I once did a load for a convention and their was so many trucks getting loads it took a day to get loaded 2.5 days to drive and 2 days to get...
I was in the industry for a while, and I can say that at a company that size, two drivers can easily have completely opposite experiences. We both...
I was diagnosed with type 2 in 2018. I’m now down to just one pill a day, compared to the four I started with, and I’ve never had any issues. I...
In my opinion, there are no truly good OTR careers, just varying levels of bad. Stevens is a training company with a less-than-stellar reputation...
Because they're shifty like most companies that misclassify their drivers to avoid the employee expenses and then treat them like employees.
While both pre-trip and post-trip inspections are required, you only need to log one of them. Although a pre-trip inspection is meant to be done...
I remember those fun days of expedited runs, sitting on the tarmac all day with the doors open while they loaded a pallet or two per hour, shaking...
Try driving my new yard goat. It has no cruise control, no radio, and only goes 43 mph.. :biggrin_25525:
I watched a YT blog for a brand-new driver on his first solo run for a major company in the Southeast. His initial load required him to be ready...
Well at least he isn't a former member of SEAL Team 6 or The Unit.
I know where I live, I was driving a yard goat the last 2 years and made $94K ($53,760 +$40,320 in OT. The daytime goat driver has been at the...
Companies would always try to put me in a cheap motel, making me check out every morning and wait at the dealership all day in case they fixed the...
In my 2019 post, I mentioned September 2017, which was almost 7 years ago.
$950 in 2015 is equivalent to $1,256 in 2024. Therefore, around $60K a year isn't bad if you're working a 40-hour week job. However, I'm guessing...
When I started in the early 90's you used to see guys in T/S all the time after being kicked to the curb by the company, trainer or co-driver. But...
I always tell drivers never assume you are hired till you have the keys to a truck. But it does seem strange that they handed out a fuel card and...
When you sign a training contract with a carrier it isn't indentured servitude unless they don't give you the reasonable means to fulfill the...
Well, I only know people who work there PT. You would need to work at least a 3-shift schedule for benefits.
They are great for retired drivers where I live. They have 13hr max shifts and you run 1 to 3 days with a 4th day optional . Loads are 250mi...
Your talking about drivers who work for a company ranked 66th in driver pay. With that caliber of due diligence most of them aren't going anywhere.
