New driver from maine

OK New driver from maine So you want to haul the big stuff ? well the quickest way to do that is to learn the small stuff first and have at least a couple of years on the job hauling the little stuff Because most of the companies with the big stuff will not hire people unless they have proven them selves to be a good driver.so you will have to try and haul flatbed loads for a while and learn all you Can before you can start hauling the wide loads.and if you decide you want to haul end dumps then most likely you are going to stay Local and most of local jobs don't pay that good.Try & See if you can find a company that haul scrap metal in your area they pay good and it is as close to end dump jobs as you can get and they have a lot of work for that kind of job on the east coast Good Luck

 

Get some flatbed experience. Maverick will hire you with no experience. Prime has a flatbed division and will hire with no experience. One new driver posting on here got a job doing exactly what you want to do, but quit because he said the pay was just not there. Anyway, get some flatbed experience, if only a few months, and you should be OK.

 

I haven't seen many schools that teach heavy equipment operations. It's mostly on the job training but there are a few and some are good. Of course the best I've ever seen is the U.S.Navy Seabees. They will teach you all the heavy equipment and when you get to a battalion you'll run equipment all day long. It's kind of hard to get into but well worth it if you're of age. When I got out of the service I contacted the Union hall in Las Vegas and was told I could go on the "B" list but the work was not steady compared to gasoline hauling. And the pay was better with the truck. I prefer to run dozers all the time but it's the pay at the end of the year is what counts. I suggest that you find a company that does a lot of large projects and get to know them. In construction, hauling the equipment to the job site is secondary with running the running equipment itself as the prime. Good luck.