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Me too! Sorry man! :-( Hopefully in the future!

Thank you big homie! :-)

Yikes! Tough times ahead! Hang in there big buddy! Take your time and please don’t die!

@whitecollartrucker I appreciate the kind words and I'll do my best, lol. I'm from Ontario, Canada and will be running quad axle trailers of lumber to Northern parts of Ontario & Quebec. Tarping, from what I've been told, is mostly in the winter months due to the salt and grime on the roads. I've pulled heavy loads many times in my 20+ years of driving as well as driven North. I just haven't run heavy flatbed loads up there, especially in the winter. They can get a couple of feet of snow in any given day, so the roads are gonna SUCK!!! There's also wild life year round and the highway is mostly 2 lanes (1 in each direction) and have very little civilization between small towns. Not to mention the hills. It'll definitely be interesting. If tarping doesn't kill me, the roads and wild life might. I'll just do my best

Geez! You are going to have your work cut out for you! Hopefully Mother Nature can keep the pesky animals out of your headlights and you live happily ever after! :-)

@@whitecollartrucker That's the goal

Awesome! I hope it’s going well!

@@whitecollartrucker thank you man stay safe brother.

Everyday is different man! Only consistency about truck driving is inconsistency!

Yeah man! Bouncing back like a basketball! :-)

Yes indeed! It exactly what they are!

When all said and done for the year 110k-115k is good enough for me.

Understood sir but was training your replacement and giving up a year of your life really worth it? Is your 34-35% really 34-35 % of the gross of the load? Hmmm Have you ever seen a rate con?

@@jmb5742 TMC takes their cut from the load gross. They have tons to pay for new trucks, office employee salaries, fuel, truck insurance, building insurance and probably so so much more I can’t think of right now. So when I get dispatched a load. I know the load gross isn’t the whole load gross. TMC has overhead it needs to pay for.

@@whitecollartrucker brother I am on your side make no mistake about it. But think about what you just said. Your really only getting 20-25% of load gross

.65 per mile is your pay would be my guess

That’s what they are skylights! Could not think of the name of it for the life of me! Thank you :-)

That’s what they are skylights! Could not think of the name of it for the life of me! Thank you :-)

Oh heck yeah! That’s exactly where I’m going to a Walmart store in Iowa. Did you deliver to a Walmart in Iowa? Got to tell you this is a great first load to get by yourself. Nice and easy no tarp very light on the trailer.

@@whitecollartrucker I took mine to a Walmart in NC

Yes sir I couldn’t agree more! I’m glad things are going well for you. See you on the road. Don’t be shy and say hi! :-)

Yes sir we sure do hire in the Houston area. Since you’re experience driver, you have the option to do two weeks of flatbed training with your trainer or three weeks. I would recommend three weeks to get 15 loads of securement training. As opposed to only 10 loads of securement training with two weeks. Before you fill out an application, please shoot me a message 818-457-1771 so I can enter your information in into our Driver Referral portal and I would get a bonus when you make it through orientation

@whitecollartrucker Thank you bruh, I will definitely.

Thanks ninja!

Heck yeah man! I try to get my truck washed every Sunday! :-)

Yes, I believe so! I mean, that is if you left on good terms.

@whitecollartrucker I remember seeing you in Des Moines when I was in TQM class...you were there for safety meeting...wanted to say hi but didn't want to bother...thanks for responding

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That is odd! Shoot me a text 818-457-1771 and I will give you another phone number to call to the recruiting department.

No, we don’t always get options. Most of the time we just get dispatched they don’t want to give load options especially the new drivers because maybe the best paying load is not always the best paying load because it could put you in a bad area and worst case put you in an area where you might be able to get home

Yes, there are some people that have little ladders on their truck. I used to have a stepladder hidden away on my trailer, but I forgot it in a trailer and now it’s gone sad face.

Thankfully, the trucks are automatic! :-)

Yes, we have inverters that you are able to have your TV and Xbox/PlayStation playing without the truck idling. You are able to idle while in very hot weather, but TMC does frown upon it and it does affect your MPG’s negatively which could affect your percentage pay.

Hey Anthony! That for watching! :-)

I know right! I’m no where near that now though!

Yes indeed! :-)

Hahaha!

Yes working my little tail off!

Thanks big homie! :-)

You might be in orientation with my new trainee.

That sure would! I’m all booked up. Finishing up with a trainee this week and have a subscriber starting with me this Sunday.

Hahaha

Hahaha wow! You’re so right! Thanks for catching that! :-)

Inverter

Yes. You get home every weekend if you want to. I’ve been with a company for roughly 3 1/2 years and there’s only been one weekend that I wanted to go home that I was unable to get home.

We do have bunk heaters in the truck. You can survive out here without a refrigerator and a microwave. Microwaves are very inexpensive at Walmart. If you want to get one I do have one myself. And I do have a cooler to keep waters cold. I do not have a refrigerator. I do not need one cooler works just fine. You are allowed to idle your truck when necessary. It is frowned upon and will affect your MPG which could affect your percentage pay. Last I heard the satellite TV is no longer an option. A lot of the newer trucks have smart TVs. I use my Amazon fire stick.

@@whitecollartrucker Thank you for your answer! I see, I guess I had too big of an explanations for TMC and I’m sure they are a still a good company to work for. And I have one more question if you don’t mind me asking : When you go home for either your 34 reset or just in general, where do you park your truck? Can you take your tractor to your house and leave the trailer at the terminal or they both need to be left at the terminal ? If that’s the case, it will be a deal breaker for me as the closest TMC terminal for me is 4 hours away

@@Lovetrucking no problem! When you go home, you will take your truck and trailer with you. You will need to find a truckstop or a big lot or big parking lot where you could park it near your house. You could also try to get permission at a Walmart, Home Depot, Lowe’s or Menards. The parking lot where I’m gonna be parking for the weekend. You’ll go home with the load on Friday and to be successful at TMC. I highly recommend you parking up Sunday nights which means you get to the receiver of that load Sunday night by 9 PM.

Thanks for your response! And one last thing- TMC trucks have manual or automatic transmissions ?

@@Lovetrucking you’re very welcome! Automatic!

Thanks! Have you filled out application yet?

@@whitecollartrucker yes I'm going Thursday for my permit test then I gotta call them when I pass that then they will get everything going

@@whitecollartrucker I start orientation on the 22nd this month so excited thank you again for all the amazing content

Thanks big homie!

No I took it Hammond, LA

Just seen a video with your contact information I will reach out to you when it’s time hopefully we can be on the road together!

Hey Man! Nice! Yes I’m still training! We can make that happen as long as you don’t smoke, chew tobacco, vape, or SNORE!