Recent content by coolerinfrederick

its good that your exploring all options, are you not expediting blizzard ?

i’m sure there are some exceptions, but the reality is you probably wont be able to afford a mortgage expediting unless your on the road 48 weeks a years driving 16 hours a day

its awesome that expediting can offer a job to people who deal with mental health issues but that doesn’t mean fleet owners and carriers can treat you like you just came out of prison, ( no offense intended ) also most people don’t live full time in a van, which means making 40k a year isnt...

thats interesting, perception is reality

because the juice is not worth the squeeze or because there sleeping on top of the freight

its like these carriers dont care the lifestyle you live doing this job, that in itself should be worth an extra 25k a yr.

specifically to sprinter expeditors, been researching the industry as a o/o, but man there is just so much negativity about the job everywhere i look, probably due to over saturation of vans, not sure how anyone can consider it as a viable option, for what you guys give up ( home comforts...

im ignorant to the industry so im learning, again ty fellas

ty guys

is it true the trucking ondustry is 30k short of drivers

so the 60k yr mark teacher mentioned is not the norm. for the washington dc area, i’ve been around 95 a yr. for awhile, obviously i’m taking a big cut, which is why i want to start slow, make sure its for me and to pay off my 2 cars and in 2 yrs i’ll debt free to absorb the pay cut

i probably should of mentioned that some of the things i like trucking offers, love camping, driving, as it is now i drive a minimum 3 hours a day and at times travel for work, and only plan on trucking, i wouldn’t pay 3k for cdl training to drive a promaster, i know could be very comfortable in...

teacher said he has fleet owners calling everday for guys, not sure if i buy that but ok, i’d like to start my training next month, my thought is get all my ducks in a row like my license, dot testing etc. etc., and start trucking on the weekends, that way i’ll know if its for me, if its not...

im planning a 3 year exit strategy, obviously i have no experince and really don’t know if i will even like it, i cant just quit my job and go hop in a truck not knowing it'll work out, my 1st step is i plan on investing in training and get my cdl class A, is that how most truckers start out ...

im looking for some advice and just wanted to get different opinions, i have been in commercial hvac trade for 21 years, i make decent money, great bennies and overall i think its a good trade, the last few years i’ve been dealing with issues with my shoulders and actually have had arthroscopic...