Re: Truck Driving

Posted by Two Stick on June 07, 2007 at 11:32:31 from (64.107.110.215):

In Reply to: Truck Driving posted by 53DC on June 07, 2007 at 11:00:57:

I did it back 30 years ago before the trucks got all the creature comforts. You can make decent money if you don't mind being away from your family for extended periods. I made 30K a year not driving too many miles and getting home most weekends but it was unionized then. Missed most of my youngsters special events. I checked out when they deregulated the trucking industry.

Nowdays I hear of guys making around 60k but are on the road constantly to make that money. Maybe on the road for a month stretch.

If I ever go back to truckin it'll probably be pulling a dump trailer locally so I'll be home daily.

I wouldn't work for any company that didn't have "no touch" freight. I heard about companies like Werner who deliver to stores like Dollar General. They'll take driving school graduates who don't know any better. I used to get stuck with "LTL" freight once in awhile that might end up at the corner drug store in "Bugtussle" USA which often resulted in backing out of dead end streets with a 48' trailer in the middle of the night. Then bust my butt to get to another drop where I'd never been before. No cell phones, Qualcomm or nothin to make it easy then. Dedicated routes are better in my opinion but I've been away from it too long to really help with that issue. I did irregular route my entire trucking career.

Don't sign up with a company that won't reimburse your driving school expenses. I learned by the seat of my pants and never dealt with driving schools and such. My father-in-law just put me behind the wheel and told me how to double clutch and that's what I done.

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