Profile For John H.

Guess it just goes to show that different places have different rules, I personally have never, even one time been graded on my ability to double clutch, and have floated gears since day 1, always heard that a lot of places like to grade with it but it isn't something I have ever seen

I spent the first year of my career teaming, for me personally it was absolutely a great experience. The thing that made it so great for me was my co-driver, also happened to be my room mate and best friend, so there is that consideration, if you hardly know your co-driver it can be a shot in the dark. I have seen some wild things happen on team trucks, but I have also seen some lifelong friendships/relationships occur because of it, just depends. As far as making more money teaming...loaded question I am afraid, if the company you work for books mostly team freight you generally will make more money than a solo in the same company, if the company primarily runs solo trucks you'll either do about the same or sometimes even a little worse. One of the biggest benefits I had teaming as a freshly minted driver was having a guaranteed set of extra eyes for backing situations, worth it's weight in gold I assure you, but Ihave generally found that benefit can be short-lived, it doesn't take long to become proficient and if you really need the help you can almost always find another driver who will give you a hand. The other big one was companionship, you always have someone nearby to talk to if needed, either way, just some food for thought, keep on truckin' and best of luck out there on the road.