Car Hauling Driver Salaries

Not difficult you have to watch spinning and stopping with your tire up against a smooth surface (i.E ends of flippers) freezing rain or ice can be fun. Snow honestly doesn't know bother me. I usually carry salt.

You learn to deal with it. you try to make your money when it's nice.

 

Most of the aluminum decking is flexible enough to crack off ice, and the teeth around the holes are fairly sharp. The steel parts are slick, but if you're experienced enough to know momentum is your friend, the biggest issue is not the cars, but getting yourself on and off the truck.

 

It's hard to say really.i won't load if it's too icy. If there is ice or snow on the tracks, it can be swept off or busted up with a hammer. I have sprayed ice melter sometimes. A lot of the snow will blow off driving on the interstate. The tracks are designed to provide traction under all conditions. Wet is a breeze as long as you keep the momentum.
Most of the trucks have 4 wheel drive these days and that helps greatly especially when you need to back it on slowly. Once you get going you have to keep the momentum going. If you hit a bump like a flipper and you are not going fast enough, it will spin so you may have to back and try again. It all takes practice. Loading cars is slow your first year but everyone has started at ground zero. It's going to take some time to learn but once you learn the basics, it makes you worth more as a driver. The pay is better than most kinds of freight too. I stay in a nice hotel every night too.

You might try hanging out at an auction on auction day. There are plenty of car haulers there and you can watch and ask questions.

 

I'm about a 2 hour drive from Manheim, PA so maybe I'll head down that way if I get time.

 

Wet skids/decks, try not to use too much brake pedal. An abrupt stop can start tires sliding on the wet slippery metal surface. Backing on trucks, sometimes a couple of clicks on the emergency brake before you start up the trailer can keep the wheels from spinning.

 

Yeah, backing on a 2WD chassis, it's not a matter of 'IF' the wheels are going to spin, it's how much they're going spin!

It is admittedly nerve-wracking for the new guys, who haven't yet developed that feather touch on the throttle.

 

If you're going to take a shot at hauling cars, there's no time the present. The warmer days are upon us. Of course the spring rain will be here too. I'd just go for it. You have to load in most weather conditions but the trick is dressing appropriately and staying comfortable. The money is good and after awhile you get used to it all.
You'll either love it or hate it.

 

I saw Jack Cooper hiring in atlanta? I filled out application waiting for response? have 2.5years experience driving van and flatbed...have had interest in car hauling before I got my cdl I did vehicle Repossesion transported cars to Manheim in atlanta..was waiting for 2 years to see if I can get trained. I called a number on craiglist recruitersaid the pay is 1.20?.

 

If you were looking to be home often, that may be a great place. I backhauled from that terminal, Hapeville Ga, when it was Allied. I am not sure of the exact area of service, Ga and part of surrounding states. It was mostly local but some 2 day trips. Not sure of the current mileage rate but it was roughly $1.20 outbound and $1 for backhauls. $5 or so per unit to load about the same for extra stops. If the same man does the training now that did it when it was Allied, you won't find a better person to learn from.