New Driver looking for Advice

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Danae, Jan 2, 2016.

  1. STexan

    STexan Road Train Member

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    Taking your girlfriend on the truck from day one, and your wife is not making the divorce easy ... Go figure.

    Jumping out of the frying pan into the fire.

    Do yourself a favor and get your own life and career together first before adding more drama.
     
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  3. pattyj

    pattyj Road Train Member

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    Excellent advice.op is looking for the shortest training possible so he's going to have to focus his attention strictly on his job.if I wanted to bring a passenger that would be the furthest from my mind for now and learn the job,companies policies and the laws.
     
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  4. CrappieJunkie

    CrappieJunkie Wishin' I was fishin'

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    Crete/Shaffer and USA Truck have day one rider policies but Id stay away from USA
     
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  5. Danae

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    Well, tbh everyone has thier own situation, and perhaps Im going to drive a truck to move on with mine, and perhaps have company while I do it. I gave the wife 14 years, busting my ### and letting her put it all up her nose. Anyways moving on.
     
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  6. Chinatown

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    What's wrong with USA Truck? Drivers make pretty good money there from what they post.
    Crete/Shaffer trucks are too slow and they have driver facing cameras.
     
  7. sevenmph

    sevenmph Road Train Member

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    That's good advice
     
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  8. Chinatown

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    Check with Freymiller; they take new cdl grads and have rider program. The website may have "experience required", but that's not the case. They recruit from cdl schools.
     
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  9. BostonTanker

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    Werner just upped the pay on otr to 35 cpm. Day one rider, decent bcbs Nebraska. Trucks a crap shoot. I had a ####ty one before I got a new kw. It's hit or miss.
     
  10. Chinatown

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    How about this one; don't know if they have rider program or not.

    TransAm is excited to announce that we will be installing DIRECTV in our trucks at no charge to our drivers! The package includes a 24" flat screen tv, DVR and access to more than 100 channels including the NFL Sunday Ticket and HBO. Condo cabs, dual bunks, refrigerators, CD players, Auxiliary Power Units, inverters and are satellite radio-equipped.
     
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  11. BostonTanker

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    Wonder what the pay is?
     
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