Trucking Gadgets, GPS , Telephone Headset, Music ???

maybe I could find something just out and back like maybe regional out and back like a 250-300 mile radius and maybe even stay out a night or 2 if needed and have my weekends I would like something like that and it would seem to me that something like this is not asking too much but most say it is hard to get something like this as a rookie

If something like that even exists it would pay very little and would almost certainly require experience. You're looking for the "easy job" in trucking and there really just isn't one. Old School makes an excellent point when he says this is an asset-based business where these companies have to get maximum productivity out of their trucks. I don't think there's hardly a truck in America that gets parked after a 40 hr week and sits on weekends.

I guess to put it in a different context, what you're asking for is similar to saying, "I'd really like to be a firefighter because it would be nice setting up a ladder and getting a cat out of a tree once in a while. I don't really want to put out fires or show up at car accidents or run into burning buildings, but just maybe rescue a cat from a tree once in a while. That seems like a reasonable request, right?"

.......or

"I'd love to be a police officer and maybe just hand out a few tickets on the Interstate a few days a week. I don't want to go on domestic abuse calls or chase drug runners or apprehend people who have warrants for their arrest. But it seems reasonable that someone would hire me to just hand out speeding tickets a few days a week, doesn't it?"

Those ideas seem reasonable to someone looking in from outside, but being a Class A truck driver, a firefighter, or a police officer takes a huge amount of commitment. If there were in fact easy jobs they wouldn't pay squat and all of the old-timers would have scooped them up long ago.

• Uber or Lyft driver
• Class B box truck delivery
• School bus driver
• Hotel shuttle driver
• Motorhome delivery

.....those are more along the lines of what you're looking for. They don't require nearly as much commitment and offer some flexibility.

There are about 3 million truck drivers in America. If there are any gravy train jobs available they've all been scooped up by long-time veterans.

Does that gig require a CDL? Also, I see these Greyhound bus size motor homes on the road, does the o/o of one of those need a CDL?

Bruce it does not require a CDL but it certainly helps as you can deliver the bigger RVs that pay more. When i looked at doing it I did not have one yet and was scheduled for orientation but it does require to have some spare money for your expenses.

Does that gig require a CDL? Also, I see these Greyhound bus size motor homes on the road, does the o/o of one of those need a CDL?

Bruce it does not require a CDL but it certainly helps as you can deliver the bigger RVs that pay more. When i looked at doing it I did not have one yet and was scheduled for orientation but it does require to have some spare money for your expenses.

Worth noting that although a CDL is not required, atleast with a company called Classic transport doing motorhomes you're still required to have a valid medical card.

The company I work for currently (local beverages), all the drivers work close to 40, never leave the state, and don't work weekends (satellite location, the hubs work Saturdays). These are CDL currently but will become straight frame in the near future. Also, the pay is horrible.

The company I work for currently (local beverages), all the drivers work close to 40, never leave the state, and don't work weekends (satellite location, the hubs work Saturdays). These are CDL currently but will become straight frame in the near future. Also, the pay is horrible.

Do they have to unload the trucks themselves?

The company I work for currently (local beverages), all the drivers work close to 40, never leave the state, and don't work weekends (satellite location, the hubs work Saturdays). These are CDL currently but will become straight frame in the near future. Also, the pay is horrible.

Do they have to unload the trucks themselves?

Yes, 100 for taking truck out in the morning, 13¢/case delivered.

Yes, 100 for taking truck out in the morning, 13¢/case delivered.

Yeah, those local jobs where you have to unload the freight yourself are grueling. The wear and tear on your body is brutal and the injury rate is pretty high, especially in Northern states where you're dealing with icy parking lots all the time.

Sysco is another company where the drivers make great money but work themselves to the bone unloading freight all day and taking it inside.

They often don't work more than 40 hours on those types of jobs because physically you just can't do it. Your body is shot after 40 hours. Though I have heard the Sysco guys can put in some really long hours at times.

Agreed, the warehouse is no joke either. Saw what the drivers go through on the daily. Nope. At least I get paid hourly.

Does that gig require a CDL? Also, I see these Greyhound bus size motor homes on the road, does the o/o of one of those need a CDL?

Bruce it does not require a CDL but it certainly helps as you can deliver the bigger RVs that pay more. When i looked at doing it I did not have one yet and was scheduled for orientation but it does require to have some spare money for your expenses.

Looked at delivering motorhomes before deciding to get my CDL.

My research suggested it would be more of a hobby than a career. I can provide more detail if desired but...

Looked at delivering motorhomes before deciding to get my CDL. My research suggested it would be more of a hobby than a career

I've spoken with a few people who have done this and I'd agree. They barely make enough money to make it worth doing at all. One guy, in fact, said that it basically pays for the fuel for him to travel to different places. He'll go to the factory and get a 5th wheel or travel trailer that goes to an area he'd like to stay in for a little while. He'll camp in that area for a while and then return to get another one. It doesn't pay much.