recent grads need help!!!!!!!!!!!

Best get your own truck with your current company. At this point you need to prove you can take care of a truck, trip plan, manage your hours on your own. Also I see that you do not say if you are about done with trainer and ready to test out.

 

Howard is out of LAUREL, MS.

Never been in Meridan.

 

You may be 'comfortable' in the truck but you are coming accross here as impatient. Sorry, but you are in no way experienced and the grass isn't always greener with another company. Get your 12 months done and the good companies might be interested.

 

Experience is no good either unless its all you you have ever done and are pristine perfect on your record. You can thank the insurance industry for that.

 

Man up, do your 2 years. Stay safe, then get a real job.

You have to put in your time first.

MAN! What is it with these newbies? Most of them want the good job, but think they don't have to wait and earn their way up.

 

You can't rush the system. You can move sidewards but not forward until you get experience. You are far from it.

Do you know effective route and fuel planning?
Do you know how to maximize fuel consumption?
Do you effectively know how to deal with an irrate customer or bad dispatcher?
Do you know the regulations?
Do you know how to manage your time effectively and deliver on time everytime?
Do you know how to load a trailer properly and keep scale tickets to a minimum?
Do you know proper securement and how to prevent freight damage?
Do you know how to manage most emergencies?
Do you know how to prevent most emergencies?
Do you know winter driving?

That's just a few off the top of my head. There are alot more shortcuts, tricks and knowledge to make you an experienced driver.

Over confidence will get you hurt, if not fired. Lack of patience will make your job twice as hard and possible get you hurt.

If you've been there 2 months means you're within a couple weeks of getting your own truck. You can't wait that long? You are just setting yourself up for disappointment.

You move to another company right now, they'll just start you at the beginning again.

At least wait until you get 6 months in.

 

Aw heck donzi! You sucked me into an old thread. That guy retired by now!

 

I have to ask does any these companies have automatics

 

Dude, this thread is five years old.

 

give it a year with Werner. I know its not what you want, but learn the ropes, keep your nose clean and get your experience.

Most companies wont touch you till you got 6 months experience on your own (after getting your own truck). Job hopping will just make it worse.

im closing in my year with Werner. its not been that bad.

not sure where you live, but call driver placement and ask about dedicated routes in your area. (stay far away feom dollar general, family dollar, dollar tree). Try for Budweiser, Wal-Mart, Target, Home Depot, Kimberly Clark, Kelloggs or Menards. dedicated routes usually give you two days off a week, consistent paycheck and much higher pay.

I'm making $.37 cpm a with $900 a week mininum gross on Budweiser dedicated. just got a raise last week! Was making $800 minimum and $.33 cpm.

life is good. Big Blue aint all that bad. Just stay away from OTR solo.