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I hope I don't get bashed for this, but would it be a bad idea to go over the road for a couple of years to make some money and pay off debt?
Well we don't know much about your personal situation but generally speaking there's nothing wrong with embarking on a new career to see where it leads. You might love it, you might not, but you're certainly going to experience a lot and learn a lot in the process. If trucking seems like it might be worth pursuing, at least for a while, then give it a shot.
Over The Road:
Over The Road
OTR driving normally means you'll be hauling freight to various customers throughout your company's hauling region. It often entails being gone from home for two to three weeks at a time.
Nicholas D- go for it. One good company is Prime. The 44.5 CPM is the best pay I've heard of, once you become a fully trained driver with CDL Class A. They have a fuel bonus also.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
CPM:
Cents Per Mile
Drivers are often paid by the mile and it's given in cents per mile, or cpm.
Well we don't know much about your personal situation but generally speaking there's nothing wrong with embarking on a new career to see where it leads. You might love it, you might not, but you're certainly going to experience a lot and learn a lot in the process. If trucking seems like it might be worth pursuing, at least for a while, then give it a shot.
My personal situation right now is that I need to start making a steady flow of income to provide for my family, pay off debt, and save. I do eventually want to use my GI Bill to go to college for something computer related, but I don't want to rush into it and waste my school money. I want to wait until I know exactly what degree I want to pursue, so for now I just need to make some money. I know trucking is hard, but I've heard that it pays rather well, and I am ready and willing to work for my money.
Nicholas D- go for it. One good company is Prime. The 44.5 CPM is the best pay I've heard of, once you become a fully trained driver with CDL Class A. They have a fuel bonus also.
Another company that pays very well for new drivers and experienced drivers, also pulling a reefer , is Shaffer Trucking. The dry van part of the company is Crete Carrier. Between Prime and Crete / Shaffer, you can't go wrong. Prime has schooling, Crete / Shaffer does not have schooling but hires student / new drivers.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
Dry Van:
A trailer or truck that that requires no special attention, such as refrigeration, that hauls regular palletted, boxed, or floor-loaded freight. The most common type of trailer in trucking.CPM:
Cents Per Mile
Drivers are often paid by the mile and it's given in cents per mile, or cpm.
Reefer:
A refrigerated trailer.
McElroy Truck Lines (flatbed) hires new drivers @ .46/mile
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So, I'm taking classes to get my CDL with Miller-Motte College right now and I was hoping to get started working for ALL Carolina Crane. A buddy from the Marines (got out about 2 months ago myself) said he wanted to hire me, but he can't guarantee that his boss will let him hire any new people. That class is the only reason that I started taking the classes to begin with, but the more our trainer talks about trucking, the more interesting it gets to me.
As I mentioned earlier, I just got out a couple of months ago and money is tight right now while I wait for my VA to kick in and to decide what degree I want to pursue in college. I hope I don't get bashed for this, but would it be a bad idea to go over the road for a couple of years to make some money and pay off debt? For all I know, I might end up loving it and making a life time career out of it, but for right now it seems like a good way to support my family.
I'd love to hear from some other truckers and get a little conversation going.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
Over The Road:
Over The Road
OTR driving normally means you'll be hauling freight to various customers throughout your company's hauling region. It often entails being gone from home for two to three weeks at a time.