you know what- youre right, i should have stated only from my experience in CA, where i know it would suffice..... I'll say it until im blue in the face: it takes a "certain type of individual" to succeed at OTR, I for one know that it isn't for me (even though more than likely will have to do it when the time comes due to terrible choices i've made) this is why I take my hat off, and hold OTR drivers in a different light than myself because all I know is local...................................... Since the OP said he wanted to QUIT due to the problems he was having, I wanted to make sure he knew that he had OPTIONS before he made such a drastic decision..... alot of people that start out believe (or are led to believe) that OTR IS THE ONLY WAY TO GET EMPLOYED STARTING OUT: which just isnt true- here in Ca.
But maybe its different in different states, i can only go by what i personally know here in CA.
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Discussion in 'Prime' started by dogchimp, Jan 27, 2014.
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Originally Posted by Ribeye
Well, trucking may not be so great anymore, depends on your perspective. Still money to be made. But whether u can live more cheaply than in a truck, I'm not so sure. If you're a co. driver, then it is the cheapest way. No rent to pay, shop at Walmart, stay busy with a good co., bank your money. I did that for 1 yr. when I started. The pay rate back then was like .18-.19 cents a mile, so guys nowadays need to wake up and smell the coffee. I saved most of my money, always planned to get my own truck. Ever since that first year, always been an o/o, later went independent. Probably the best advice is don't lease a truck through a co., just worked better for me anyways. I could leave when the time was right. Also, today with the internet, why can't you find a partner/dates online in your hometown/anywhere? Guys have it so easy today, I wish I was 23 again. Good luck.
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He said he wants a life. He doesn't want to live in a truck. Worked for you....but you're not him.
You feel you did the right thing for you----doesn't mean everyone is gonna agree with you.
Living in a truck, in a Wal-Mart parking lot is the exact OPPOSITE of what the OP is talking about.
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Like I said, I saved for one yr. to buy my own equipment, not thru a leasing trk co. like Prime. I didn't say I live in the truck and always park at walmarts, but its a way to save money for sure, as long as your lease co. is keeping you busy with good-paying freight. I got a life, a house, got married along the way, and get home most every roundtrip. I thought Chimpdog made it sound like money was the over-riding issue, so I said it is possible to make it work. Is it easy, of course not. It's pretty obvious OTR is not for everybody either. So if money is the issue, I'd take OTR, but you need to work hard, lease to the right carriers. Sometimes people give up when the going gets tough, ya know. Just trying to be encouraging to chimpdog, as he has already gone thru the hoops to become a business-owner. Thats not easy, so why give that up now. How about you White dog, are you an o/o or co. driver? -
The OP is a company driver, he'd be getting 42-cpm at this point.
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Have you thought about a regional carrier? Speaking from experience you are in a great area for Maverick flatbed. They have a yard in Gary. You'd be home the vast majority of weekends there and their company pay is comparable to Primes and great equipment. Prime has the dedicated in Olney also for reefers.
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