NEED HELP, STARTING NEW JOB

Had a call today to run a line haul for 44 cents a mile. He says at 60 mph thats $22/hr. My reply was do your trucks do 60 uphill loaded. Silence.

 

Don't let the negative posts get you down Tony. Give it an honest chance and make up your own mind after you have been at it for a while.

 

Right. As a new driver, you just need to get in where you can at first. Then you will begin running into drivers at shippers and receivers all over town. If they wear a uniform and/or drive a daycab, you talk to them and ask how they are treated, how much they earn, and if they are ever laid off. You will begin to see a pattern as to who is happiest and who tends to have a lot to ##### about. In the meantime, unless you came from a decent career (who does that?) you will most likely be making more than you did before anyway.

And regarding downtime: when I had a job with a lot of uncompensated downtime, I read a lot, and listened to a lot of podcasts. Get a good book. It's not such a bad thing when you are first starting out.

 

I would ask. I bet they have something in place, most companies do.

 

Good point. I got an A++ degree in computer science in 4 months sitting around rail yards and port terminals.