Dump truck driver position..

Beat feet and look for them. I got a dump job once simply by following the guy.... at first, he thought that he might've cracked my windshield, and I was following him for that reason... so he stopped once he got to the quarry, and I asked if the company had any jobs open (not realizing that the guy I was talking to was the company owner himself). He said yes, I tested out, first day was kind of a training period, and that was that. There's also the Craigslist, Career Builder, Monster, Indeed, etc. route.
At three months, it's not impossible, but there will be more qualified people looking for the better jobs offered. All the same, it never hurts to try.
Keep in mind that, depending on where you are, dump work can be a very seasonal thing, so plan on having something figured out for the Winter months.

 

dump trucking is easy to learn,I would suggest talkin to some redi mix concrete companies,or asphalt companies,maybe excavating companies,many of these will train you,

 

Look for a broker who owns several trucks the driver turnover rate is usually pretty high and the pay is ok just to get yourself a couple years of experience then look for a job driving for an asphalt co. or excavating co. with better pay.Go hang out at your local quary.

 

To get in anywhere good you are going to have to know somebody, you can allways start with a smaller dump truck/trailer company and work your way in but don't expect the greatest pay or benifits to start

 

Back when I turned 18, I had the opposite problem. I wanted to be a highway trucker and couldn't get a job. Had to start on a dump truck.
Be prepared, you may have to work for someone that has junk, but once the good people see if you can perform it won't be long before you get some calls.

I had to drive junk for a couple weeks, then the offers came and I switched.

 

Dumps are pretty easy to operate. The hardest part is when you are doing highway construction and you end up with multiple drop sites. We are on a interchange right now and I am still learning all our dump sites for concrete, asphalt, sand, etc. etc.

I had been off the road for 12 years and got a dump truck job in a couple hours.

 

Yeah, but there are caveats to driving dumps, whether they be straight trucks, or T/T... e.g., the foreman's trying to get you to raise the bed, and you don't exactly have a warm and fuzzy feeling about the angle you're sitting at. The driving part.. that's simple, but I think you're kinda dumbing it down a little more than it actually is. Driving a dump can vary from being road-bound, hauling for a landscaping supplies company, to some pretty intense driving on unimproved roadways, and if you've never done the latter, thinking you're just going to get it at the drop of a hat is bit arrogant, and I've known a number of OTR drivers who thought, "hey, it's a dump, there's nothing to it" who ended up not making the cut.

 

Quote from WitchingHour " and I've known a number of OTR drivers who thought, "hey, it's a dump, there's nothing to it" who ended up not making the cut."

I've personally seen a couple of them on their side on bushroads. Not dumping....just misjudging driving conditions. Or the scattered power dividers and axles when they get the diff housings buried in mud of hopping in sand.

 

I started out in Dumps in the early 90s. My first truck was a 70 Mack. Had a bucket for a seat the first week. But moved up trucks over time and eventually I was in new trucks, as he grew the company. Running sand and gravel out of a pit was not bad work. Running clay mud back when cleaning out the plant kind of sucked though.
Wish i still had pics of some of those trucks, only one I can find is of an 82 Diamond Rio I use to drive.

Many of those company's are not interested in people that call them or send in applications. They are looking for people with the drive to come in and ask. Dressed clean but ready to work. Talk to the owner and give a firm hand shake. And if they even think they need a driver soon they will find work for you.