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So far you have two good choices, especially tanker. Tanker experience can lead to those home every night jobs making around $60K per year.

McElroy and Maverick have weekend home programs.

Prime has a tanker division, but don't know if any accounts in your area. It's food grade, not hazmat.

 

i was in a similar job for Peterbilt as a route parts driver, which lead me to school as well. I have heard good things about Tmc, tough work mostly flatbeds from what i take it, but good company. I am like you in wanting home time- with my wife being disabled, but as a new driver i expect to get the runs that newbies get and cpm to match, maybe you might luck out and land a gig paying that 45k a year or more, but im at or around .30cpm. if you run less than 3k miles a week your pay is going to be mediocre, and from what i have seen and heard you cant garuntee that kind of mileage. Go with a compnay if they offer a percentage if you can.

 

let me know how that works out, i didnt think about that, vandalism/boosting etc. I just assumed you were able to park in a parking spot but my wife and i have an apartment, shes going to hold down the fort while im away until she can ride along and then we will give up the lease and save all our checks. but thats 6 months with JBS.

thats really good you can choose percentage, wish i had that at JBS, well got to start off somewhere i suppose and get my experience in...then 2 years from now i can get on with my buddy he owns his own company mainly haulin grain seed etc...but insurance needs 2 years experience before i can get on...

 

Hello! I am new to the forum and have been driving legally since 1998. Trucking has been in my life since I was a kid sitting on the doghouse of my dad's ol White
KW. I am a 3rd gen owner operator of one truck based out of Middle Tennessee.
Lord knows I don't have all the answers, but am surely willing to help with what I do know....sure paid my share of "Tuition".
Toodlooooo......