Truck driver, don't go to this industry

You definitely have to weed out the bad companies, and you may have to take it up the you-know-what for a couple years until you get experience, but there are and always be good companies to work for, you just gotta do your research.

 

your right i am in neeed of a driving job have years of exp. but a company let me go on a neglectence isssue i say was not my fault now it is dac no ticket no tow not on my mvr but all the big companies wont t look and i am having a time repealing to the carrier so need to find someone who will give me a break do you know or someone loooking

 

What exactly happened? Negligence issues can be hard to get around...

 

I couldn't agree more.

It is incorrect to categorize the whole industry as a place that should be avoided or condemned. Many people today love a cause they can latch onto and beat it to death while 90% of them have no idea what the real cause is. They are all to quick to apportion blame to others for their own bad decisions and incompetence. It is still possible to make a very good living in this industry as a driver, you just need to know where to look. Anyone that has been following the law with paper logs will feel no pain going to Elogs, it is a complete myth put out there by ignorant drivers. The drivers who have been fudging there logs or have been running with multiple books put out this doom and gloom message when in fact we are all safer on the highway when Elogs takes these guys off it. Go work in another industry and I will gladly pick up the extra loads.

 

I love trucking I have been driving for 6 years now at Pepsi beverages company home every night and making over 27 an hour and benefits with 3 weeks vacation so I would disagree that this is a bad industry to get into, u just have to find a good spot in it

 

You have to find the right job, sometimes it takes longer than most people expect. If you have some money saved up go do the mega carrier long haul thing for a few years then get a cushy local gig. I know guys who work for a local gig and make $20 plus an hour and are VERY happy with their job. I found my niche in the industry and went with it. People also have to find what they like.

 

In my prior career, that was crushed by the banks and real estate market failing, I had 12 years of school and training before I could take the state license test.

Now, with 4 weeks of school and a year of experience I am making about 3/4 of my previous 30 year career.

I am not hating this option.


Sarcasm:
Oh elogs!
Boo hoo hoo.
I can not cheat on HOS and drive whenever I want...
Poor baby! Man up!



Mikeeee