The dollar general position looks good on paper, but my personal preference is to stay away from anything that isn't hourly pay.
I have done local work most of my career. I have held two jobs in the last 12 years that were mileage pay, and got burned both times.
For me, it's hourly pay or bust from here on out.
Two Job Offers, wanting veteran’s opinions on which to go with
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by AppalachianDruid, Jun 13, 2025.
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So the DG also told me, that if I live over 60 miles from the terminal, I’m allowed to take my truck home for parking, which I guess is better than an hour commute every day, idk how it works though
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I guess the main reason I was leaning towards DG, is I did beer for 6 months, and that’s the hardest thing I ever did lol.
but I’m broke as a joke, and I definitely need a to make some money, and DG seems to offer the most compared i believe -
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You'd be a fool if you passed up on the roll off job. The DG job not being hourly is labor theft IMO.
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I'm speaking from experience. Every little thing that happens throughout the day that holds you up (traffic, breakdowns, slow customers, etc.) will add up and stress you out. You will burn yourself out trying to turn the miles after dealing with all the BS. At the end of the week you will find you aren't making near as much money as they said you would.
They tell you how much you CAN make. But that's only if nothing goes wrong, and in this industry, especially in the local world, at least one thing goes wrong almost every day. Especially if you are hooking up different trailers every day. You'll get stuck dealing with flat tires and other issues that the last driver was too lazy to deal with. Of course you'll have the same issues at the other job too, but at least you'll get paid for dealing with them!
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They've been doing so for years. If that job was so great they'd never have to run an ad at all. They're desperate to find someone stupid enough to believe their lies or is naive enough to think they can beat the clock and make bank.hope not dumb twucker, trucker-chase and Kyle G. Thank this. -
Bottom line, do you want to be a truck driver -or- a traveling lumper?
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