I drove OTR for 23 years. It cost me two marriages, my kids don't even know me, and the sedintary lifestyle destroyed my health. It's not worth it. As he states in the video, the money sounds good, until you factor in the hours you're in the truck. You don't drive for a living. You live to drive. I spent the last three years of my trucking career driving local. Don't even think for a minute that that's even better. Yeah, you get to go home every night, but only after you put in a 14 hour day. Driving local is ten times more stressful than driving over the road, because you're hitting a dozen docks per day, and if you get delayed at any one of them, there goes your evening's plans. Stay in school, kids. Trucking sucks.
As someone who has a college degree, I can say it’s not the solution for everything. Unless you plan on being a doctor or engineer, college is pretty much pointless, and most people don’t even use their college degree. I got into trucking to make more money, and although it is pretty lonely and truck drivers don’t get the respect they deserve, it has paid me much more than my previous jobs. If I would’ve known, I probably would’ve gotten into trucking instead of going to college, as I would’ve gotten the necessary experience by now, and probably would’ve been an owner operator or working for a company that pays $2K-$3K/week with the experience.
The other percent are stupid and don't know any better ...been over the road for years and finally I'm giving it up tired of chasing money every week better off just getting a job with constant money and work life balance
I’ve had a class a CDL for less than 5 months and I’m home every day and making around a 100k a year average delivering beer, people lame and cry and don’t wanna work
I used to truck drive, and I stopped for all the same reasons. Truckers definitely deserve to be paid more, and have more home time. On top of that, truckers have to deal with money hungry dispatchers that try to consume all of your possible hours each day, and make you drive a full 11 hours and work an overall 14 hour day. That's no way to live. It's definitely one of the most dangerous and stressful jobs out there.
@@KingEgyptian I actually stopped doing OTR truck driving, to do local trucking. It really is a tradeoff. It depends on your preference, as well as your situation. OTR is usually less stressful, because you are typically driving on the open road with little to no traffic, and seeing many different beautiful landscapes. What makes OTR not enjoyable, is the very long hours and being away from home, family and friends, and not being able to take a shower or go to the bathroom in your own private and CLEAN space. But OTR allows people who are struggling with financial problems, or who want to save money, to live in a truck and not have to worry about paying bills like rent, electric, tv/internet, etc. Local trucking has it's own problems, like having to pay for rent and bills, as well as commute to and from work everyday. But the biggest problem with local trucking is the stop and go traffic you experience, especially around more populated areas like the Northeast, particularly around NYC, Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia, etc. But with local trucking, you at least get to go home (most nights) and sleep in your own bed, and use your own bathroom. Also, you can find a lot more local trucking jobs that don't require you to work weekends, so that you can have somewhat of a life outside of driving a truck. It all depends on your situation and preference.
Every trucking company is the same and the industry is the same no matter where you go. OTR is a garbage life. You basically make millions of dollars for all these companies and get nothing but scraps and death.
Drive for a small family owned business. I have a dedicated route. Monday thru Thursday. 3 day weekend every weekend. 48' lift gate and deliver overnight to closed specialty stores. No problem getting spaces to sleep when you are doing it during the day. 70 to 80k a year. You just have to find the right job in the industry
Here I just got done watching your what it's like to be a truck driver, so I got curious and checked out your other videos and this was the first thing I saw not going to lie didn't expect it
Great video. I quit trucking recently . Giving up my CDL soon. Been doing it over30 years on and off . Too much stress, a lot of life at home missed, too many regs , not enough parking and everyone’s hands in your money before you get it in yours . I love trucking but it’s not what it used to be when I first started it. Time for the younger generation to run it. I do miss it at times but, it’s nice to be home everyday and have a normal life. I went back to be a Auto/Diesel mechanic and I make more than I did in trucking. Better days ahead for a 53 year old . Good luck to all the younger generation . You’ll need it.
Amen to that brotha, glad you found a career worth investing in long term; 53 your still solid to work for another 15 years or more if possible. Your solid 👍
I quit trucking after 37 years to become a truck driver instructor. I miss the road but not the long hours with little pay. What frustrated me the most i think was how long it took me to realize that long haul truck driving was a massive waste of time. How many of you know the following statement to be true. Hurry up and wait! Be safe out there and play safe.
$100k a year running hazmat, home every day, excellent benefits, long hours but it’s manageable. I have most weekends off. Not having a manual restriction (meaning you can’t drive a manual and your license restricts you to only an automatic) and having a TWIC card helps to open many other opportunities than being OTR “over the road”. Honestly OTR is the way to go for the first year, if you catch on quickly to gain experience. And by experience I mean actually having to back a trailer into challenging places, instead of dropping and hooking. This industry isn’t for everyone, and I respect this gentleman for admitting it. Drive safe.
@@CutLikeDat You have to have confidence in your professionalism buddy. You risk your life everyday out on the road. It’s up to you to make responsible decisions and to make sure the job gets done safely.
