new driver

good luck to you do alot of research it will pay off in a big way be safe

 

But as soon as the trucking industry gets their bail out from the government everything will be grand. No one hold their breath....we all could die before we see the government help us. Hinder....yep them and those special groups who have not yet sat behind the big window but think they know it all.

 

Are you new into trucking? Are you thinking of driving career? When I started driving a truck there was hardly any real advice. I have been on the road and a route driver for the last 11 years. If your married its really hard. It's a solitary experience. The only people you talk to is your driver manger. Even then your not talking to him/her because you will be on the computer or qualcomm. You will find that the log book rules go out the window. You have to make appear truthful to the man/DOT. If you like 8 hr job this is not for you. A typical day will be this. You will notify your driver manger that you ready for a load say 8am. he will tell the dispatcher to find a load where your at about, 2 hours later (10 am). Drive to shipper 1 hour later then talk to him typically it takes about two hours (1pm). Then you will have about 600 miles to deliver that load in the morning for 7am apt.. A 600 mile trip takes about 11 hrs., because you got fuel,scale, and traffic. You will get to your destination at midnight. At last you sleep 7 hrs and do it all over again. Good news you will typically earn $195 for that day. If you want more info just send me a reply. I will answer you questions to best of my knowledge. -Penguin