Dump diffrent then road tractor.

any type of local dump truck is not something to be considered. you'll be looking for work again come winter time. specially for a landscape company.

construction was the hardest hit profession in our recession. and if it ever comes back like it once was. we'll all probably be dead.

the only real construction going on these days is highways. although, big business building seems to have finally picked up.

but, to tell you how to operate a dump truck. would require a book. there is lots to learn.

basically, just make sure you are level when your bed goes up. and look above before raising bed that you don't hit any power lines while your dump is in the air.

if there current driver is scared of the truck. i'd be looking into that first before accepting the job. cuz you probably won't want to be driving that truck either.

 

There is a huge difference backing a dump truck with a pintle hooked trailer than backing a '53 ft. trailer with a tractor . It will take some practice .
The comment about no work in winter may not be true if you live in a state that gets a lot of snow and ice . Many contractors equip their trucks with plows and salt shakers .

 

More than likely you will not just be driving a truck. Just be willing to get your hands dirty. You will be an employee of a construction company and with that could be added responsibility. It could be a good situation, as long as you take care of your family everything is good, right?

 

I think it may be a good deal if you are willing to work and learn. I did end dump work one summer out of St Cloud, and loved it, even though it was a start up company with absolutely HORRIBLE equipment. Daily breakdowns, and I never did get paid, which is the reason I finally quit and went back to OTR.

But while I was there, I earned the respect of the the owners, and the guy who was leasing them. I just couldn't handle waiting 30 days to get paid (I had told them I would need advances, but that went in one ear and out the other, apparently).

15, 16 hour days, but weekends off for the most part, and learning something new. Making decent $$, if I would have been paid, but the owners didn't get paid for 30 days so neither did I.

Anyway, it was a great experience.

 

Man that is about right, sounds like you have the right attitude though.