I drove OTR for 27 years, never was a good job but was a great lifestyle till the government got in the way with the CDL which drove off the older drivers(30 + years was not uncommon) and destroyed the lifestyle then electronic logs destroyed the pay (do the math; .50 per mile stuck in traffic 0 mph, sitting on dock 0 mph, fuel, dot inspections ect. 0 mph. but all count against your time. Driver career used to last 30+ years, now It's barely 3
I quit 2 hours ago and I will start back at 7AM. This nightmare repeatedly haunts me. Trucking is a cross between groundhog day and back to the future. You get a cool ride then every day is the same then you go home and 3 years passed by and someone else is plowing your wife.
Not necessarily I stay out average 2 months at a time and take 7 to 9 days off much better quality home time better pay. Been out here 23 years I did one job where I was home every weekend never had enough time to get stuff done at the house. Need to work for a small company pays percentage and doesn't micromanage that's what I do and I enjoy it very much.
Been trucking regionally for 12 years, both team and solo. Team driving, if you have the right partner, cures the loneliness real quick but it's also even more dangerous than running solo OTR because your co-driver might have difficulty sleeping. Trucking is a challenge and it ain't for everyone.
All of these reasons are why I'm studying to become an accountant then I can finally leave this dumpster fire of an Industry behind, trucking doesn't pay enough for the amount of work you put in and the amount of bs you put up with! BTW im gen z and we're not entitled for wanting to be property compensated for our work and paid for all of our time!
Been trucking for 4 years and starting out was a living hell and mentally challenging. But I survived, and enjoy driving the truck. I work a lot of hours but I absolutely REFUSE to work in a warehouse ever again. NEVER.
I drive 3k miles a week. I sleep at home every other night. It's a local company but I'm dedicated and classified as otr. I love how easy my job is. I'm gone about 29 hours unless there's a delay. I actually have more free / full energy time than I did when I was home every night. I also make about 20% more money. The only problems I have are working for someone else and not having any retirement benefits. I'm an introvert and love being alone. Even when I'm home I'm alone except on the weekends.
@@diegorico9321 it's called venture Express. I'm not sure they're in Florida. They are out of Tennessee but they have terminals in places with auto manufacturing plants. That is their bread and butter. I'm in Alabama and they have terminals everywhere there is a plant. We have 4 plants here including Kia just across the state line. There's no shortage of work. We're short on drivers though. The company is about 98% day cabs so I'm pretty sure they want you to love relatively close.
I was raised by a truckers wife who was raised by a truckers wife, so when it flows in your blood, there is really no quiting, I'm used to spending my days all over the map, so I'll die before getting stuck to a desk or a plant job, yes, we are wildly under payed, we are never there for the memories and we get smelly after a night in the boons, but really, it's all I know and I couldn't do anything else. Just ask the manager at your next burgerjoint if he's living up to his potential, if you hear his story, trucking won't seem that bad. Have you thanked a trucker today?
Company drivers have it the worst, but I'm guessing your brother didn't understand "stop work authority", which companies try to circumvent by saying "our truck our rules" or "you work for us, we'll decide if it's safe to drive or not", when the truth is they have no authority or guage to measure safety, if you say it's to risky to drive, then you can refuse to do so, they can be real pricks and fire you, but the labor board in most states will frown on this and usually defend the driver, including back pay and reinstatement (which I'd tell the company where to go). Remember no one can tell you you have to risk your life, other than the military.
@@richardsavoie1073 this was a life threatening storm, you wee-todd. And stop whining to RUclips and getting my replies deleted. Don’t start what you can’t finish.
I started as Otr and was making $165,000 a year and home every weekend. The last year I was home every night and home for resets and still did 2700 miles a week
My husbands uncle drove tankers and other hauled other chemicals .. he made really good money (6 digit) and drove for 20 + years otr and passed away from cancer. Hot shot drivers can make some good money if they have a good rig and it doesn’t need to be a semi hauling boats, fifthwheels, etc…hot shots can definitely make the six digit range.
Got my CDL back in 2009, quick soon after for exact same reasons mentioned in your video. Now I look forward to go back in business even retrain to get back on the road. All peers from school which was 6months total at the time are now into some kind of new endeavor. Business investment with the money they’ve made from trucking. I’ll say truck price are going down now, hold on to your CDL then start working on a new master plan in case rethink this in the future.
I also quit trucking. Twice in fact. Thought I needed to do something different. Thought I was wasting my time but there's nothing at all, at i least I've found, that compares to the lifestyle trucking offers. It's not for everyone. Maybe your next time around bring your "not your" dog for company. Stay strong and positive. Trucking isn't going nowhere. Peace.
I started out OTR flatbedding. Pay and hours worked, along with the labor was no where near worth it. Also, no time for anything. Switched to regional van. Again, same issues. 34hr reset my ass. Truckers are underpaid, overworked, disrespected, and everything else. I’m currently local, making upwards $75k/year and don’t like it as much either compared to OTR & Regional. I’m currently using trucking as a building block to a different aspiration. I’m young. I don’t want to spend my life in a truck. Call it entitlement all you want. It’s not worth it to spend all your time in a truck, for (sometimes & with some companies) a lousy paycheck. The money can be good, but you definitely are equating all the hours to get the “good money”. I opened my eyes and realized that a lot of truckers are delusional to think they’re in a good spot working 70hrs a week and content with whatever money they bring home. Time is more important than money to me and a lot of others. These companies will have you equating $10/hr of your time in a 70hr week if you let em. DON’T.
