Are driving doubles/triples as terrifying as many make it?
Discussion in 'LTL and Local Delivery Trucking Forum' started by bentstrider83, Mar 16, 2021.
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Live in the small town and continue to get mediocre pay. Or get on out of here and strike gold again elsewhere. -
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Seems to be the same issue with commuting to and from Amarillo or Lubbock. So it's a safety issue in the sense that these clowns assume I'll fall asleep at the wheel.
Makes no sense as there were plenty of people doing the 3-4 hour commute between Victorville and points in the L.A. basin when I lived there. And those were people commuting down to driving jobs too.Cardfan89 Thanks this. -
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i wouldn't do it if it paid $100 per hour......bentstrider83 Thanks this. -
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LTL can offer many things that you may be looking for, but that doesn't necessarily mean it's THE ABSOLUTE BEST trucking has to offer in terms of pay, hometime, etc.
You could be looking at a daily commute to a local service center. If you get a city bid, you could be looking at spending time on the dock helping load trailers for the day. Sometimes city p&d drivers have to work long hours and it can be quite stressful and labor-intensive. You have to deal with city traffic, detours, hard to reach customers with bad attitudes, pressure from dispatch, long, heavy, or awkward freight. Not to mention the damages...
If you were to get a linehaul position, you need to know you will probably be working nights for some time, until you build seniority for a day run. It will more than likely be the same run everyday. No changes of scenery, just the same road day in, day out, sometimes for years...
I'm not putting down any type of trucking, I just wanted to clarify.
There are many truckers, and many fields of trucking. Just because LTL pays well, doesn't mean it's a good fit for everyone.Gearjammin' Penguin, MACK E-6, jmz and 2 others Thank this.
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