Time to un-retire...

You'll just as much money driving 62 mph as you will driving 68 mph. You'll still make your appointments on time. I know this from experience.

 

I'd still try WDT to get tanker experience. Each person has different experiences with each company. That's your call though.

 

I was training at werner and a 60+ yr old retired minister wanted to learn to be a trucker so that - in his words - he & his wife could ride around sightseeing and get paid for it. The third load we picked up went to a grocery warehouse in nj. We were an hour early for delivery, told to go park in dirt lot and they'd call us on cb. Thirteen (yes 13!) hours later they gave us a dock number. It was a very tight blind side back to get into the dock, he gave up after two pullups so I put it in there. We had to restack the load onto their special little pansy pallets. After that was over he said get me to Omaha,this stuff is for the birds. I dont think it's gonna be like you think it will be. I could be wrong, but mark this date on the calender, cause that'll be the exception.

 

We try to guide new drivers away from companies that do that. Also, to ask about assessorial pays so there's decent hourly pay for waiting. Dry van grocery load are notorious for that.
Can't win them all, but we try.

 

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From what I've seen, you're an excellent advisor! I just wished I'd have found this when I started out back in 93. Oh well, live and learn.

 

Part of being a truck driver is you gotta be a mind reader.