Location:
Shreveport, LA
Driving Status:
Experienced Driver
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28 yrs otr....o/o 22yrs ....company owner 3 yrs....driveaway 3 yrs done stupid stuff in 90s and early 2000s just trying to make a Dollar now days
Posted: 1 month, 2 weeks ago
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What company would you choose?
Depends on What you want..... Maverick is a regional carrier with a lot of hometime Primes is not.... You are going to get as many trying to sway you one way as the other. Do whats best for you and your family in this industry .... Remember in the Corporate World You are nothing more than a Dollar bill
Posted: 1 month, 2 weeks ago
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Moving from California to New Jersey
Have a job before you quite the job in California it is 10 times easier to get a job in this industry when you have a job.... People along I 95 are different
Posted: 1 month, 3 weeks ago
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This Is the Only Industry in the World that all you need is A Heartbeat and A CDL to get a job by calling an 800 number..... Heartbeat is Optional
Posted: 1 month, 3 weeks ago
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Singles you don't necessary need a tow vehicle ( Flat tow only no trailer or dolly ) but it helps a lot sign up with at least 3 companies... you spend time planinng.... deck you fly a lot or rental car..... 1099 contractor unless you go Union Frieghtliner mostly made in Mexico, NC and Canada KW Chillicothe OH Pete... Denton TX IH Mexico and Springfield OH
Trucks from Mexico are picked up in Laredo, Von Ormy TX or Elmendorf, TX
You do not have to go to Canada unless you do deck for a Union Company
Deck you must have Doubles and triples and be mechanically inclined you have to undeck... except Truck Movers Have Hub only drivers ( pull into hub and get out of trucks )
Deck is the only thing that has Training singles you just learn
Face book has some deceit groups that you can learn from
Ive been doing decks for 3 1/2 yrs now
Posted: 1 month, 3 weeks ago
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As long as you have 1/2 tank of fuel you cannot get lost you just took the scenic route
Posted: 1 month, 3 weeks ago
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Are you ;looking at Deck...3-4 trucks or singles......union or non union roughly what part of the country you live in
Posted: 1 month, 2 weeks ago
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Help I Forgot How To Back Up
A little bit of humor..... I have Been driveaway for the last 3 1/2 yrs Deck ( 3-4 trucks .. 70-110 ft long ) I could back 60-75 yards very little turns just to straighten up. Before that 12 yrs flat/ step deck.... Van might take Me a few try's but as long as i don't hit anything I should be good