So get your own truck? Older, well maintained and decide what you’ll haul. I run ag products Idaho to Nebraska 2 trips a week, come time when it’s planting season I take 3 months off. Start back up again when it’s harvest, hauling grain/wheat back and forth Idaho to Nebraska. There’s money and good gigs in this industry, whether you’re owner op or company.
I don’t know what state you’re in, but in some states during harvest you can make a years living in that 4-6 week time and do whatever the fuck you want after.
@@joshuastevens5910 i’ve considered getting my own truck, trust me. But one of my problems is all the time I put in my truck to make a good paycheck. I’ve watched a lot of owner op vids, they all say that a company driver goes home at the end of the day, but an owner op is putting more time into their truck than the company driver. My goal is to free up more time while making more money. Your gig sounds nice. I’m based out of West Michigan tho. Not sure what I can do based out of here but there’s things i’ve heard from owner ops that turn me away.
@@Diamond_Will Easiest way to start is hotshot, lower startup, lower maintenance costs etc. A lot of the dead zones for big rigs for loads are hot spots for hot shot loads. Perks as a owner op, you take more home. Put most of the operating costs into your company acct, keep a little out each month for fun money. If you started with hotshot, if it doesn’t go well you have a pickup you can put to other use. With a semi you can’t. For owner ops with semis, it’s best to go older. That way if things go bust, it’s easier to pay off a 20k dollar note as opposed to one from a newer truck. Watch Driven Trucking, his videos he’s straight up no bs. He an owner op under landstar
@@joshuastevens5910 yeah i’ve especially been looking into hotshot lately. Thing is I heard that you’ll mainly only make money being OTR. I did OTR, Regional, and finally local, which is where I want to stay. I make upwards 70k/yr right now and this is just my first year and i’m only a company driver and feel like i’m at a good place pay wise. I read an article saying that O/O’s after expense make about just the same, which baffled me. Obviously isn’t true for everyone i’d bet. But I know if I did hot shot, i’d probably be taking a big paycut net wise. And my take for O/O Semi was that i’d just be making the same with just the stress of truck maintenance. & yeah I’ve watched a few of driven trucking’s videos and learned me something from him. Thank you for your advice tho
#6 pretty much sums it up, people always talk about how buggy, weird or crazy truck drivers seem. Lack of contact with people. I hate people but at some point as humans we still need contact with others, humans are social animals.
I'm a local driver and I'm tired of the road myself. I'm trying to decide what career change to make. That will eventually have me working for myself. People say freight dispatcher, but I heard that gets frustrating. I'm a year and half from being 50yrs old, I don't want to continue to drive in my 50's!
Make the change before you get older. I have 31 years of driving semis. I'm 57. In my 40s, I wanted to get out of trucking. The longer you wait the harder it will. Good luck
Just this week I was thinking that I need to get in touch with Harry and find out what had happened to John. Suddenly, here you are on The Rideshare Guy! I’m starting to think Harry and Google are one and the same. Have YOU ever seen them in the same room? Great to see you back on the interweb’s m’dude - Seriously!
I drive during the day and have lots of time to get where I need to go. My company pays for reserve parking. I go home to day and I sleep in my own bed for three nights or 4 if I choose. We are almost 90 percent drop and hook and I work with no stress. I understand that most companies do not just leave you alone like mine does but I am blessed to be here.
So, My story is my husband and I were team drivers for a mom and pop company in GA. In 2019 on our home time my husband at the age of 44 yr passed suddenly of a massive heart attack. Iv been a widow for four years and 10 mo. I tried to go back in 2021 of April and my co driver( Femal friend) was easy tonwork with however, we only made it to Texas from GA and was headed to CA. All this changed when I had an emotional break down in Tex 1-20 and had to report my emotonial state to SD. I haven't driven since then and Im thinking of down grading my DL to class E. I hate having to do this really. I miss my husband / career partner so much and I have an american bull dog my husband left behind and it is to much to deal with having him on the road at this point. Other then all of this, It took nearly two years for me to adapt to trucking life but it is better when you have a great partner to do it with and mine went to heaven. 😢 I knew that day this would end my career as a truck driver 😢 I am now turning 54yr and my husband 5 yr memorial is coming on my birthday month. Yes, he died on day shy of my birthday.
Although Im local now, the pay just went up Northeast. You are right the time we spent in the truck does not equal up our pay. In todays careers trucking is not the money making job anymore since the internet. Driving in Northeast traffic alone is enough to want to quit. Enjoy your videos
Amen and amen. People do not realize that truckers ACTUALLY make less than ten dollars an hour for their hours worked! I totally agree with all of your comments.
