Start at McElroy on Monday!

I have my personal vehicle here with me, so I'll drive it down there. TWT drivers do not take the trucks home when off. We're going to be moving to the Huntsville/Decatur area soon. Between now & then, if I'm home thru the week, I'll stay at my mother-in-law's in Huntsville. If home on a weekend, my bride will either come over to Huntsville, or I'll just make the 2.5-hour (one way) commute.

 

Better pay, particularly for a company driver; potential for better hours; considerably less physical labor than flatbed.

 

Thanks! It'll be a couple months or so, but it'll happen soon enough. We're already checkin out some places online, & she'll probably head that way to check some of them out in a week or so. Me? I'm just ready to get I done. Moving sucks! lol

 

IF...(& that's a HUGE "IF") a MTL driver is making $100K, he'd have to be an owner operator leased on to them & who's hustling. Hitting $850/week (gross) is no problem at all.

 

Things are going really well. Actually, I do not have my own truck yet. Went to orientation for two days in Kingsport, TN, then started training on loading/unloading chemicals. Did that for six days, then my terminal manager sent me to Cowpens, SC so I could also get trained on loading/unloading dry bulk. It'll be good to be able to haul both, as well as get the training all out of the way.

I've been pulling both types of tanks, both loaded & unloaded. I really think pulling the flatbed has helped me in terms of pulling the loaded tanks. Sure, there was no surge with the flat, but considering how top heavy our loads were, as well as the extra care taken when hauling coils, slowing way down for curves, exits, etc. is something I was used to. Each trainer with whom I've driven here at TWT have all said basically them same thing: "Well, your driving is just fine; you've got that down." One fell asleep a few times while we were headed to drop a load. lol Had a good laugh with the lead trainer at this terminal about that the next day. Later, while I was driving to a customer, he said, "Well, now i can see why he fell asleep!" lol