I was offered a position as a Laborer for a Railroad Servicing company. They clean up derailments, repair tracks, and it's over-the-road (out a few days to a week at a time). They will take care of my CDL Class A, and show me how to do heavy haul and operate all the equipment. The Laborer's have their CDL A and haul the equipment to the job, and back. No restrictions on license, manual trucks.
The work is very grueling, and very physical starting out. 24/7 oncall, but it's union and starts out 60 - 80k a year. I was thinking this would be a good way to get my CDL, get experience driving, and also get experience in heavy haul.
What are you guys thoughts on this?
Permit RR Laborer to Heavy Haul CDL-A, yes or no?
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Ol' Red, May 1, 2023.
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Also that heavy haul experience is hard to come by and held in very high esteem by most of the trucking industry.
What does the pay top out at?
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I'd take the offer also. While I could never live my life 24/7 on call long term, after a year or two of working that job you should be able to get hired on almost anywhere you want to.
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So does it count as CDL A driving experience if you're driving a tractor-trailer to and from different jobs during the week? They go all over the midwest and down south, but it's not like a fulltime sitting and driving position. Does it still count as CDL A driving experience?
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Its not the same as OTR experience but the heavy haul looks nicer on a resume anywaySoulScream84 and tscottme Thank this. -
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