And another thing I want to give you props for having a good attitude and being smart, and making something out of the sorrow and sharing it with the world to help people because you’re using your creative mind and people need to remember to think creatively when they’re dealing with all the problems in that have to do with life in general trucking just really brings out all these problems. That’s one of the reasons why I quit my trucking job for Schneider doing Walmart runs in the middle of the night. Downtown Chicago to work at McDonald’s so I can move around and lose weight and I did and it was the best decision I ever made
You got to be one hell of a man with some real tough skin to be a OTR driver out here. And that's not throwing shade at anyone who found out that Trucking was not for them
I also noticed that It has alot to do with age. theres a sweetspot where for me anyway. early 20's you miss home life. hanging out with friends. your not really used to the grind of life on the highway. I stopped due to an accident that happened coupled with sever depression because of all those factors it was time to move away from the trucking world. as those last couple years progressed before the accident I start to realize the enjoyment youy get out of it. and 2 years later im now scrolling youtube to remember the days when I use to roll down the highway. and the joys it gave me away from the boring 9-5 as an accounting clerk. trucking has its perks and its downsides but I think if you have the energy to sustaina good homelife. have a supportive spouse. still get to see your kids on the weekends and make a decent living doing somthing you lova nd are good at. why not go for it. everyone makes their decisions based on their circumstances. im almost 30 now and can confidently say that going back to trucking wouldnt be a bad idea.
It’s funny when people bash DoorDash drivers. Last year I made $60,000 And I got to go home every night and I took off Monday and teusday. And I got to write off my car miles and I save 4000 a year for car expenses and a new car fund when ever that time comes. But an $8000 car is all you need should last you for years.
Lack of parking is what really killed me running regional , luckily my company had one open position for local work and I ran that up until they started screwing me over on routes & dispatches . At this point I just gave it up
I stopped driving otr for the same reasons. My advice to people is try it you don’t like it quit not worth the mental or physical heath. Took me only a few months to figure out it wasn’t for me. $1,300 a week before taxes is good until you realize your working 12 hr days 60/ week and probably working a overnight style shift working weekends. Work life balance is difficult with most jobs but with trucking it’s pretty much non existent.
I make 75k after taxes doing local. I did get lucky and get on a set schedule and routes. So about 9-13 hour days depending on traffic. If you spend enough time looking you’ll find something that works good for you
I have been off and on in the trucking industry for the past 32 years, long haul Trucking robs you of your life, family, and friends... The money is good but you're always driving so you never get to spend it or enjoy what you bought... The scale houses are designed now to shut you down and cost you lots of money and tickets, truck shops are triple priced but they were a year ago for repairs and it could be days before you're fixed... Detention time is almost unheard of now, you get no paid time for sitting at a dock, however if you're can document your time really well you can take your company to the Department of Labor and get minimum wage 🥴 if that's not a slap in the face nothing is
Thinks I liked about trucking. 1. Working by myself. 2. Seeing the U.S.A. Been to 45 of the 50 states. Amazing 3. It does pay more than most jobs I could get at 50 years old. 4. The job makes a positive difference to society. Helps people get food and necessary items to live. So it has a purpose. Its not just for looks or busy work. 5. Seen things I would have never seen. Went to places that I wouldn't go to but am glad I seen. 6. One day I would be near the Canadian border in Idaho pickup up 42,000 lbs of paper and 2 days later I would be in San Diego looking at the border with Mexico. 7. Feeling like I accomplished something when I dropped off a load. 8. Going to a special spot to sleep. That is quiet, the scenery was gorgeous and the weather is cool. 9. Finding that food truck that makes a special meal that is to kill for.
I worked fixing big semi truckers and trailers. Drivers do not make enough money to put up with the losts. Maybe sailing. Sailing would be tops. Being a spaceman. That would be asking, " So why did you need a marriage contract to make you fell better"? You walk out the door and say," See Ya in ten years my love. You be ok?"
CDL B is the same thing.....Gas Money on Average Costs me about $35 per day.....Plus Food Expenses, there has been days where I have to stay near the job and that also comes with a cost.....what else driving one hour to and from work is not paid...so if you do the Math within a year......
I followed you. You were great. Am giving up driving here in the UK.😢 By the way you can cook in the truck, just dont blow it up. Thats not why I gave up. But jusy giving up is drenched in shame. Ill just go back to flying pocket rockets.
I've been a local (home daily) day cab driver. Paid hourly is the only way to go. No stress no matter what you are doing. Long hours and early starts 2-3am but home every day is the trade off
Totally agree, drivers need more pay. I work in a transport office and I hate how much I ask of those guys every day. Some of them are actual legends and I hate so much that they profitably achieve so much and get the same pay as everyone else
Things I didn't like about trucking. 1. Sleeping next to a diesel engine isn't any fun. Either the engine in your truck or the truck next to you at the truck stop and those noisy little engines for the APUs keep me wake. Refrigerated trailers are even worse. 2. Most companies are bad at paying for lay over or break down pay. 3. The aggravation of traffic and bad drivers. 4. DOT rules and weigh scales. Stressful and most of the time just a waste of time. 5. No good place to park. Must plan out where to park before you leave for the day and hope the plan works. 6. Weather. Driven through the end of a hurricane in Louisiana. Scared that I was going to blow over, but couldn't stop because no place to park and I was afraid I would blow over. 7. Weather. Drove through hours of heavy rain. Eastern Oklahoma into Missouri and down to Arkansas. Total rain for 4 to 6 hours. 8. No good food. Everything is fried and the same thing and overpriced. 9. No exercise. It feels good to get out and walk and move like a human should. 10. Have to hold your pee or poop until you reach a public restroom. Ruined a couple of pairs of pants. 11. Getting sick on the road is 10x worse than getting sick at home. 12. People knock on your door to see if you are in the truck or to ask if you will give them money. 13. Worried about your house/family when you are thousand miles away.
