SOMEONE said it couldn't be done...

i agree..staying positive is the most important thing,regardless of the situation.. goodluck to him.

 

Not to say that it can't be done because there are always exceptions to any rule but what's the purpose in posting on a forum about how much money you're making and how you're doing better than the other guy. Just concentrate on driving and make the money you can.

 

Maybe sharing his experiences will help out other rookies?

 

I'd say its somewhat unusual for a rookie with no experience outside of one of the large training companies to get hired on like this. Insurance usually dictates a minimum experience level at smaller carriers. But it's interesting.

 

I just don't get the concept. There's been people making good money and there's been people cmakng bad money since trucks have existed. It just comes across as trying to brag about something that you haven't done yet. If you make $50k your first year then awesome. If someone else doesn't then it gives them something to shoot for in year two or three or twenty.

 

welcome to new england

there are a few truck stops in MA, exit 6 off of I90 in chicopee/springfield at I290, exit 24 off of I91 in whately, there is a pilet on I84 right by sturbridge, I95 near the NH line I believe there is a TA and you have your choice of "rest areas" along the way

 

the one at the NH line is at the 3.......kinda cute and VERY flirty waitress in the resturant there

another one off 495 at the 14....pay to park but not bad at only $8 with a decent sized lot but you have to walk across the road to get to the actual store

that one is sturbridge is usually a PITA to get into or out of any time of the day unless you just absolutely have to park there......never seen such a bunch of fuel island loungers and no-parking idiots as i have every time i've ever been in there

 

Well congratulations and good earning. I actually hope that you make the 50. I hope I do too but no matter what you put on here the negative nellies aren't going to believe it or dismiss it anyway. Every post on this site that says "I made more money than most people do" ends up being dismissed by drivers saying that their lying or have no proof. There are some people that you can tell them the sky is blue and they'll argue it just for the sake of it. I myself am entering into "the indentured servitude" but I'm not buying into the negative side of it at all. It's just the quickest way for me to get on the road. They give me a cdl license and the training and in return I try not to wrap their truck around a tree. I'm planning on going where they ask (within legal reason) and getting there on time(within legal reason). Other than that I'll keep my eyes forward and my mouth shut and one year later I'll have a choice: take their pay raise or move to something else. It's all about being positive. Like I said I hope you make it because there are always exceptions to the rule. I'll follow the rule and then years later when I see a Swift, USA, Werner, or Cr England truck I can brag about "paying my dues" (whatever that's worth).