Thinking of career change

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Headpin_d, Mar 31, 2017.

  1. Florida Playboy

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    Yes and that's being generous. I've seen class A local jobs advertised on Craigslist that pay $12 an hour.
     
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    #### that's horrible. Yeah I'd stay put where you are op.
     
  3. bigred81

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    I know companies the D.C. area that still pay $16/ hour for trailer drivers. Whole lot more expensive here than FL.
     
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    D.C. Is more expensive than Minneapolis also where I live. I'd never consider driving s truck for that. I'd still be cooking making more money than that.
     
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    If you can afford the $3000 fee paying for tuition is always the best option that way your not tied up to any company, if you don't have the cash then signing up with a company is pretty much your only option unless you've got a generous motherinlaw that'll lend you the money. :D
     
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    Yep even in Atlanta guys hauling local deliveries with an A are making 16$