Hey guys, I have a few years of experience in hauling construction materials in Chicago (Dirt, stone, sand, clay, etc)
If you're in the area and have any questions about the industry, pay, companies, etc Let me know and I'll answer! IMO Chicago dump truck drivers have the best pay out of ALL trucking jobs. Only jobs @ companies like Old Dominion, UPS, Saia have comparable wages
Ask away, I'm here to help!
Edit: if you also work in Chicago hauling dumps, stop by and say hi! Would like to network
Chicago Dump Trucks- Answering all questions!
Discussion in 'Tanker, Bulk and Dump Trucking Forum' started by SwiftKit, Sep 8, 2020.
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Why don’t dump truck drivers ever use their tarps?
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it's either out of laziness or they're just in a hurry and taking it on/off is just a hassle and slows the $$$ making process
Zero need for a tarp if you're hauling something like dirt/clay
Don't tarp a load of sand? You're going to cause a sand-storm on the e-way - def necessary
Stone is usually loaded in a heaping pile, so it's practically impossible to unroll a manual tarp over it (electric tarps will work by going over the load) -
What a manual tarp you speak of.....? If your doing local construction work a manual tarp doesn’t cut it.....
Northeast hourly rate for a trailer is $85- $115 . Most everything is by the ton tho....
Rates out there...?
Here you have to tarp everything. Even 6-12” erosion stone. Or get a ticket..... -
Are you familiar with Harry's Motor Service in Summit? Are they still trucking?
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Today $100/hr is normal, and if you're working directly with an excavation, construction, or demo company you can see as high as $115.A company I know managed to seize union construction jobs, and they were getting paid $150/hr per truck (insane) while the trucks just sat around all day and maybe did 1-2 short 50 mile runs.
Only in one Chicago suburb, specifically Thortons, you can and will be ticketed. Everyone tarps when going there, as that's really the only place that is known for enforcing it.
This is an example of the manual tarps you see around here. Cheaper, and allow for clearance of electrical lines as they roll out, as opposed to electric tarps which are raised an easy 10+ feet in the air
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Where is Hoffa buried
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so....i wouldn't know
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OP sounds like a D driver, loves to talk about how they know everything
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