FITZGERALD'S JOURNEY

Endless Possibilities

It’s May 12th, 2009 and I now find myself at {The Federal Halfway-House} in Charlotte, North Carolina after having spent the last few years incarcerated inside of the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Over the past (20) years  I had been in a Myriad of Businesses, from becoming an O.T.R. Trucker in 1987 a few months out of College, to getting into the Automobile Business in 1989 then the Sports Management Business in 1992, becoming a Mortgage Consultant in 1996 and then becoming an Independent Automotive Dealer in 2002. I had made lots of Money, gone to some interesting Places, come to meet and associate with Athletes, Entertainers, Politicians and Business Titans all while learning this Game of Entrepreneurship and Life.
Now I find myself with a CATs Bus Pass, $62.39 to my Name and a Job Application but I’m Free. Immediately I say to Myself, “there must be a better way.” Fast Forward to August 2012 and I met a Truck Driver via a Tire Sales Management Job I now hold. 
He tells me about his Sphere of Trucking which is the (Expedite/Hotshot) Business and how Lucrative the Income has been for him.  After some consideration, I decided to jump head-first and become an Owner-Operator and travel  the Lower 48 of the United States as a new Expeditor/Hotshot Trucker. While doing this Less-Than-Truckload, Last Mile Delivery Business I say to Myself again, “ this Business could help others who have a challenged background like mine to also earn a Good Living. 
It's now 2015 and I’m back into the “Big Truck” Full Truckload side of Trucking and this recurring thought of helping others with Challenged Histories keeps coming to the forefront of my Thoughts. In 2016, The FMCSA/ Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration amended its Training Requirements for Beginning CDL Trainees and with that change extended the Theory Portion of the Permit Test Knowledge as well as who could teach these Courses. Included in the Language are Owner-Operators and Training Schools that focus a specific Curriculum designed for ELDT or Entry Level Driver Training. Enter The Cigar Boss Training Academy where we will specialize on the teaching information required for all ELDT Students who become a part of this Academy.