Would Trucking be a good option for me?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by sakaimi, Mar 29, 2012.

  1. Replay

    Replay Bobtail Member

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    I'm not saying you can't do it, I'm asking can you do it? If not find another career. Because you won't last very long if you can't.
     
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    Oh and lets not forget those steel mill docks where u got like .025 clearance on either side driver you better be #### good at what you do or they'll chew yer arse up an spit you out. Never happened to me just letting you know what yer up against before you throw your life savings away on trucking school and empty BS promises. Saying when you get to the dock you got about 4 seconds to show them union pricks how good u is driver. 5 seconds and you lose you window of opportunity. maybe camp out another night till u get it right
     
  4. sakaimi

    sakaimi Bobtail Member

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    sounds like you had alot of "choice" hauls over your 13 years experience
     
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    Replay Bobtail Member

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    Something like that. 13 years was long enough to get a feel for how ####e is in this biz. Last company went belly up all the while promising everything was cool. In fact they went so far as to offer spilled freight to drivers to sell on the side so as to keep us on. Didn't stop the repo man from taking my truck at Petro tho.
     
  6. sakaimi

    sakaimi Bobtail Member

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    tell you one thing i wont miss if i get into driving is family guy but my reserach is just getting going and learning about the proffesion. do you have any advice on how to deal with recruiters to get the most information out of them?
     
  7. Replay

    Replay Bobtail Member

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    Yes I do. tell recruiters to go fukk themselves and the pony they rode in on. Only deal with real company driver managers.
     
  8. sakaimi

    sakaimi Bobtail Member

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    cause tomorrow i'm saposed to be dealing with driver solutions, and probably P.A.M transport. but i'm leary of how things work when dealing with everything. but thx for the advice. if they present me with a contract my pen isnt touching anything without picking it apart peice by peice
     
  9. Replay

    Replay Bobtail Member

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    Smart man. Maybe law would be a better career for you. But listen, my friend. To become a trucker is almost the same as to become a lawyer. Your first investment should be a quality phone recording device. trust me when I say they'll F u six ways from sunday if u don't
     
  10. sakaimi

    sakaimi Bobtail Member

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    if u manage to keep contact with qualqam i've heard of some stories of using the qualqam log for that instance. but i've been doing research and driver solutions promises the world and seams to F everyone 8 ways till sunday. but i have found some success storys and some people saying they had little problem out of driver solutions but many more horor storys. this is starting to make sence why the usa trucks scare the living shizna out of me most the time i see them. maybe i'll do this the good old fasioned way the way my father did it lol, study and pass the written and learn to drive enough to pass the road test. it's how i got my GDL with perfect marks. this is going to be alot of reserach on finding a good way to get my cdl and experience for a job.
     
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    Replay Bobtail Member

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    I don't know what qualcom is and I don't care. Cash is all I care about. You got cash? let's talk. If not ### off.
     
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