Any local driver that's letting them bust you out of 13 and 14 hours a day is stupid those hours are for long haul drivers.. for real if you're commuting to work and back plus doing a 13 and 14 hour shift what's the point of going home for 8 hours... By the time you get home and have your shower and your dinner You'll be lucky to get 6 hours sleep before you have to go back to work.. A 14 hour shift for a driver will usually consist of about a good 2 hour naps somewhere in the middle of that shift.. If you're driving local in a daycab that's not going to happen.. 10 hour shift is standard for local... stop letting them bust your balls.
I’ve been in and out of shelters the past couple of years and I have to take and dry all my shower gear every time as well and it is a wild inconvenience that you don’t really think about until you have to do it everyday
You shoulda been her back in the day ! But then it was a lifestyle…where we worked unfathomnable hrs…but it was different. Problem 1 for me is pay.while big company owners make millions- or more
You're going back to trucking eventually? Why on god's good green earth would you ever go back unless you're in dire straights for money. I won't ever step foot in another truck for as long as i'm able to.
Why not combine mobile living with trucking? That would mean owning the truck of course but taking far less work and staying a while at nice places at the right time of year. When you want to go to another place you'll get paid to go there. Hopefully.
If you can only drive for 11 hours that's 13 other hours to do other things. Considering I only sleep about 6 hours, that's 7 hours of free time. What do you mean all your time is spent driving? 💁♂️
Also mention if you have a less than perfect driving record you can forget about getting hired anywhere worth your time…insurance companies decide who is experienced enough to drive a truck…so if you’ve never been in an accident but you have a seatbelt ticket, that might cost you your career smhhh
I’ve been driving for 5 years and I have gone from enjoying it to hating it. You’re not paid for all your hours worked, your family grows apart from you, you have little time to cook or exercise or do - anything else
I don’t know why America acts like you can’t get paid more than a trucker doing other jobs or being an entrepreneur my uncle keep pushing this on me for years like fam that’s not my passion I wanna raise my kids and satisfy my wife and not face a divorce and kids that don’t really know me
It’s called going local guys. Don’t do that OTR garbage. Mad respect to my otr brothers and sisters but go local and get you’re endorsements. It’s easy work
I stopped because if you figure in all the hours you just make minimum wage. Also any way the company can screw you they do. And let's don't forget all the traps police have for you
The real question you need to ask yourself if you wanna fo this is. Are you wanting to live to drive or drive for a goal? A house a trip whatever it is. Just give yourself a goal for whej your okay with quitting and doing something else. Nobody wants to spend 10 years doing otr.
Top 10 Shit I can name a few I started this career back in 2014 . Man was I stoke ,love truck driving , Dont care to much for the infamous industry , 🤢🤮.. thought 💭 🤔having your CDL is a Good thing we’ll 🤨 .. just kno everyone your company ,shipper 4 wheeler r not your friend 👀 more ppl well Godspeed
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 You don’t need 10 reasons to quit trucking. All you need is one! Pick any one of those you mentioned. In your case RUclips brings you more money then trucking and you’re home chilling in most likely parents backyard. Trucking is not for everyone, looking at you in this video I see you will not be comfortable getting out of your comfort zone. Ask your step dad he’ll tell you what that means. ✌️😎👍
Sorry to say but I had mentioned when you started what it was like being a trucker . I'm back into a dump truck myself , but still not making enough compared to being an owner operator.
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I drove OTR for 23 years. It cost me two marriages, my kids don't even know me, and the sedintary lifestyle destroyed my health. It's not worth it. As he states in the video, the money sounds good, until you factor in the hours you're in the truck. You don't drive for a living. You live to drive. I spent the last three years of my trucking career driving local. Don't even think for a minute that that's even better. Yeah, you get to go home every night, but only after you put in a 14 hour day. Driving local is ten times more stressful than driving over the road, because you're hitting a dozen docks per day, and if you get delayed at any one of them, there goes your evening's plans. Stay in school, kids. Trucking sucks.
You should have managed work life balance
@@williamerazo3921 how can you manage that when you have to work for 10 hours plus?
@@coolbian513 I work 12 hours +. Just work 3-4 days a week boom 💥
Speak for yourself, college is the biggest scam there ever was. Hard work is the only guaranteed way.
As someone who has a college degree, I can say it’s not the solution for everything. Unless you plan on being a doctor or engineer, college is pretty much pointless, and most people don’t even use their college degree. I got into trucking to make more money, and although it is pretty lonely and truck drivers don’t get the respect they deserve, it has paid me much more than my previous jobs. If I would’ve known, I probably would’ve gotten into trucking instead of going to college, as I would’ve gotten the necessary experience by now, and probably would’ve been an owner operator or working for a company that pays $2K-$3K/week with the experience.
85% of truckers making videos are negative that’s a eye-opener tells a lot about the Industry
The other percent are stupid and don't know any better ...been over the road for years and finally I'm giving it up tired of chasing money every week better off just getting a job with constant money and work life balance
Exacly. Coming from someone who drove his own trucks for 20 years. There is absolutely nothing fun, positive, or good about it.
