Thanks for all the replies! Though I have to admit I'm still a little confused though I get the idea. What confuses me the most, when you shift...
There's one truck in our fleet with this transmission. There's been only two drivers I've known who knew how to drive this thing, both drivers...
You have to figure if you are going to drive local or OTR. As far as local goes it depends a lot on where you are, not only on pay but if a...
Actually, I never really thought about image but I found myself becoming proud to say I was a truck driver - even though everybody hates...
In the peak construction season it was not unusual for me to work 55 hours a week, but I'd say the average was 48 to 52 hours. Then again I always...
I don't have a college degree but I worked in a kind of unusual trade for 20 years and made pretty good money. Got bored, moved half way across...
Thanks for the reply! According to http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freight/sw/overview/index.htm Federal commercial vehicle maximum standards on the...
I work construction and Ive had some discussion with fellow drivers about how much we can legally haul. Most drivers have said the limit is 80k...
The OP said he doesn't want to go OTR. If he wants to go OTR later I would hazard to guess that with practical TT experience, he would probably...
You must have missed something in your research. CR England is pretty universally considered to be about the worst company to work for. I suggest...
I just posted the following response to a similar query in the Trucking Jobs section: This question comes up pretty often. The general consensus...
This question comes up pretty often. The general consensus is that it is very difficult to get a local delivery job with no experience. To get...
It's been said that companies that do construction type work are sometimes more open to hiring those with spotty criminal or driving records than...
Try looking at excavation companies, gravel pits, and companies that do construction work. The starting pay for a rookie isn't great, you probably...
Toby, thanks a lot for your replies. I'm in the Ogden UT area and there are a couple of food service companies around here and in SLC. I've not...
Thanks a lot for the replies! I'm already working pretty long hours ( basically around 10 - 12 per day ) so that doesn't bother me. I also like...
Burky, thanks for the tip but I don't have enough posts yet to PM. If any body else has any comments I sure would appreciate hearing them.
I plan to relocate in a few years, and it makes sense to me that having class A experience will make me more employable and earn more money than...
How tough are these jobs, really? Straight out of CDL school in February I hired on with a company driving a dump truck. I like the work but have...
Sorry, I just noticed you're looking for regional job not local. Regional jobs are harder to get for a rookie and tend to go to drivers that have...
