Truckers Put Last???
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Amen! to what Tracy just said.
He is right on target with his comments, and I couldn't have said it better. The biggest things that keep a truck driver at the bottom of the food chain are usually his own poor attitude or a poor work ethic. Nothing will crush your driving career like those two things, and when you have both of them combined you have doomed yourself for failure.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
I admittedly do
Don't be one of the complainers....get out there and work, you will make good money and have a much better life.
Be positive, and treat others with respect, and don't believe a lot of the horrible stories a lot of truckers repeat.
Tracy
That's all, Tracy, just
You said it. Thanks!
Dm:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.New Reply:
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I admittedly don't have as much experience as others here, but I am just shy of the two year mark.
With my company, if you drive hard (at least 600 miles per day, 550 in California and Oregon due to speed limits), always pick up and deliver on time, don't wreck the equipment, and treat others with respect, you will be treated very well. I always average well over 10,000 miles per month and could do more, but sometimes I do go home. There is no such thing as an 8 hour day when you drive truck, 12 hour days, 7 days a week are much more common. If you can't do that, don't get into the career.
A few drivers I run into ***** all the time, complain about the shop and dispatch, the DoT , don't like their truck, etc, etc. ad infinitum. Upon questioning, they only drive about 500 miles a day, take lots of breaks, have tickets and accidents.
Don't be one of the complainers....get out there and work, you will make good money and have a much better life. The dispatchers will give you the good runs and the shop will be happy to fix something for you, or change something you don't like.
Be positive, and treat others with respect, and don't believe a lot of the horrible stories a lot of truckers repeat. I believe many of them just love to stir up discontent, and relish dragging others down into their pit of sadness and chaos. Conspiracy theories are usually mostly crap.
There is such a shortage of drivers right now, that if you do what I've mentioned, you will quickly rise to the top, get the best runs and best pay.
Tracy
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
Dispatcher:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.Dm:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.