Imho teirs are more like experience levels.
Huge difference between the best and worst in any class, van, flat, reefer etc.
But It's whatever type of trucking that suits you best.
Most older drivers have tried several facets of commercial driving before finding what kept it interesting and made em happy.
I went private carrier on a whim after seeing an interesting ad in 1987. Been private since.
I found a niche I could live with and be satisfied.
Whatever trucking avenue you chose, if you excell at it and make a acceptable wage, and if it keeps you engaged and challenged then you will be happy, despite the crap we wade through every single day.
Tiers of Trucking
Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by Zoltan1a, Sep 21, 2021.
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Do you like pianos? I saw a piano moving rig today. A nice KW pulling a reefer. I suppose pianos need the humidity to be just right so that the wood doesn't dry out.
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I personally enjoyed flatbed and lowboy work, but the money just wasn’t there. I make more pulling a “box of shame”, as referred to by some, with a lift gate on the back. There’s also the added bonuses of a bid run to the same territory every day without the usual LTL headaches of running different equipment all the time. -
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I'd say top tier are the positions many shy away from. Oversize, superloads, off-highway/mountain hauling. The stuff where if you don't have your A-game, things go majorly sideways.
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The pinnacle of trucking is hauling garbage out of NYC to a Pennsylvania landfill.
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Drove again for 8yrs quit for 1 yr
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As a team driver, the pinnacle of the trail of tiers seems to be dry van and doubles line haul....we do dry van. It pays better than any coast to coast reefer outfit, and it's more than we were offered by an aa&e carrier...so why deal with the hassle?
If logic was involved in any of it, then people driving armored trucks would make more than those delivering bottled water.Geekonthestreet, Dockbumper and alds Thank this.
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