind the wheel.

Get your CDL on real trucksThe AcademyELDT-compliant CDL-A training in Dalton, GA — real equipment, real instructors. Where a career behind the wheel actually starts.Explore →Know what you’re walking intoCDL Pre-SchoolThe prep drivers wish they’d had before day one: the knowledge, the expectations, the real-life readiness. Show up to CDL school already ahead.Explore →Straight answers, free foreverKnowledge CenterGuides and plain-language answers to the questions new and working drivers actually ask. No paywall, no runaround.Explore →Pass the permit examPractice TestsPractice the CDL general, air brakes, combination and endorsement tests until you’re sure. Track what you miss and drill it.Explore →Plan the drive, find the stopTrip Planner & DirectoryTruck-legal route planning with hours-of-service awareness, plus a directory of parking and stops built for big rigs. The road, mapped for the way you actually run it.Explore →Gear that backs the missionStore, Books & AppsApparel, books and tools from the Trucking Life world. Every order helps fund the school and the drivers coming up behind you.Explore →

The Founders Wall

The names that build it

The school gets built by the drivers who believe in it first. Every founder takes a number on the wall — a permanent place in how this started.

Turn on sound to hear each name carved. It works silently too.

Iron Founders

  • No. 01

    David Gresham

    Iron Founder

  • No. 02

    Thomas Fields

    Iron Founder

  • No. 03

    Rosedale Transport

    Iron Founder

  • No. 04

    Davis Claudeton

    Iron Founder

Steel Founders

  • No. 05

    Gary Ford

    Steel Founder

  • No. 06

    Jose Cotto

    Steel Founder

  • No. 07

    Greg Walker

    Steel Founder

  • No. 08

    Mario Capston

    Steel Founder

  • No. 09

    Jon Blankenship

    Steel Founder

  • No. 10

    Rush Enterprises

    Steel Founder

  • No. 11

    Idle Demon Inc

    Steel Founder

  • No. 12

    Ricky M. Rosenbalm

    Steel Founder

  • No. 13

    Phil Ciarco — NPM Trucking LLC

    Steel Founder

  • No. 14

    Lauren Gresham

    Steel Founder

  • No. 15

    Frederick C. Knapp

    Steel Founder

Brick Founders

  • No. 16

    Sam Tusk

    Brick Founder

  • No. 17

    Chris Nalley

    Brick Founder

  • No. 18

    Terry Hostetler

    Brick Founder

  • No. 19

    Billy Joe Poole

    Brick Founder

  • No. 20

    J.A. Gresham

    Brick Founder

  • No. 21

    R.A. Harper

    Brick Founder

  • No. 22

    Steve Snyder

    Brick Founder

  • No. 23

    Jose Cotto

    Brick Founder

  • No. 24

    Sean Conway

    Brick Founder

  • No. 25

    David Chasteen

    Brick Founder

  • No. 26

    Clint E. Ingram

    Brick Founder

  • No. 27

    Bryce Jennex

    Brick Founder

  • No. 28

    Will Bethstern

    Brick Founder

  • No. 29

    Shell Fardods

    Brick Founder

  • No. 30

    Phil Tuts

    Brick Founder

  • No. 31

    Joe Wise

    Brick Founder

  • No. 32

    Joel Jenkins

    Brick Founder

  • No. 33

    Daniel Quijada

    Brick Founder

  • No. 34

    Keith Cambell

    Brick Founder

  • No. 35

    One Busted Trucker

    Brick Founder

Founder / Shirt

  • No. 36

    James R. Shaw

    Founder / Shirt

  • No. 37

    Ernest Murry

    Founder / Shirt

  • No. 38

    Stacey Beavers

    Founder / Shirt

  • No. 39

    Chad Huckelby

    Founder / Shirt

  • No. 40

    Bear & Bug Logistics

    Founder / Shirt

  • No. 41

    Kyle Koerner

    Founder / Shirt

  • No. 42

    Deirdre Monice Sanders

    Founder / Shirt

  • No. 43

    Edward Colon

    Founder / Shirt

  • No. 44

    Zac Elrod

    Founder / Shirt

  • No. 45

    Matt Allgood

    Founder / Shirt

  • No. 46

    Barry Van Hammee Jr

    Founder / Shirt

  • No. 47

    Barry Van Hammee Jr

    Founder / Shirt

  • No. 48

    Jesus Chapa

    Founder / Shirt

  • No. 49

    Gunny

    Founder / Shirt

  • No. 50

    Luxury Autos

    Founder / Shirt

  • No. 51

    Cameron Barnes

    Founder / Shirt

Every name here believed first — before the doors, before the trucks, before the proof.

The founding total

$12,060

Raised

100% funded

$0

To go

$11,550

Goal

Every dollar on this wall came from drivers who believed first. Add yours and help finish the build.

Your name

This is where your name goes

Founder

No. 52

Your name here

Founding Class · 2026

Just a preview — your real place on the wall is claimed on the Founders page. Nothing here is saved or shared.

This is who it’s for

Put your name on the wall

Somewhere a new driver is about to get the keys — because founders made it possible. Take your place among them, and help the next one get their shot.

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