Moving on.

I do push pull stuff like this moving crawler cranes. It’s pretty cool. It’s pretty wild not touching the steering wheel while in the back.

 

I love threads like this. It really makes me appreciate the skills I've developed over years that I've put in and the handsome pay I receive.
Thanks everyone!

 

OP must have put those degrees to use. Maybe @expedite_it could add some of his wisdom to this thread?

 

When your tire check burns up your entire 70...!

 

Since @Crude Truckin' asked for my opinion, I will give my opinion.

Notice that everyone is telling @PanthersFan39 that he cannot have learned much in his first six months. They are saying six months is not long enough to learn much. Then these same people will tell me that everyone learns the trucking questions that I ask in their first six months. I have ten years of experience driving semi-trucks. Then I created a thread asking what people learned about trucking AFTER their first year in trucking, and hardly anyone said anything that they learned after their first year.

 

I betting it took the OP less then 6 months to realize there is a blind spot directly behind his trailer not 10 years though.

 

Eh.. I have a degree like the OP and I'm about to go to Schneider for an OTR tanker position and they quoted me .42cpm and $13/hr for "on duty, not driving" time.

I've had some people tell me that it's slave labor and "criminal" to have someone hauling hazmat tanker loads for that pay, but also had others telling me that it's a great place to start for the experience.

It's funny that someone thinks they're going to make $2k/week at Schneider though with 6 months experience. Hell, Schneider themselves say that their "top drivers" earn less than $2k/week.

 

Less Than Truckload is one segment where the money is.
Specialized/oversize is another.

my ltl company requires 2 years exp. I came here with just under 5 from starting with Schneider. Am home every day. Your gross is my net with extra deductions coming out.

have no idea other companies or segments.

so , what are your short term, medium term and long term goals? how much #### you willing to eat to meet them?

eyes on the prize driver. its that much sweeter when you reach it.