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05-24-2015, 11:38 PM | #1 |
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Once you're comfortable behind the wheel it's no different than driving your car. Seriously. The thing that changes is that you become hyper aware of all the dumb****s driving around you.
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05-25-2015, 06:01 AM | #2 | |
pie is never free
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A person with no college degree, or even HS diploma, can earn 50-60-70k a year as a day driver or 100+k a year OTR.
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05-25-2015, 09:42 AM | #3 | |
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Etc, but I'm just trying to get some experience so I can run local stuff and be home more. Sort of paying my dues at this point.
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05-25-2015, 10:57 AM | #4 | |
pie is never free
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Not much luck finding a day position I guess? they're definitely much, much harder to find than otr, most want 2-3 years experience to even consider you. I totally lucked out, got on with the biggest farm family in the area, these people are friggin loaded. They have the farm side that I'm driving for now, and a local (statewide and more once in a while) transport side that they'll let me into once I gain some experience. |
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05-25-2015, 11:00 AM | #5 | |
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05-25-2015, 11:43 AM | #6 |
FINALLY! The wait is over.
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It's like 40k a year to start OTR from my understanding. I almost did it. Was going to team with my wife. For me, I'm glad I tripped into what I did because I've heard some horror stories.
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05-25-2015, 11:56 AM | #7 | |
pie is never free
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Husband-wife teams can make BANK, but they better be cool with being right next to one another 24/7... and oh yeah, their are plenty of horror stories out there... trucking isnt some easy job at all, particularly that otr stuff, you dont have to be a brain surgeon but you better have a surplus of common sense to be successful. Map reading or being atleast reasonably comfortable with gps technology. Timing your arrival with the delivery time which includes a fair bit of math with miles to go, mph, fuel consumption, factoring in breaks/unknowns. Maintenance. Knowing what to do in emergencies. Dealing with certifiably INSANE people/traffic in city areas, they'll literally risk everyones life just to get ahead of you and save 5 seconds to their destination. Knowing what bridges/routes you can take with a given weight on, knowing what overpasses to avoid, getting around detours. Mountain driving in terrible conditions. OMG, I get dizzy thinking about all the stuff otr drivers have to deal with... the go getters earn every single penny of that 100+k a year. |
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05-25-2015, 12:04 PM | #8 | |
FINALLY! The wait is over.
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05-25-2015, 12:13 PM | #9 | |
pie is never free
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That was it... dude was home in bed every stinking night, didnt have to go into the heart of any city and made 100k a year. Talk about a gravy run. |
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05-25-2015, 01:10 PM | #10 | |
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