It didn't work out for me the first time. Will it workout if I try again?

i keep my money in the bank. or a savings account i can transfer into. and earn interest.

never carry cash. it's all debit. but if i hit a toll booth that doesn't accept cards. i'm screwed.

 

You got a BA at Rutgers and now want to do OTR trucking? Interesting career choice...

 

Local driving for an extremely impatient individual might be a special kind of hell, but if I can learn to be more patient anyone can.

Also local driving up east without any experience? It can be done, but whew I wouldn't want to do it.

Good luck stay focused and positive - you might pull it off.

 

So flexte OTR is not an option,why not?Sure you had more bad then good luck,many of us went thru the same thing during training.Trucking is everything but peaches and cream.So you're going to just sit around and see if your friend comes thru which may or may not happen?In the meantime you could be out here learning to drive.

 

How in the hell do you run ANY kind of business without a bank account? How do you pay employees unless you are paying them cash "under the table"?

Just saying..........

 

Sorry Mr. Braggart but I'm home every night and when I was OTR at least I could cut it!!

 

You've got some problems and issues you'll have to deal with. Besides being long-winded I see where you need to adjust and adapt so you won't have holes the size of silver dollars in your stomach, if you decide to stay. First your trainer is no driver trainer what I can see. You're getting cheated here and she just used you for her gain where she should have been teaching. That's where the real training starts and it's very important that you get someone that is willing to show you the right way. You've got to know that right off the bat catching up on three days of logs is only going to get you a bad record. It's imperative that you learn the rules and regulations before you even start driving. I recommend that you buy the little green pocketbook of the FMCSR's and read when you have time.

Being professional is more than just going from point A to point B as fast as you can. It starts with good planning and above all doing it legal. I can't tell you how important it is to keep your record clean if you want a good career. Just like any other job you work your way up to the better jobs and pay. Any driving job will give you experience and that's the ticket to get ahead. Be as versatile as you can be. Treat every job as learning time and do better for yourself. Set yourself some goals and what you want to do and work for that. I wanted to haul gasoline before I even started driving. But I knew I couldn't just start with no experience nor did I want to.

Seek out the experienced drivers until you find one that is willing to put his or her name behind your training. You can not get the training you need from someone that's only been driving a couple of years. 20 some years and I never stop learning. Anyone who tells you they know all there is, is someone you need to get away from.

Go out and find the company that fits you. Don't let anyone tell you it's impossible to do. You never know until you hear from the company themselves. Get as many different types of training you can. In this business no one person is going to show you all you need to know to be safe. Just remember safety is the first concern and being legal and getting the loads on time are next. After awhile it will start to all fall into place and you'll see a future or at least know if you want one. I hope you give it a try but just slow down and be patient. There's always something that's going to effect the truck so do your pre-trip and post-trip to minimize down time. Try to do better the next day from the day before. I made it like a game and was out to show me and no one else. Good luck.

 

This does make any sense. As a trainee you are paid $58 a day by USX, paid every Friday on your pay card and you can get an instant advance if needed. And in 2013 you had to fly back to New Jersey fo get another $500???? Also, if your trainer is running hard, you had to fuel at least once a day. There are lots of healthy things to buy at a truck stop like fruit, juice, yogurt, etc. Arriving at the shipper 6 hours early and you could not eat then? Your trainer sounds like she really sucked but it also sounds like you are making excuses.

 

Why not? Shoot 30 years ago there wasn't all this ride with a trainer for weeks stuff. Once you got your CDL you got the keys and went to work. If you got any otj training it might be a couple of days or a week @ best, and the training was just for company procedures and paperwork. i remember several jobs after I got my CDL with no training at all.

No GPS, no cell phones, you read a map and called for directions, and hope the person at the other end of the phone knew what they were talking about. And you learned very quickly, don't remember it being that hard.

 

local or long haul, if it's what you want and have the opportunity, go for it...

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I cross paths with drivers that still use nothin but a phone, maps and loose leaf logs. -.Occasionally a GPS -