What are the best trucking company to drive for in your opinion any why?
It really depends on what kind of job the driver wants to do. One of the few good things about trucking is considerable variety in the jobs between different cos. or even in the same company. As a general rule - long haul is the most boring and annoying job, regional is usually not too bad but you will be nickel and dimed constantly and your runs will be scheduled with zero regard for traffic, weather conditions, breakdowns or any other issues. City work is my preference but you have to be able to drive comfortably in heavy traffic pretty much all day ( which is often 14 hrs - sometimes longer ), put up with incredibly ignorant customers , car drivers who have absolutely no regard for other road users and be able to drive a 22m ( 67 ft ) 18 0r 22 wheel semi through the eye of a needle without scraping the sides. In real life you will never find an easy trucking job - no matter what those rah rah recruiters promise you.
How to start a trucking Company?
Hello everyone I am a mother of 1. My fiance owns his own trucks and i would like to start booking his loads and we would like to hire a driver. Anyone's advice would be good. I need to know a good place to find good freight and all the proper documents needed to be an owner operator or leaser.
What otr trucking company is the best to work for?
There are so darn many of them out here, it's impossible to classify one as "best". Each company offers a slightly different working experience, and what's the "best fit" for someone else may not be the "best" for you. Depending on how much experience you have, I have heard that Wal-Mart treats its drivers very well and has one of the best pay, benefit and hometime packages available in the industry. You need 3 years OTR with no violations, I believe. Also, working in a specialty area, such as hauling for concert tours, offers a lot of perks and benefits. The companies I know of that do this sort of work are Broadway Express and Stage Call. If you're just starting out, most of the larger carriers offer competitive pay and good benefits, and offer varying hometime options. It all depends on what your priorities are. TransAm out of Olathe, KS has "guaranteed" home time- a friend of mine works for them and he is almost always home when he asks to be. Their pay and benefits are about equal to other carriers. However they don't run the western states (might be a good thing, depending on who you ask) and they don't allow pets. I'd say to grab one of those trucking employment magazines out of the stands in front of most truck stops, flip through them and do some calling. If a company catches your eye, find drivers who work for that company and ask their opinion. There are 1000's of companies out here, and for every company you're bound to find drivers who LOVE the company and drivers who HATE it....its up to you to find what makes you happy :)
How to get out of contract with my trucking company its a $6,500 contract they paid for my trucking school?
help...im under contract they paid for my trucking school and want to leave but can't cuz of the contract, any company that will buy out my contact so I can get a better trucking job, or any owner looking to hire student have 5 weeks driving experience now??,lots of companies hire students but the contract stops everything....any tips
Which company is better, may trucking or werner?
I am a driver with a year experience and just left Schnieder due to a lack of miles. I want know which one will run me the most and which one will not **** me. I live in Califonia and am ex military.
Why can't long haul truckers who work for corporate transport companies just drive for four to six hours, exchange corporate owned trucks with another truck, and drive back home? Do they need a new software, or is there any insurance issues?
When you state, “just drive for four to six hours", is that in their own personal vehicle, or in a company truck? It would not be wise to drive 6 hours to get into a rig, and drive another 11 hours. A Walmart driver did that, and ended up falling asleep, had a bad wreck, and someone died. On the other hand, if that driver had already driven 6 hours in a company truck, and had to transfer into another rig, that driver would have only 5 hours left to drive, and would have to take a 1/2 hour break before the 8th hour of driving. Being that all of the trucks have electronic logs in them, the driver would be unable to drive further than his/her HOS (Hours Of Service) would allow. The trucking industry is highly regulated anymore, there is no flexibility for the driver, and drivers are leaving the industry in droves.Occasionally, a driver will be asked to recover another truck, which is usually a huge inconvenience since most OTR drivers have their trucks fully packed with every item they need in order to stay out on the road for weeks at a time. Some drivers are “in recovery", which means that is all they do for their company, is to recover trucks. Those drivers have learned to pack extremely light, and usually stay in hotels/motels since the truck they are recovering might have been left a disgusting mess by the previous driver.The current HOS are 14 hour shifts, and 11 hours can be used for driving, the other 3 hours are for “on duty, not driving". Drivers must take a 10 hour break before they can drive again. They cannot work more than 70 hours in 8 days.As for “driving back home", if it is in another rig, then it must be logged on the Elog, (Electronic log), and the driver has no choice but to be compliant with the current Federal laws outlined by the FMCSA. If it is in their personal vehicle, they can drive as long as they wish.I hope I have helped you a bit. I trucked for 21 years, so I have seen a lot of changes in the industry, most of them have not been on the driver's side.Remember to share the road with the big rigs.“If you can't share the road, then you don't belong on it “. Christy Kuppler