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New Yawk City

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by rodcannon, May 23, 2008.

  1. May 23, 2008 #1
    rodcannon

    rodcannon Light Load Member

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    Recruiter for a Michigan truck driving school told me this week that 75 percent of trucking companies permit drivers to refuse to drive in New Yawk City.

    Any truth to that?
     
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  3. May 23, 2008 #2
    379 Peterbilt

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    No clue how accurate that % guesstimate is. We have trucks in NYC weekly, but the loads pay $$$ and guys actually want to go there every week.

    NYC aint that hard to drive in.

    75% seem rather high, but I honestly don't know what the real figgure is. Personall, I would guess at under 50%. The recruiter is telling ya what you wanna hear.
     
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  4. May 23, 2008 #3
    Truckerjo

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    Don't believe anything a recruiter tells you.. They are paid for you comming to school so they will bend the truth much as possible to get you into school..

    75% is a very high number. So, don't believe that at all..

    NY is not hard to drive in as mentioned.. What sucks about it is
    what time you may be going threw there/traffic.
    Tolls/bridges
    Many low bridges and no truck routes

    As a new driver who may be scared a little to drive in such a place, you should look into Copilot truck... I used it and it makes a world of difference in cites like NY..
     
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