The only plus i see from truckers is the "money" like it sounds cool for a young bachelor but you cant raise a family every other week
I’ve had a class a CDL for less than 5 months and I’m home every day and making around a 100k a year average delivering beer, people lame and cry and don’t wanna work
@@keyboardwarrior5612 not possible
I used to truck drive, and I stopped for all the same reasons. Truckers definitely deserve to be paid more, and have more home time. On top of that, truckers have to deal with money hungry dispatchers that try to consume all of your possible hours each day, and make you drive a full 11 hours and work an overall 14 hour day. That's no way to live. It's definitely one of the most dangerous and stressful jobs out there.
I was thinking about getting my CDL and doing local trucking. With your experience, what are your thoughts on that?
@@KingEgyptian I actually stopped doing OTR truck driving, to do local trucking. It really is a tradeoff. It depends on your preference, as well as your situation.
OTR is usually less stressful, because you are typically driving on the open road with little to no traffic, and seeing many different beautiful landscapes. What makes OTR not enjoyable, is the very long hours and being away from home, family and friends, and not being able to take a shower or go to the bathroom in your own private and CLEAN space. But OTR allows people who are struggling with financial problems, or who want to save money, to live in a truck and not have to worry about paying bills like rent, electric, tv/internet, etc.
Local trucking has it's own problems, like having to pay for rent and bills, as well as commute to and from work everyday. But the biggest problem with local trucking is the stop and go traffic you experience, especially around more populated areas like the Northeast, particularly around NYC, Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia, etc. But with local trucking, you at least get to go home (most nights) and sleep in your own bed, and use your own bathroom. Also, you can find a lot more local trucking jobs that don't require you to work weekends, so that you can have somewhat of a life outside of driving a truck.
It all depends on your situation and preference.
@@christopherprice461 Thanks man. Now it's just a matter of deciding to go for class A or B for the CDL.
@@KingEgyptian No problem. Good luck, and stay safe.
My brother was working on trucking but he wasnt even sleeping his 8 hours and his health was being destroyed
Every trucking company is the same and the industry is the same no matter where you go. OTR is a garbage life. You basically make millions of dollars for all these companies and get nothing but scraps and death.
You really think that one truck driver will make millions for the company? You need to learn something about the expenses and rates.
Time is the most important thing you have, not money. They couldn't pay me enough to be OTR.
Drive for a small family owned business. I have a dedicated route. Monday thru Thursday. 3 day weekend every weekend. 48' lift gate and deliver overnight to closed specialty stores. No problem getting spaces to sleep when you are doing it during the day.
70 to 80k a year.
You just have to find the right job in the industry
Thank you for sharing your experience. It’s so true that you have to find the right job for you
Here I just got done watching your what it's like to be a truck driver, so I got curious and checked out your other videos and this was the first thing I saw not going to lie didn't expect it
Me too and in the same order!!! LOL! 😆
Broooo wtf am the same order too
SAME haha
Me too🤣🤣
I did to. In the same order 🤣
Truck drivers do not get paid enough I don’t care if you’re a beginner or have 10 years experience
Great video. I quit trucking recently . Giving up my CDL soon. Been doing it over30 years on and off . Too much stress, a lot of life at home missed, too many regs , not enough parking and everyone’s hands in your money before you get it in yours .
I love trucking but it’s not what it used to be when I first started it. Time for the younger generation to run it.
I do miss it at times but, it’s nice to be home everyday and have a normal life. I went back to be a Auto/Diesel mechanic and I make more than I did in trucking. Better days ahead for a 53 year old .
Good luck to all the younger generation . You’ll need it.
What regulations do you genuinely believe could be relaxed? Honest question.
Amen to that brotha, glad you found a career worth investing in long term; 53 your still solid to work for another 15 years or more if possible. Your solid 👍
I quit trucking after 37 years to become a truck driver instructor. I miss the road but not the long hours with little pay. What frustrated me the most i think was how long it took me to realize that long haul truck driving was a massive waste of time. How many of you know the following statement to be true. Hurry up and wait!
Be safe out there and play safe.
$100k a year running hazmat, home every day, excellent benefits, long hours but it’s manageable. I have most weekends off. Not having a manual restriction (meaning you can’t drive a manual and your license restricts you to only an automatic) and having a TWIC card helps to open many other opportunities than being OTR “over the road”. Honestly OTR is the way to go for the first year, if you catch on quickly to gain experience. And by experience I mean actually having to back a trailer into challenging places, instead of dropping and hooking.
This industry isn’t for everyone, and I respect this gentleman for admitting it.
Drive safe.
100k hazmat is not work the risk of your life!
@@CutLikeDat You have to have confidence in your professionalism buddy. You risk your life everyday out on the road. It’s up to you to make responsible decisions and to make sure the job gets done safely.
@@Rrrakanishu true. Hope all is well.
