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05-25-2015, 11:56 AM | #1 | |
pie is never free
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Husband-wife teams can make BANK, but they better be cool with being right next to one another 24/7... and oh yeah, their are plenty of horror stories out there... trucking isnt some easy job at all, particularly that otr stuff, you dont have to be a brain surgeon but you better have a surplus of common sense to be successful. Map reading or being atleast reasonably comfortable with gps technology. Timing your arrival with the delivery time which includes a fair bit of math with miles to go, mph, fuel consumption, factoring in breaks/unknowns. Maintenance. Knowing what to do in emergencies. Dealing with certifiably INSANE people/traffic in city areas, they'll literally risk everyones life just to get ahead of you and save 5 seconds to their destination. Knowing what bridges/routes you can take with a given weight on, knowing what overpasses to avoid, getting around detours. Mountain driving in terrible conditions. OMG, I get dizzy thinking about all the stuff otr drivers have to deal with... the go getters earn every single penny of that 100+k a year. |
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05-25-2015, 12:04 PM | #2 | |
FINALLY! The wait is over.
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05-25-2015, 12:13 PM | #3 | |
pie is never free
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That was it... dude was home in bed every stinking night, didnt have to go into the heart of any city and made 100k a year. Talk about a gravy run. |
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05-25-2015, 01:10 PM | #4 | |
GBM 8-12-15
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05-25-2015, 01:14 PM | #5 |
sorta mod-ish
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This coming week in drive from the KC hub down to Wagoner Oklahoma just to switch out a set of doubles with a guy coming up from Dallas/Mesquite. I'll be on the clock for around 9 hours a day and get paid more than if I were in town switching out trailers for customers. Not too shabby.
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05-25-2015, 01:32 PM | #6 |
pie is never free
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