Too good to be true?

Some places pay salary.. Some by the mile and your pay depends on the size of the ld.
If it has anything to do with a certain outfit from S.D. and they start with a "L" run away fast.
Do your home work.
Buddy of mine works for a heavy haul outfit out east. He does well and he doesn't work that hard.. Spend more time skydiving than driving most of the times. Yea he's not right in the head

 

You may not make that much, But several company drivers I know at ATS doing towers grossed right at 100k for several years.. They are mileage plus extra pay involved. Plus break down pay. Dead head pay.
My buddy who works for the carrier out east, just traded in his 3 year old BMW for a new Mercedes. Plus bought several more handguns for his collection.. He's lucky.. He's single.
I catch heck for buying a used Harley, welcome to being married...

 

I'm gonna go with too good to be true.

 

You would be surprised at what some of those guys at Barnhart crane make driving their big push pull Prime movers make.
Plus a couple other places..
I think Jumbo is real happy at the crane company he works for..

 

You get what you pay for. When the position involves moving multi-million dollar pieces of equipment, knowing the rules and regulations for the size and weights you'll be running...with the level of risk and liability involved...would you want a $0.25/mile recent CDL school grad at the wheel? No. You want the best, because whatever money you save with lower salaries, you'll pay out 10x over in damage claims, fines, and torn up equipment.

The jobs aren't advertised, because they want the best...not the out-of-work driver who couldn't cut it at the last place he tried to work.

 

I worked for the same crane company as jumbo and it was/is a good job. Most of the regular crane company drivers I met were in the same wheelhouse, it varies regionally but not that extreme from my experience. They talked to me about learning to work with smpt's but didn't seem to be worth it. I made good money but I make better now. However it's nowhere near that.

 

If this guy is a true friend, you can get the low down from him. If I was in your shoes, I would find some way to get home and talk to them, before they hire someone else. I realize it might be tough to jeopardize the job you now have, by forcing the home issue, but it may well be worth it.
You can always turn it down at the interview, if it doesn't feel right. And you can always find another job if your current one doesn't appreciate you having to go home for "personal reasons."