I've been hearing from a friend that most local truck driving jobs here in Orlando, Florida will be 14 hours a shift. Before I get my license. I want to make sure that there are opportunities for non-experienced, drivers and opportunities that will be 8 to 10 hours a shift. The money is important but it's not everything to me. I'm looking for something that will get me home within 10 hours. 11 hours max.. If there is a 12-hour shift I would hope it's only four times a week. I spoke to a Pepsi local truck driver and he told me they work 9 to 12 hours most weeks but the 12-hour shifts are usually for the newcomers. Please give me some advice
Local driver hours in a day expectation
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by tshanabr29, May 10, 2024.
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I don't know about the hours with this one; you'll have to ask.
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Florida Rock Tank Lines (floridarockandtanklines.com)
Alafaya, FL
$73,000 - $75,000 a year
- CDL Student Graduates/Apprentices with no experience accepted from approved truck driving school programs for non-hazmat Dry Bulk positions
- You must have a Class A CDL with Tanker (N) and Hazmat (H) or a combination (X) endorsement or the ability to obtain these endorsements
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I appreciate the help.. I'm not asking for a perfect job but I have a 5 year old daughter. I'm just trying to not be gone all the time
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My first driving job was LTL linehaul. It was 11 or 12 hours, five nights a week
The P&D guys were about 10 hours. Depending on what's available when you start, maybe you can begin with P&D. Or you can start with linehaul, and try to shift over when they rebid. And like was said, a breakdown or other delay is always a possibility. So if you need to get home to walk the dog, you'll need backup.tshanabr29 Thanks this. -
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Trying to pick a shift that works for you when your fresh fish…..is like playing the lotto. Goodluck.
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New to the CDL world?
11 hours, or less?
You need an office job.....
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It varies a lot from what type of driving you're doing to which company you work for. I've heard that beverage delivery drivers can have 8-10 hour days, but that's if they work themselves hard to get finished fast. They typically leave early in the morning with all their product and they're finished when everything is delivered. That could be 11 in the morning or 8 at night. You can't predict it.
With that said, I wouldn't recommend going into trucking if you aren't open to at least a few 12+ hour shifts per week. There's more flexibilty in the industry when it comes to the total number of hours and days you work in a week, but long days are the norm. I've seen jobs where you work 4 on 2 off every week. I've also seen ones where you work 2 week schedules with 2 days off one week followed by 3 off the next. But all of those had 12-14 hour days.Last edited: May 10, 2024
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