so many class A license holders are driving dump truck

I mean no disrespect but you gotta realize that jobs like trucking, construction, trades etc are not white-collar jobs where we all have to be politically correct all the time.

 

I'm trying to figure out his mindset. Isn't this the guy with a flat top head and fold back teeth whose boss calls him a girl? He gets punked out every single day and he's talking about things that he refuses to do? Too funny!

 

But what you fail to understand is that with all your whining and griping (ESPECIALLY to fellow drivers from other companies, as well as your own) you ARE the side show!!!!

Just go to work and do the job that's asked of you- without all the drama

 

Better know as a snowflake in our part of the industry.

 

I'm actually staying in motels on my off time and getting my mail from a rented personal mailbox.

 

I'd give dump trucking a try for a week if I had a friend who'd let me use his or something but I think I'd get bored.

I'm home most nights though. My days usually consist of a 300-600 mile run somewhere and back. Sometimes I run overnights though at do 1300 mile trips or so in two days.

Paid by the hour doing tanker work.

 

A sleeper, smart###.

 

Dump trucks... You either love 'em, or you hate 'em.

I own my own dump & pony now, but have done years of highway work also (flats, vans, reefers), so I certainly know the difference in these jobs.

What do you want? Do you want to be under strict control of today's customer (as they are paying me hourly), or do you want to cruise down the highway earning a mileage rate, and going roughly at your own pace?

Do you want to be stuck in the big city all day, shifting gears non-stop, dealing with all the BS, and the wear and tear that a dump sees? These things see a hard life.

It is what it is. I like to be home every night now, and the dump & pony ensures that. However, I really didn't mind the highway, either... It was less stressful, most of the time.

And as far as potential earnings between the two? It would come down more to your customer(s), your jobs, and how busy you can keep. The downside with dumps, is that you may be sitting at home in the slow season, whereas highway you can generally keep running year round. The key is to make good contacts, and try to run the dump year round, and then the earnings can be equally as low as highway pay!

 

Oh, forgot to add... Unless the dump has air-ride, they will typically ride like Scheiße.

They will ride hard, and I've seen a few guys split just because of that.

Sadly, this can never really be corrected... Where dumps go, the suspension just must be heavy duty, and they will often smash you around just going over a bridge expansion joint.