You might be able to hire on with one of those food distribution companies. You have to unload their trucks, but if you've been working concrete,...
So what? Paying a lumper never cost me a dime out of pocket. If the company's willing to pay a lumper the fees they're charging, that's between...
If every single trruck driver out there who drives OTR, and not local, were to go on strike for better wages and better working conditions...
In terms of getting behind the wheel of a truck, cranking it up, PRACTICING on it ( Let's say, you drive it 50 miles before you let the next guy...
I think message boards like this one are one of the advantages people who have the time to research should take advantage of. We can help by...
When I got my CDL, I paid the school $4500 to help me get a license. The school was three weeks long and this is what I went through for my...
Some companies hire ex felons, some don't. When I was going to school for my CDL, I was the only person there with a clean record, and the only...
going by your example: MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 11 11 that's 59.5 hrs over 7 days. Going from that, I'm...
Heartland Express always advertizes they pay a lot per mile. That's great if you're running a decent amount of miles. When I was feeling out...
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My teachers in trucking school, and orientation people at the companies I drove for, told me that DOT would do random testing, but I never heard...
If the company you started out with is the company you're still with, then you're one of the few drivers that didn't really "pay dues". I'm...
Wow! You just described my first company to a tee! Everything was on the button except for the drivers staying on with that company 10 or more...
Have to agree with communication with dispatcher being very important. One thing I was never afraid to do with my dispatcher was to ask him to...
