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Post by MudHog on Apr 22, 2012 18:19:01 GMT -5
so next Monday,,the 30th,,i am goin to Salt Lake City Utah for CDL school to get my CDL,,,i am gonna do long haul trucking for a bit,,,i here you can make decent $$$$ driving,,,,,i talk to my recruiter again monday and then he will send me my ticket to head out on the 30th,,be there for 17 days and then on the road after that,,i have never driven big rigs...lmao
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Post by studebaker on Apr 22, 2012 19:34:41 GMT -5
watch out they prob put you in team driving so you never know who u will be living with in a truck. also they take lot of your money till you pay off school and if you quit early they send you to collections for there money ive been in working on trucks and trailers for 17 years get everything in writing and trust nothing that is to good to be true. hope it all works out for you. sounds like cr england is were you off to.
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Post by Leeland on Apr 22, 2012 19:58:58 GMT -5
Step dad works for May driving the western states, he's hardly home trying to make loads and I still make more money working for Schneider National wrenching on trailers. From what I understand the money is in long haul, down side is obviously really never being home but you do get to see the country.
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Post by WILLYNILLY on Apr 22, 2012 20:53:51 GMT -5
I know a few guys that drive big rigs in northdakota right now for water for fracking making 90k a year... its nuts, three weeks on 1 off from the sounds of it.
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Post by Leeland on Apr 22, 2012 21:14:53 GMT -5
Holy poop batman, 90k and home a week out of the month. Sounds better than what my step dad is doing.
Who you going to drive for MudHog or you gonna do a IC thing?
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Post by 92sdime on Apr 22, 2012 22:01:39 GMT -5
best of luck with the driving. i have a lot of respect for long haul drivers.
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Post by MudHog on Apr 22, 2012 22:03:55 GMT -5
they asked me if i wanted to do team driving or single man,,,,i said alone,,but my buddy is also goin,,so we are gonna team up,,he is gonna buy his own rig,and we will team up together
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Post by 541redbull on Apr 22, 2012 22:27:07 GMT -5
i also keep hearing its good money..my buddy just started after xmas and only been in town twice..he has bookoo money but don't have time to spend it. so wifey takes care of that..lol he says the best place he's been is south carolina. .
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Post by MudHog on Apr 22, 2012 22:43:17 GMT -5
im gonna be hittin all lower 48 states,,should be fun
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Post by poorboy1 on Apr 22, 2012 23:17:01 GMT -5
As long as you dont have a family at home waiting for you then trucking is a good way to make money. As far as I am concerned the time away isn't worth the lost family time for what they pay per mile.
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Post by Leeland on Apr 23, 2012 0:11:54 GMT -5
So IC is what your thinking then, plus side you won't have any one monitoring for truck and engine over speed, hard brakes and such but maintenance is all on you guys $$$$. I know we have slip seated a couple IC's so they can finish their load, dunno how much it cost them for the loaner. Pros and cons to each, but good luck and have fun seeing the country.
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Post by MudHog on Apr 23, 2012 8:20:52 GMT -5
i have been talking to the wife about it,,i am gonna do long haul for 6 months to a year,,then find a local place for designated routes,,,if all works well
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Post by Bri&Bub Off-Road on Apr 23, 2012 13:49:13 GMT -5
ive been with con-way for 2 years now and theres some bs like any other job but the money is great and being home every night is even better. i started with them right out of school and didnt have to do any kind of long haul. look around a little before you jump into the long haul because you wont ever see your family
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Post by 541redbull on Apr 23, 2012 16:20:21 GMT -5
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Post by MudHog on Apr 24, 2012 8:13:02 GMT -5
so this sucks,,i gotta put on hold for now,,looks like i need to save some $$$ before i head out to go trucking,,,and also i hear that cr england is 1 of the worst paying employees in the usa,,,,they say they pay well but ya only get around $50 a week after they take all there "expenses " out of your pay check
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