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They might. You think you can drive this thing? We spend 90% of our time on skinny 2 lanes and farm roads/fields .

They've tried hiring newbies. Most of em were too scared of the size/weight of the set up and never made it past the 1st week as they were paralyzed by fear.

The couple that weren't too scared were too stupid. It don't take much to blow up a rear end,transmission or motor with a jacked up CAT and 154,000 lbs behind ya. Doesn't take much to get stuck on these farm roads either.

They recently instituted a training program, but up until now a driver with no experience got the keys and a load and told good luck which obviously lead to the aforementioned problems.

Now you get up to a week riding along with a trainer, but still most newbies don't last long. I got 2 days in training mainly learning paperwork and loading/unloading hopper bottoms before they set me loose.

 

They will all hire you in a heartbeat. They are desperate for drivers because experienced drivers like me,rugerfan and milktanker got sick of their #### and got better jobs. I wouldn't be surprised if Mitmak is on that list now the way he's been talking lol.

I wasn't talking about a bull rack though for hiring newbies. I was talking about the hopper bottom road trains shown in the picture in my previous post. You don't have a chance in heck of getting put onto a bull rack with that little driving experience unless you grew up on a ranch or something and have alooooot of experience with livestock.

I don't want to turn this thread into a bull hauling thread, but i will say Bull hauling is the most difficult sector of this industry to get into and it is the most difficult sector of this industry to operate in. The challenge is what attracts me, but if your going into it looking for $ go get into a tanker or LTL. It's easier,safer and you can log legally without worrying about dodging a bunch of scales.

This whole discussion is a really for naught due to the fact that this company only hires out of South Dakota, but i brought this up so i could wrap up this thread with a little contrast. Showing the differences between a large and small carrier as my trucking career evolves.

 

Turns out I wasn't as lucky as i thought or maybe I'm more than i thought. Didn't work out with the company i posted the previous pictures of, but I start pulling a bull rack tomorrow. I think i found a good fit, but time will tell.

Anyways to all you wannabe Systems drivers. I was talking with a couple buddies of mine still working at the company and it turns out they finally announced their pay raise. It's long overdue with Melton's pay having been raised multiple times in the last year, but better late than never I suppose.

 

They turned out to be a bunch of dirty (literally and metaphorically) liars, but I just dropped my first load of fats in Omaha. Nothing like going into a cage with a bunch of 1750 lb animals to make you feel alive. I'm picking up 1200 baby pigs in the morning. Should be interesting lol.

 

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