After doing some internet searching, I think those guys might top out around $30/hour. Couldn’t find anything about starting wage.
Should have said this sooner, but I did appreciate the info in your first reply. I was basically trying to say that those guys might still be...
Right. Making “less than feeders” could still be better than most trucking jobs.
I saw a job posting in my area for UPS full-time heavy air freight p&d driver. Can anyone give me the inside scoop on this job? Which company is...
My first driving job was with a big farming operation. It was interesting to go from the CDL training process (which makes truck driving sound...
I read somewhere that floating gears is not good for a synchronized transmission. I float gears in the big rigs but I always use the clutch in my...
Thanks to everyone who posted in this thread. I applied to be a fedex driver apprentice, partly because of this thread.
Thanks for posting these updates. I have been pondering trying to start a trucking career in the Food Service business, so this is very...
I've found that a combination of floating/clutch works for me sometimes, especially with some of the crappy underpowered farm trucks I've been in....
Not what I was hoping for, but thank you for the quick response.
I had my hazmat endorsement at one time here in MI, but I let it expire a couple of years ago. Question: if I want to get my hazmat again, do I...
Just hauled my first loads of corn out of the fields yesterday, my weekend/part time gig. The weather this fall has everyone way behind. It was...
Things I'm learning to live without driving farm trucks: speedo, tach, fuel gauge, dash lights, heater. It's all good!
I believe you are correct. Although I think the rules are different for farms.
Thanks for the tip! Although I think they have a tough time moving the yellow cake in this part of the country. The beef business isn't big...
Hauled corn to an ethanol plant about 5 miles down the road, over and over. About as simple as a run can be, not even a curve in the road....
Update: 3 years and 9 months after I posted this, and 6 years after getting my CDL with a rental truck, I finally got my chance to do some part...
Michigan State University has the #2 ranked supply chain management program, according to U.S. News, behind M.I.T. I have a logistics degree from...
Hi all, Here's the situation. Got my CDL 3 years ago at a place that would barely qualify as a driving school. I think it cost me $500 to get 4...
