My Experience as a Line Haul Driver

for what the equipment hauling job? from what i was told they start at like $23/hr. They leave around 7-8am and are all back gate locked by 5pm mon-fri. All nice chromed out and lit up 379's/389's day cabs.




American Trucker

 

no i dont qualify for the job




American Trucker

 

im 95% sure we figured out whats wrong with the boat, so im ordering parts now.

Got some great news too, i am officially on the driver list for 4 Nascar teams, my dads working on getting me in to work the Truck Race and the Nationwide race the weekend of the 600. Apparently once you work for them once and dont screw up your in (not as in hired full time but next time they need a driver your getting a call). My dad just worked richmond last week, and after being a Mark Martin fan since day one my dad Finally got to meet him! He was talking to a few drivers and a golf cart pulled up behind my dad and beeped the horn, my dad turns around and its jack roush behind the wheel and mark martin in the passenger seat! how cool is that, then he got to shoot to sheet with Carl Edwards a few min later, too cool. My dads also going to be working the next truck race here in charlotte....if you watch it on TV keep an eye on the #51 Pit you'll see him.





American Trucker

 

I'm not whineing this is called a blog, i write what i experiance and feel, period. I dont sugar coat anything, i dont kiss companys butts on here, and im not here to trash any companys.


I was at Watkins 14 months, i was there more then long enough to know that it didnt suck, they are a great company. I just didnt really like the LTL, and Lumping furniture that weighed 4 times as much as i do. And i was really interested in Flatbeding and i had an opertunity to try it with a good company at .40cpm so i left Watkins at .32cpm for a .08cpm raise....


Then I went to Lone Star, I loved working there, 4 months consitantly 3000-3554 miles EVERY week i was employed, they take GREAT care of everything they own from equipment, to terminals, to employees. The miles were great, the money was insane. Every person i met while working there was great from drivers to office people.


Where i am now, i like line haul, i like not having to open my map, i like not having to listen to my GPS Beach and Moan all day long as it sits OFF in my bag for emergencys and odd ball runs to out of the way terminals. Most of the drivers i work with are very nice, most have been here 5-20+ years. Could the terminals, trucks, trailers, dolloys, shops, be better? yea, the same could be said about alot of companys. I dont even mind working nights, would i prefer to work 1st shift...of course but this really isnt bothering me as much as i thought it would. Do i enjoy working from 5:30pm to 9am, then driving 45 min home in morning rush hour traffic, getting 4-5 hours of sleep then getting to fight afternoon rush hour to get back and do it all over again, not so much but its part of the job, this area of trucking, and i knew that before I took the job.

I am also having the opertunity to have a life outside the truck. I have yet to get a real paycheck that will be next week so im not complaining about the money either.



i hope that clarifys what your reading as "whineing", i'm not going to sit here and waste my time posting about only the good parts of being a line haul driver...people follow my blogs because i post it all, good, bad, rants, pics, videos, $$, etc.




American Trucker