The trucking industry

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  1. Far.Away.Eyes

    Far.Away.Eyes Bobtail Member

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    So your saying that they're no Good Trucking Companies out there? Literally got my CDLs back in November and I have been doing research...and all I have been reading is how these trucking companies are just plain ####ty, and how they treat their drivers.
    I am somewhat familiar with how the system works, especially with dispatch. I once was running loads in a cargo van, rough with no sleep over half the time and completely and overly stressed out to the maxx.
    Now, I prefer not to loose sleep and live comfortably; even if I were an over the road driver- and that would have to be with a company that I am able to trust and grow with. One can only dream...
    I reckon I am asking too much as a new driver when I say, I would like to live comfortably and stress free; hired on in a top notch trucking company with my doggo Lucy, accompanying me, driving only regional routes.
    Or from the things I have read about the trucking industry, I may just add the CDL accomplishment under my belt and go on with my present daily life working at the state park. Decisions decisions...I am not getting any younger.
     
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  3. snowmantrucking101

    snowmantrucking101 Heavy Load Member

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    About another 4 weeks and alot of companies are going to tell you, you need a refresher course prior to possible hire.

    SUPER picky these days due to this suck economy & freight. Good luck with all these wishes...Not going to happen.
     
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  4. viper822004

    viper822004 Medium Load Member

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    It’s not that there aren’t good companies out there, is that it’s really tough when you’re first starting out. Everyone wants experience but nobody is willing to train you so everyone resorts to joining the mega carriers.

    I myself struggled for a couple of months to find a job because I got my CDL on my own. No school and just rented a day cab with a 28ft trailer back in 2010. Luckily my dad left the oilfields to come help me and we found a FedEx contractor that was willing to let him train me while we ran teams.
     
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  5. bryan21384

    bryan21384 Road Train Member

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    The phrase "good company" is very subjective. The very first thing that should be taught to a new driver is this that trucking is contingent on what YOU put into it. Whatever you put in, is what you're going to get out. The reality is that many of those reviews about how drivers are treated are often the result of drivers being pansies. They never figured out to succeed at a company, and they job hop looking for the "perfect company." They're all pretty much the same. Every company has ambassadors and complainers. The complainers want to deliver loads late, only run til 5 pm, can't leave the house on time, sit the truck stop talking all day, and never take of their truck, but yet they want to be treated like gold. Those types of drivers will always have a hard time. Then if you do like I do, ignore the noise and reviews, figure out how the company works, be a pro, become reliable, keep your head down and do what's asked of you, then there won't be any such thing as a bad company.
     
  6. Pepper24

    Pepper24 Road Train Member

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    Comfortable and stress free ? You are in control a lot of time by yourself and your state of mind.Any job that you are dealing with the public or anyone stress can show up,how you choose to deal with it is up to you. I’m not aware of any trucking company that just going to hand you anything for nothing. The better the job the more they want in return like a proven safety record with experience that they don’t have to walk you through every situation.
     
  7. rollin coal

    rollin coal Road Train Member

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    Your attitude will make or break you in trucking. For the most part with trucking companies if you can get along with people at any given company you'll be fine wherever you go.

    Now if you're a big baby that wants to complain about loads or not dependable enough to show up on time you'll be treated as such.

    The worst part of trucking imo is how a lot of the shippers and receivers just absolutely disrespect the truckers. It is what it is and you can't let it affect your attitude.
     
  8. Far.Away.Eyes

    Far.Away.Eyes Bobtail Member

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    -i was waiting on a comment such as this. I I have never been one to complain, and I always try to go above and beyond. I mean isn't that how we excel in life to achieve our goals and to receive better treatment from our employers?
    Ha, should have figured that there would be a high percentage of those who want something for nothing, always complaining and always going above and beyond to make the ones who are willing to go that extra mile look bad, because they don't want to put forth the effort, carrying their own weight and just going with the flow.. There is always those types we witness in every day life.i was always told 'A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work'
    Nothing in this life comes for free without us planting our feet on solid ground.
    I have put in applications and most of the bigger trucking companies has offered me training and regional job positions with a chance to bring my little fur friend along.
    It's the 4 to 6 weeks of training away from my comfort zone, that I am going have to sacrifice. Which I will eventually reassure myself that it will be all worth it in the end.
    With the dreams of me buying some unzoned property and living off the land goals, will eventually look way better than just saying to myself that I am too afraid to go out there on my own, and making up excuses, well I can't find any trucking companies out there because they all suck..
    Thanks for the comment my friend.
     
  9. Far.Away.Eyes

    Far.Away.Eyes Bobtail Member

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    Absolutely
     
  10. Far.Away.Eyes

    Far.Away.Eyes Bobtail Member

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    I agree.
     
  11. 7speed

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    Comfortable & stress free... to me, that would be running from Kerrville, TX to Deming, NM doing a drop and hook, twice a week, Tues-Fri, at 60 cents per odometer mile. (About $1,440 gross) And while I'm being greedy, I want company paid medical, dental, vision, life insurance, per diem, and paid time off.
    Doubt there's a lot of rush hour traffic on that route & not too many tourists, so that would be stress free.
    As for comfortable, I'll take an older Western Star with a 515HP Detroit and a 13 speed manual transmission, inverter, fridge, satellite tv, microwave, and a coffee pot.
    Guaranteed that IF such job existed, there wouldn't be an opening until that person passed away.
    Heck, I don't even live in Kerrville, but I would gladly move if such a job existed!
    FWIW, there are drivers who are content with their job at Swift, Schneider, Werner, etc. Swift has dedicated and local depending on where you live. Talk to drivers. Take the good with the bad. You might find a carrier with the pay and benefits you want, but slow trucks, AI driver facing camera, and micro-managing. Depends on what you're willing to put up with. Best of luck.
     
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