I think owner operator is more profitable, but I also have maxed out my business credit cards to pay for unexpected repairs. I've only been an...
Maybe try a wet toothbrush, go over it and keep working the controls . .. . .
I decided last year to get my own truck, after my great company team driving job started lowering my pay to try to keep up with falling freight...
Well, all's well that ends well, it appears - one of the other teams dropped the ball on one of the Texas runs, and they are assigning their truck...
Lordsburg, NM after a 4867 mile team run, finish up later tonight in phx
I found Trucker Brown to be entertaining and informative. Just my .02 c
I found my first trucking job thru craigslist, look thru the transport section, try finding a smaller company. Let @Chinatown know your area, and...
Probably true, that's why I've been saying that I might have gotten spoiled making that kind of money/miles in my first year. Still feels like a...
Thats a great plan, and great advice. BTW, you also have in your tag line a quote from my personal hero, Benjamin Franklin - I paraphrase the...
Checked them out, thought about moving to Golden Valley area near Kingman before, love the Las Vegas quick connect, and home prices are still...
That is EXACTLY what I thought, make the guys who wanted the change take the new truck and the new lane (that might be holiday only) - You express...
I'm a saver, already saved enough to live on for a year if i had to (25K - still blows me away to see a 5-digit figure in my checking account!)....
Thanks for poppin in @TravR1 , your advice motivated me when I was looking for a job. Just finishing running 4867 miles, looks to be a $1310...
@Chinatown has given some sage advice, when I was looking for my first job he gave some very helpful suggestions. No benefits, and you are right,...
Sounds like good advice, I keep my eye on craigslist and indeed.com just to see what the market is offering. They are a good company to work for,...
They do a lot of team work, they also have some solo owner-ops and some solo guys doing short haul/ local home daily work.
On I-20 at exit 207, little town called Westbrook, TX. The folks at the Buck Stop Cafe at that exit took really good care of me and my co-driver,...
Thanks Coffey, I was going to wait until my 1 year anniversary in February (just so happens to be on my birthday as well, go figure!), go talk to...
They had some local prisoners doing the unload of the trailer after it was pulled down from the overpass, they all said it was a miracle we walked...
Yeah, I thought I was doing too well for a first-year driver, but it is a small company, only about 20 trucks or so. Maybe I was spoiled by it,...
