OK I have another good question... How much can I make?

Do you like what you do? Well, you can't tell yet, can you? Staying in the truck for months on end eating beanie weenies and out of cans for a year doesn't appeal to anyone. When I was a company schmuck in a company truck, I would run into the other drivers in Gary,Indiana and Laredo and we would hang out, grill food and drink beer on the weekends.

I see a lot of people coming in here thinking that since they are anti social that trucking is the ideal job for them. I see those anti social types out here, they're usually the slowest guys on the road.

If you're flatbedding and are a good hand, you WILL make friends. You will load at the same places that other Prime drivers load, and see guys that you've met before. They will want to run with you since you're probably going to the same destination. They will help you secure and tarp your load just to make sure you're ready to roll out with them. On the other side, all of you help each other untarped, fold them up and put all your securement up. then a guy that's already made a name for himself will tell you of a load, which you mention to your dispatcher, who was looking for a load for their favorite driver, will get the load for you to get you out of his hair, and you can continue to run with the gang.

But, if you're one of those cracker and ramen eating weirdos, who never gets out of his truck, no one is going to help you and you will find that you will make less money than the good hands, and this will affect your attitude even more than that diet of saltines and water.

 

Millis Transfer and Roehl... both solid companies.

 

If you thinking about Prime they want you to drive 55 to 60 so no blurr except when you trying to keep your eyes open

 

If your gonna live in the truck a full year, it better pay 100k or it ain't worth it

 

first year is the worst just getting used to life on the road
and how to set yourself up to maximize your hours
after a couple of years it wasnt any problem finding a $60/year job
even staying out all the time
get out of the truck get a room relax
i stayed out 100 days one time but got a room once a week
visted friends between trips here and there

dont hibernate in the truck and become miserly