I drove OTR for 27 years, never was a good job but was a great lifestyle till the government got in the way with the CDL which drove off the older drivers(30 + years was not uncommon) and destroyed the lifestyle then electronic logs destroyed the pay (do the math; .50 per mile stuck in traffic 0 mph, sitting on dock 0 mph, fuel, dot inspections ect. 0 mph. but all count against your time. Driver career used to last 30+ years, now It's barely 3
I quit 2 hours ago and I will start back at 7AM. This nightmare repeatedly haunts me. Trucking is a cross between groundhog day and back to the future. You get a cool ride then every day is the same then you go home and 3 years passed by and someone else is plowing your wife.
That escalated quickly
@@nowthatsurban no it didn't, took 3yrs !
@@Drivapete haha, nice
holy sht
Sorry, she told me she was a "trucker widow", naturally I was led to believe you were..... well, you know! 😳🤔😁
The only way to run OTR is go home every week for 2 days and then leave again if you stay out for weeks at a time you will quit
Regional?
Not necessarily I stay out average 2 months at a time and take 7 to 9 days off much better quality home time better pay. Been out here 23 years I did one job where I was home every weekend never had enough time to get stuff done at the house. Need to work for a small company pays percentage and doesn't micromanage that's what I do and I enjoy it very much.
Been trucking regionally for 12 years, both team and solo.
Team driving, if you have the right partner, cures the loneliness real quick but it's also even more dangerous than running solo OTR because your co-driver might have difficulty sleeping.
Trucking is a challenge and it ain't for everyone.
Would be fun to play coop games though if you get a TV and game console. Also the Steam Deck is coming soon
Doug the Neighbor Podcast...Apple Spotify Google...Doug the Neighbor interviews neighbors from across the country over a Dr. Pepper. Drive Friendly.
It isn’t, in today’s times it requires a certain kind of personality.
I love this guys humor makes me happy
All of these reasons are why I'm studying to become an accountant then I can finally leave this dumpster fire of an Industry behind, trucking doesn't pay enough for the amount of work you put in and the amount of bs you put up with! BTW im gen z and we're not entitled for wanting to be property compensated for our work and paid for all of our time!
Accounting is a great profession! Get that bread and those bonuses and good Bennie’s 💰 💰 💰 💰
Been trucking for 4 years and starting out was a living hell and mentally challenging. But I survived, and enjoy driving the truck. I work a lot of hours but I absolutely REFUSE to work in a warehouse ever again. NEVER.
Reason #11: I saved-up so much I don't have to work for at least a couple of years!
That's the real reason, right?
Not working for that company
N then rules fuck upp
you have to love it, like any other job. My pops has been doing it for 30 yrs and he tells me that he loves his office view, it changes everyday.
I drive 3k miles a week. I sleep at home every other night. It's a local company but I'm dedicated and classified as otr. I love how easy my job is. I'm gone about 29 hours unless there's a delay. I actually have more free / full energy time than I did when I was home every night. I also make about 20% more money. The only problems I have are working for someone else and not having any retirement benefits.
I'm an introvert and love being alone. Even when I'm home I'm alone except on the weekends.
Company name? I live in Florida and can’t find something like that anywhere
@@diegorico9321 it's called venture Express. I'm not sure they're in Florida. They are out of Tennessee but they have terminals in places with auto manufacturing plants. That is their bread and butter. I'm in Alabama and they have terminals everywhere there is a plant. We have 4 plants here including Kia just across the state line. There's no shortage of work. We're short on drivers though. The company is about 98% day cabs so I'm pretty sure they want you to love relatively close.
@@The45root ahh ok I see I’ll look into it thanks for the info man drive safe out there god bless
I don’t think it’s worth it mate. Perhaps works for you but not for many of us
3k a wk?
I was raised by a truckers wife who was raised by a truckers wife, so when it flows in your blood, there is really no quiting, I'm used to spending my days all over the map, so I'll die before getting stuck to a desk or a plant job, yes, we are wildly under payed, we are never there for the memories and we get smelly after a night in the boons, but really, it's all I know and I couldn't do anything else. Just ask the manager at your next burgerjoint if he's living up to his potential, if you hear his story, trucking won't seem that bad. Have you thanked a trucker today?
Fuck that life.
My older brother quit after a year of doing this. The last straw was when they wanted him to drive through a storm.
Company drivers have it the worst, but I'm guessing your brother didn't understand "stop work authority", which companies try to circumvent by saying "our truck our rules" or "you work for us, we'll decide if it's safe to drive or not", when the truth is they have no authority or guage to measure safety, if you say it's to risky to drive, then you can refuse to do so, they can be real pricks and fire you, but the labor board in most states will frown on this and usually defend the driver, including back pay and reinstatement (which I'd tell the company where to go). Remember no one can tell you you have to risk your life, other than the military.
Weather happens
Princess. Sometimes snowflakes fall
@@richardsavoie1073 her brother didn’t want to drive in a storm, pin head. It’s not “snowflakes falling”.
@@richardsavoie1073 this was a life threatening storm, you wee-todd. And stop whining to RUclips and getting my replies deleted. Don’t start what you can’t finish.
I started as Otr and was making $165,000 a year and home every weekend. The last year I was home every night and home for resets and still did 2700 miles a week
Thats unusual to make 165k
And home every weekend
Are they hiring??
@@williamthurman9082 yeah they are for owner operators
And then you woke up...
