Is it possible to drive only 40hrs a week right out of school?

80-90k trucking jobs are hazmat tanker company gigs or they are owner ops. Not many drivers see that before they are driving for a couple years, train drivers, lying, or NEVER GO HOME.

Maybe read more forum content before going for 40 hr dream jobs.

14 hour clocks that stop after sitting for 2 hours. I started my clock last week at 4.30 and ended my workday at 22.30.

If you want a salary in a variable economy you work hours that God gives you.

 

@Ridgeline of course there are limitations. In your case I would think you had grounds for termination due to lack of communication/notification. The service member has a responsibility to let you know and cant just disappear…wow. He had a driver position when he returned and was lucky to have that after pulling a disappearing act like that.

 

i would not terminate someone who is deployed, no way. i know I had grounds but the relationship with all the drivers has to start with two way communcations.

Another fleet owner was sued for the same thing, the driver put in for a vacation, went on vacation but didn't come back and vanished so they terminated him, he came back and expecting to have his job but it was gone. the company was sued and he lost because of a lack of communications.

 

OK, snowflake. I have 28 years in trucking, 3 college degrees, and once got high score on Asteroids in the 1980s. My being an idiot is beside the point. Are you always so nice when you ask for help, or just having a bad day?

 

Next time we are in Nashville, I challenge you to a game of Asteroids.....

 

Dirt or food service are about your only options for that unless you can get on LTL company somewhere

 

I got the next 0.25 on that machine.


But to the OP if you are easily offended by the conversation here, I would really ask you to really think hard about trucking. It ain’t the military, there are no rules holding anyone back in this industry from shafting you every way possible and getting easily offended is going to cause a lot of problems when that idiot guard makes your life hard.

 

Dude, you're in the guard, not 8th & I detachment or such.
Lighten up, mind your manners, and respect that there's a lot of us that have more experience and worldly knowledge than most.
That attitude will get you nowhere in trucking.
You asked for help, it's been provided by many, including feedback on the realities of the industry which you're trying to enter.
Nothing wrong with wanting a life outside work.
We all want that,though some more than others.
I've seen guys like you come and go, usually pretty quickly, because they had the mindset of putting themself above others, thinking they're the most important thing there is.
Nobody likes dealing with people like that.
They make things difficult for the rest of the team, which quickly relegates them to crap schedules, routes, and equipment assignments.
Then they leave and repeat the process elsewhere, until they finally connect the dots that the issue isn't the company, it's them.
Being guard, you have obligations to them.
Employers must allow you that time off to serve your obligations.
You're obligated to communicate those schedules and obligations to them in a timely fashion, so they're not screwed when you don't show up, because you're out playing Rambo commando.
Before you go getting all sideways, yeah, I was active duty USMC... Been around the world twice, seen and done things that curl most people's eyebrows, while huddled in the corner sucking their thumb while crying for their mommy.
Personally, I hope you find what you're after.
I also hope you find some humility and professionalism within yourself so you're able to succeed.