How might I go about finding more specialized runs like you mentioned? I’ve only been in the industry for 2 years, and have only been driving for...
Definitely saving this! Thanks for the tip!
How mobile are you with the truck? Do you feel like you’re able to fit into most places when you’re bobtail? Been to Walmart with it yet?
Yeah, I don’t really know what happened there. This whole thread has gone in all kinds of directions, from food, to piss bottles, sexism in the...
The big issue I have right now, is I don’t want to be on the road all the time. I recently started doing local runs, Detroit to Holland and back,...
For the most part, I’m curious what sort of freight you haul. I can’t imagine many shippers have a yard big enough to accommodate the extra length...
This is aimed toward the small group that have the massive RV-type sleepers (kitchen and bathroom with running water). I’m curious if anyone lives...
Let’s just say it’s been a rough year. Read my response to Rockeeee.
I haven’t asked about the pay scale. But I brought up the issue to my dispatch who I’ve been working with from the beginning (October 2021) and...
Absolutely! I’ll be doing that this Monday. Studying like crazy all weekend, so I can get it all done in one day.
I’m in the truck during the commute. I take the truck home every night. Time in the truck, is time working.
Yeah, I was calling the truck home for a while. I’m technically homeless right now, and have been before I started my trucking career. I was...
Hey, some people make a career with them, somehow. My trainer was with them 20 years and counting. Never understood the appeal, or why he’s stayed...
Wow! Guess I should’ve been thinking about hauling tankers a while ago. I barely paid it any mind since Swift don’t do those, and I wasn’t quite...
Lmao! Sorry for the letdown!
Well, in my case, it was either I take these local runs, or I get let go. I was underperforming as OTR the last couple months, feeling trapped in...
Because that’s time that I also need in order to get back home. Given we’re only allowed to work 14 hours in a day, I have to ensure there’s at...
What’s TWIC? How do I get that? And are there any practice tests for the endorsements that you recommend?
Possible. Or at least a decent salary. I made just over $40k last year, OTR. My job before trucking was doing security, and I brought home $32k....
Well, I’d definitely like to be a family man. But at $10/hour, I’m sure not feeding a family for that kind of pay. Barely afford to feed myself...
