Should I just give up?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Trujo11, Nov 3, 2020.

  1. Mark_2wain

    Mark_2wain Light Load Member

    135
    90
    Oct 15, 2016
    Virginia
    0
    Chinatown Thanks this.
  2. Truckers Report Jobs

    Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

    Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.

  3. D.Tibbitt

    D.Tibbitt Road Train Member

    19,660
    130,560
    Apr 26, 2013
    Gettin' down westbound
    0
    I put down 1300 miles straight thru , in a rental car, on my own dime to get to orientation for the company im with now. If ya want it bad enough u should go for it .
     
    Chinatown Thanks this.
  4. TB John

    TB John Company Shill of BYOB & CBD

    3,157
    7,434
    Dec 28, 2008
    0
    Plan ahead, no need to do the trip in one day, or two for that matter. Decide how many miles you can do in a day safely, and devide up your trip to suit yourself. Decide before you leave where you're going to spend the night. Get a good nights sleep each night and have at least one decent meal a day. If you are older, like myself, stop for a bathroom break when you first get the "urge". You won't regret your decision. Above all, take/have access to more money than you think you'll need.
     
  5. Chinatown

    Chinatown Road Train Member

    68,417
    143,474
    Aug 28, 2011
    Henderson, NV & Orient
    0
    Yes, he needs to attend cdl school; hasn't done that yet.
     
  6. Old - School

    Old - School Medium Load Member

    361
    571
    Dec 18, 2011
    0
    No, I'm pretty sure he said " well #### "
     
    Chinatown Thanks this.
  7. Dockbumper

    Dockbumper Road Train Member

    3,778
    9,853
    Apr 29, 2020
    0
    Rhymes with Spit or Truck? Need clarification on Custer's potty mouth.:D
     
    Chinatown Thanks this.
  8. LTL Bull

    LTL Bull Road Train Member

    1,181
    4,464
    Mar 12, 2020
    0
    The last actual thing Custer is known to have said is “Where’d all those dang Indians come from?”
     
    Chinatown Thanks this.
  9. LTL Bull

    LTL Bull Road Train Member

    1,181
    4,464
    Mar 12, 2020
    0
    Dang, got beat to the punch line!
     
    Chinatown Thanks this.
  10. freebeertomorrow

    freebeertomorrow Heavy Load Member

    906
    1,703
    Mar 19, 2016
    Indiana
    0
    i think it was churchill.
     
    Chinatown Thanks this.
  11. aussiejosh

    aussiejosh Road Train Member

    4,657
    5,282
    Aug 28, 2009
    Airlie Beach QLd
    0
    Ouch that's a bit of drive to work ain' t it? So you have two options find a job closer to home or move closer to work? Oh just thought about this maybe i've read the question the wrong way are you referring to 1100 mile drive to work or how many miles you'll travel per week in the company truck? The max a truck driver could legally travel per day assuming there truck can average 72 mph all day long which would be near impossible unless all your doing is driving across flat open planes in Kansas and Nebraska.If you can drive for 11 hours at 72 mph every day you'd get around 792 miles per day. However that would be very hard to accomplish every day. 4 days at 792 miles should get you around 3168 miles. In a perfect world that would happen however as we all know that very rarely ever happens, a more realistic view would be about 650 miles per day.
     
    Last edited: Nov 13, 2020
  • Truckers Report Jobs

    Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

    Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.