Not sure this is the right career for me

You should be close to coming off your trainers truck. Just ignore him and stick it out till you get on your own.

 

After your last day, maybe put a glob of grease on their car door handle, and a note, "Thanks for everything".

 

What's harder, getting accepted into Harvard or getting a driving job for Walmart?

 

Anything with menthol might work too. Though there's far better places to put that...

I think it's ironic... Walmart will hire nearly anyone to work in the public eye as a cashier, stocker, ect... But they are the most critical company for drivers.

If I remember right, it's something like 5 million safe miles and 10 years... I'd be inclined to say Harvard is easier to get into! Except you pay Harvard what you'd make at Walmart; those guys START at 1$/ mile.

 

How far up did you reach to pull those numbers?

 

Word of mouth to be honest. Usually I'll say if it's confirmed or not but I'm slipping lately it seems.

 

9600 miles a week for 10 yrs and spotless safety record? Now thats a good driver! No wonder I had to help that driver chain up on lookout pass yrs ago, he was probably just to darned tired.

 

I'm 24 now and have been driving trucks since 2 weeks after I turned 21. I too thought I was anti-social and would have no problem being out long periods of time away from people, but I started to miss my family and friends a lot.

I worked otr for over a year then tried local, didn't work out and went back otr. Now I'm local again but this time doing the job I wanted to do ever since before I got my cdl, I haul fuel local in Florida.

Once you get through training just tough it out, things will get better and just get a year in and a whole load of opportunities will be available for local work. Ltl, logging, fuel, chemicals, local p&d, and so much more. Just give it time.

 

It doesn't have to be all at once... Like I said, it's word of mouth.

 

My company is team only. I have been OTR with a teammate for 7 months. I went through 4 teammates already. I think I have the process of teaming down to a science.

Week 1 with new partner:

Things are great. Your partner is great. We are both getting along and making money, no problems.

week 2:

Co-Driver is kind of getting on my nerves, but overall no complaints.

week 3:

FIGHT TILL THE DEATH!