What should I pursue?

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by HardworkDedication, May 27, 2016.

  1. HardworkDedication

    HardworkDedication Bobtail Member

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    I worked in the oilfield but got laid off. I'm thinking about doing food service but not sure if I can handle it. I don't want to do linehaul unless its driving & working the dock. Not sure what I should do. Any advice?
     
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  3. HardworkDedication

    HardworkDedication Bobtail Member

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    I have 1 year driving experience and would like to make 70k-80k. Can I make that doing P&D?
     
  4. HalpinUout

    HalpinUout Road Train Member

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    Where are you from?
     
  5. Chinatown

    Chinatown Road Train Member

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    P&D can be harder than food service.
    Your best bet is tankers or linehaul since you want that much money.
    Where is your location?
     
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  6. pattyj

    pattyj Road Train Member

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    Why do you think you're not sure if you can handle foodservice? I would say since you worked in the oil fields foodservice will be a breeze to do and master it.
     
  7. blairandgretchen

    blairandgretchen Road Train Member

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    If you've worked oilfield and food service, then you'd be in a pretty good position to offer sage advice Pj.
     
  8. HardworkDedication

    HardworkDedication Bobtail Member

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    I'm in south Louisiana.
    I watched a couple foodservice videos on YT and I think foodservice is extrememly taxing on the body.
    Is 70k possible with Tankers?
     
  9. Chinatown

    Chinatown Road Train Member

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    70K is possible with tankers. Dozens of tanker jobs in Louisiana.
    Here's a few of the more familiar ones:
    McKenzie Tank Lines
    Trimac Transportation - $100K+ possible in the Elite Fleet
    A&R Logistics
    SVTN
    Superior-Carriers
    Tidewater Transit
    Groendyke Transport

    Old Dominion is one of the better linehaul companies & also:
    Estes
    Saia
     
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    craig_sez Road Train Member

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    Wallmart has ya home weekly and they are always on sirius truckers channel bragging that 1st yr employees have tons of benefits and make the kinda $$ you want..
     
  11. Sho Nuff

    Sho Nuff Road Train Member

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    LTL P&D is NOWHERE near as difficult as foodservice. And YES you can make $70-80k a year. UPSF city/dock P&D drivers make WELL over $100k, but they put in about 12-14 hours a day.

    P&D is basically daytime work and you do nothing but bump docks all day. The freight is palletized, so the times you do have to offload, you use a pallet jack and a liftgate. The hardest part about P&D is TIME MANAGEMENT, because you have to make all you're deliveries and pickups before companies and stores close down, but other than that, nothing really TOO difficult about the job.
     
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