Thanks Man! I'm only replying for two reasons. #1)I get an email anytime someone posts a reply to this post and, #2)Today (of all days) I wound...
I worked 2 and 1/2 years with McElroy Trucklines right out of school and my first year I made almost 40 grand, but I was gone Sunday afteroon...
.....it would be this: If you become a "Truck Driver" and actually work at it for any decent length of time, then you will soon learn that...
You may want to check out McElroy Truck Lines. I went with them right out of school and stayed with them for 2 & 1/2 years until I went local...
Do you know EVERYTHING that is involved with your choice? Look for A)C.P.M. per MILE, B)Average Weekly Miles Per Driver, C)What products you will...
If you know in advance that you will be OUTSIDE the truck doing physical labor no matter what the weather is like......and you enjoy that sort of...
If you want home time you should think FLATBED. It's the only "newbie friendly" trucking that gets you home "every weekend". Once you get a...
If you are looking to go flatbed, have you considered McElroy TruckLines? I started with them right out of school and did pretty well for several...
I used to work for McElroy and you can check out my profile and see everything I have posted about them, but the bottom line is that they WILL get...
Make sure you know what you are getting into. Define what your long term goals are. Decide how much money you want to make vs. how much time you...
You are quite welcome. Although it has been over a year and a half since I left McElroy, I still talk with some of my old buddies who currently...
If you want to be home EVERY weekend, you may want to go flatbed. Most of the national carriers try to do it. I worked for one OTR that DID do...
As a flatbedder I'd have to say it all depends upon two things: 1)Are you O.T.R. or Local and 2)What is the weather going to be like. If you...
I was OTR flatbed for 2 & 1/2 years and then went local with Bluelinx. On the "plus" side I will say that home every night and not having to leave...
Dude, I BOUGHT your book and downloaded it so you got paid by a member of this website (me). AND, there is this -----> "Basically it goes over...
I used to work for McElroy and I can tell you first hand that they WILL get you home every weekend and they WILL start you off at a good CPM, but...
If you are hauling individual stops (multi-stop load) and you have two units side by side but customer "a" is getting driver side unit (or hack of...
I worked for McElroy for 2 and 1/2 years and although I was based out of Pleasant Hill, N.C., everything you posted about them rings true from my...
bmanhere4u, I get an email everytime someone makes a post in this thread. I have not posted in this thread in quite a long time because if you...
.....I've never worked for Maverick and I don't personally know any of the drivers involved in this situation BUT there are a few things to...