What would you do
Discussion in 'Heavy Haul Trucking Forum' started by Coffey, Aug 2, 2019.
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You'll be hauling crane booms, counter-weights, generators, tracks, small wheeled and tracked support equipment, just about anything. You name it and if it's in support of the regular OS you'll probably haul it.
Take every opportunity to learn how to operate whatever you're hauling...Cats, graders, shovels, everything.. You might have to do a lot of your own loading and unloading when you move to rgns. If you can't run machinery you'll be stuck on flatbed forever.
If you have anything on the ball your boss will let you break into rgn work as openings occur. He'll probably start you off on the smaller stuff and work your way up...over time...to whatever the maximum is that he hauls.
We don't see much turnover in rgn drivers in this area. Most of the jobs are hourly with benefits and drivers seem to stay a long time with an outfit that plays square with them.DrDieselUSA, FoolsErrand, cke and 6 others Thank this. -
"If I had it to do all over again..."
I probably wouldn't change much. I've wanted to drive a truck since I wa as running wild - hitching back and forth across the country, traveling with carnivals and such - so, I guess I'd start by getting my CDL and hauling carnie rides until getting married, settling down and (eventually) divorced. Then pick up where I left off and jump in a truck again. I ran vans my first 3.5yrs out here and then went open deck. The open deck outfit I started with hauled legal and OSOW equipment and that's where I still am. I'm just an O/O now. I think I'd like to have become an owner sooner with, maybe, my own authority.Coffey Thanks this. -
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god only knows the heavy haulers out this way, but it never phased me to do more than drive past thier locations, as i went about my business going shopping or whatever else in my daily routines.
i'd suppose that if YOU want to get into this sort of hauling, get a simple flat bed job, learn it, and learn it WELL. then after x amount of time, start applying for heavier haul/over dimensional work.kylefitzy, MartinFromBC and Coffey Thank this. -
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