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Pandemic- is now a bad or good time to start a trucking career?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by cbake7, Jun 15, 2020.

  1. Jun 15, 2020 #1
    cbake7

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    Just want to make sure that I won’t be making a bad decision.
     
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  3. Jun 15, 2020 #2
    TheDudeAbides

    TheDudeAbides Medium Load Member

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    If you can survive now you’ll thrive when the rates come up later
     
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  4. Jun 15, 2020 #3
    kemosabi49

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    Although shipping is down right now, looking at the long term, people still are going to need stuff. Lots of stuff. If you talking about getting your cdl and getting a driving job, then I think you will be ok. If you are thinking about buying a truck and going O/O now probably would not be the best time. And whatever you do, NEVER do a lease purchase. Never.
     
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  5. Jun 15, 2020 #4
    cbake7

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  7. Jun 15, 2020 #5
    cbake7

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    Thank you- this helps me a lot- not sure if I want to search for much longer for a job in my current field (auto insurance claims), as we are being laid off left and right in the corporate world. Considering this as my next move.
     
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  8. Jun 15, 2020 #6
    kemosabi49

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    Best thing is to go to a driving school at a local community college or trade school. Or a regular commercial school. Many times grants are available. If you go to a school that is ran by any trucking companies, you will usually have to agree to stay there a year and the pay is mostly terrible.
    that is not ran by any trucking companies

    What is your location? @Chinatown can help
     
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  9. Jun 15, 2020 #7
    StrokerTSi

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    Auto insurance claims should start to sky rocket in the next month or 2 as people get back to work and forget how to drive in traffic again.
     
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  10. Jun 15, 2020 #8
    dwells40

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    I started March 17, right as this whole thing started getting crazy! I'm still glad I did it! I was a corporate cook a LinkedIn didn't want to do it anymore! Quit payed for private school cdl! Now everyone I worked with is getting laid off end of the month!
     
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