In my opinion people only work for these wages 45-50k a year as a company OTR driver out of pure necessity I for instance have big bills coming...
You have a solid understanding of the situation
I envision a future where the govt has a conscription draft for truck drivers due to a national security concern of having no food on the shelves...
Rarely, DG has supermarket style locations complete with loading docks. The vast majority are holes in the wall best suited for a day cab...
On my home time, I make a large pot of home made soups: beef vegetable or chicken noodle and up the nutrition content by keeping the salt down and...
I dare that butt munch to cook hamburger meat with the 12 volts and 120 watts the cigar lighters provide...
I started driving OTR with Werner, it’s a great way to learn the industry and they hire newbies. I did not have an APU or inverter and after...
As an OTR driver I’m only doing it to pay the bills down. I have no other marketable skills that pay above poverty level. I am single and don’t...
All you driver touting how awesome it is taking a 53’ into NYC are masochistic to the extreme. You’re not relinquishing your occupation as a truck...
I work for Werner dry van OTR and this is my first year in the trucking industry. After 7 mos in I’m grossing on average 700$ a week. Remember...
Just to echo what has been said the roads are smaller, LOTS more 4-wheelers and they are hella rude, very rarely will they let you into their...
Opti-idle and idle management is becoming industry-wide
My peterbilt 579 2016 does that after 10 minutes being parked. Bad batteries likely the issue but you don’t get paid squat to park and getem...
Don’t do it. Pay is not good. I was south east out of Florida and Georgia during the summer months. They issue you a crappy back up camera for a...
I’m a company driver for Werner. No inverter, only one fit to the cigar lighter. truck will idle when it’s hot out (peterbilt) dumb truck shuts...
I work for Werner often get sent on wild goose chases looking for empties. The vast majority of which are filthy inside and require a sweep out....
There is no substitute for sleep. That said a steady flow of caffeinated products, loud music, windows down and the occasional hard smack to the...
