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Good Trucking company in Charlotte, NC area

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by asim3326, May 18, 2012.

  1. May 18, 2012 #1
    asim3326

    asim3326 Bobtail Member

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    Wanna become a truck driver after all these years working in fast food service, anyone knows any good trucking companies in Charlotte, NC and surrounding areas?

    Thanks
     
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  3. May 18, 2012 #2
    vinsanity

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    What are looking to do? Local? Regional? OTR?
     
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  4. May 18, 2012 #3
    American-Trucker

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    Watkins Shepard Trucking, Conover, NC I-40 x128 $40,000 - $50,000 first year, home most weekends.




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  5. May 26, 2012 #4
    asim3326

    asim3326 Bobtail Member

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    Nice! So you're from Charlotte too huh?
    Conover is still some 50 miles from where I live though, I'm looking for a closer trucking company, but if watkins shepard is very good then I will definitely try to get in, they take student fresh off trucking school right? And start making $40000-$50000 as a student? Also, are they hard to get into? Do they have APU?

    Thanks
     
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  7. May 26, 2012 #5
    American-Trucker

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    your going to be a truck driver, if you cant handle 50 miles you might wanna look for another career lol. Yes they hire student drivers, some trucks have APU's, and $40-$50k is easy 1st year. Easy to get on with them too, call a recruiter




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  8. May 26, 2012 #6
    asim3326

    asim3326 Bobtail Member

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    lol, it's not that I can't handle 50 miles, it's just driving my car to the company will waste my own fuel, I was trying to find out if there's closer trucking company so when I get to work I don't have to drive as far so my fuel expense go up. Or if the company let me take the truck home.
    Do you still work for that company? How long have you been with them and how do they give raise?
    Thanks
     
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  9. May 26, 2012 #7
    blueblood

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    Check the location of the Con-way Freight terminal nearest you. Be home everyday and sleep in your own bed, and make more than what others promise.
     
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  10. May 26, 2012 #8
    American-Trucker

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    yep and you can spend all day every day hoping they dont fire you...screw that




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  11. May 27, 2012 #9
    roadreeler57

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    If your only getting home once a week then 50 miles one way wouldnt be that bad..
     
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