I have many friends working for small to mid size smart companies owned by Polish or Russians. They make 2000-2300 a week as a driver easy 3k miles, 70c a mile. They cut corners everywhere, combining loads doing stuff u never heard off but ..these days u cannot make a living going straight. Politicians took over everything. . They have 10-15yrs of experience. That’s the standard for somebody qualified. If you make less than that your employer is robbing u. plain simple. I have absolutely no chance speaking with those companies. They need good experienced people. Megacarriers pay half of that that’s why they still need fresh blood. I could find something even part time just a matter of time. U go to swifts, werners cfi and other jokes just to gain experience and get the hell out of there after a year…
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Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Chicago123456, Nov 27, 2020.
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For someone with no direct experience in the industry you sure do seem to have it all figured out. I will say i believe you'll be hard pressed to find what youre looking for. Good luckbryan21384, LtlAnonymous and Tb0n3 Thank this. -
And as far as working part time, if you work another job and hope to drive a drive on your off days, you know you have to include all hours worked in your Hours of Service totals. Your regular job hours are included in your 70 hours in 8 day total. You can't drive after 70 total hours until you get a reset or at least get enough recap hours back to do you any good.LtlAnonymous, Badmon and Tb0n3 Thank this. -
It's only illegal if ya get caught!
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Good luck finding part time trucking gig as a driver with no experience in Chicago.
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No experience, part time driver for Vladimir &Co. out of Chicago. What could possibly go wrong?
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I'm not one to brag about anything, but I made enough money that it made my hair stand up on my arms this week.
There's money out here. A lot of it. Just not in the beginning, and not at the bottom of the industry.SidewaysBentHalo, Badmon and EuropeanTrucker Thank this. -
Roehl is hiring local drivers
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Your only chance of employment is with one of the yard jockey companies, and they might want at least three months experience.
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