Hahaha
My husbands uncle drove tankers and other hauled other chemicals .. he made really good money (6 digit) and drove for 20 + years otr and passed away from cancer. Hot shot drivers can make some good money if they have a good rig and it doesn’t need to be a semi hauling boats, fifthwheels, etc…hot shots can definitely make the six digit range.
Got my CDL back in 2009, quick soon after for exact same reasons mentioned in your video. Now I look forward to go back in business even retrain to get back on the road. All peers from school which was 6months total at the time are now into some kind of new endeavor. Business investment with the money they’ve made from trucking. I’ll say truck price are going down now, hold on to your CDL then start working on a new master plan in case rethink this in the future.
I also quit trucking. Twice in fact. Thought I needed to do something different. Thought I was wasting my time but there's nothing at all, at i least I've found, that compares to the lifestyle trucking offers. It's not for everyone. Maybe your next time around bring your "not your" dog for company.
Stay strong and positive. Trucking isn't going nowhere. Peace.
I started out OTR flatbedding. Pay and hours worked, along with the labor was no where near worth it. Also, no time for anything. Switched to regional van. Again, same issues. 34hr reset my ass.
Truckers are underpaid, overworked, disrespected, and everything else. I’m currently local, making upwards $75k/year and don’t like it as much either compared to OTR & Regional. I’m currently using trucking as a building block to a different aspiration. I’m young. I don’t want to spend my life in a truck. Call it entitlement all you want. It’s not worth it to spend all your time in a truck, for (sometimes & with some companies) a lousy paycheck. The money can be good, but you definitely are equating all the hours to get the “good money”.
I opened my eyes and realized that a lot of truckers are delusional to think they’re in a good spot working 70hrs a week and content with whatever money they bring home. Time is more important than money to me and a lot of others. These companies will have you equating $10/hr of your time in a 70hr week if you let em. DON’T.
So get your own truck? Older, well maintained and decide what you’ll haul. I run ag products Idaho to Nebraska 2 trips a week, come time when it’s planting season I take 3 months off. Start back up again when it’s harvest, hauling grain/wheat back and forth Idaho to Nebraska. There’s money and good gigs in this industry, whether you’re owner op or company.
I don’t know what state you’re in, but in some states during harvest you can make a years living in that 4-6 week time and do whatever the fuck you want after.
@@joshuastevens5910 i’ve considered getting my own truck, trust me. But one of my problems is all the time I put in my truck to make a good paycheck. I’ve watched a lot of owner op vids, they all say that a company driver goes home at the end of the day, but an owner op is putting more time into their truck than the company driver. My goal is to free up more time while making more money. Your gig sounds nice. I’m based out of West Michigan tho. Not sure what I can do based out of here but there’s things i’ve heard from owner ops that turn me away.
@@Diamond_Will Easiest way to start is hotshot, lower startup, lower maintenance costs etc. A lot of the dead zones for big rigs for loads are hot spots for hot shot loads. Perks as a owner op, you take more home. Put most of the operating costs into your company acct, keep a little out each month for fun money. If you started with hotshot, if it doesn’t go well you have a pickup you can put to other use. With a semi you can’t. For owner ops with semis, it’s best to go older. That way if things go bust, it’s easier to pay off a 20k dollar note as opposed to one from a newer truck. Watch Driven Trucking, his videos he’s straight up no bs. He an owner op under landstar
@@joshuastevens5910 yeah i’ve especially been looking into hotshot lately. Thing is I heard that you’ll mainly only make money being OTR. I did OTR, Regional, and finally local, which is where I want to stay. I make upwards 70k/yr right now and this is just my first year and i’m only a company driver and feel like i’m at a good place pay wise. I read an article saying that O/O’s after expense make about just the same, which baffled me. Obviously isn’t true for everyone i’d bet. But I know if I did hot shot, i’d probably be taking a big paycut net wise. And my take for O/O Semi was that i’d just be making the same with just the stress of truck maintenance. & yeah I’ve watched a few of driven trucking’s videos and learned me something from him. Thank you for your advice tho
#6 pretty much sums it up, people always talk about how buggy, weird or crazy truck drivers seem. Lack of contact with people. I hate people but at some point as humans we still need contact with others, humans are social animals.
I'm a local driver and I'm tired of the road myself. I'm trying to decide what career change to make. That will eventually have me working for myself. People say freight dispatcher, but I heard that gets frustrating. I'm a year and half from being 50yrs old, I don't want to continue to drive in my 50's!
Make the change before you get older. I have 31 years of driving semis. I'm 57. In my 40s, I wanted to get out of trucking. The longer you wait the harder it will. Good luck
Just this week I was thinking that I need to get in touch with Harry and find out what had happened to John. Suddenly, here you are on The Rideshare Guy! I’m starting to think Harry and Google are one and the same. Have YOU ever seen them in the same room? Great to see you back on the interweb’s m’dude - Seriously!
reason 11. not being able to visit a good barbershop.
Exactly, and it sucks
I drive during the day and have lots of time to get where I need to go. My company pays for reserve parking. I go home to day and I sleep in my own bed for three nights or 4 if I choose. We are almost 90 percent drop and hook and I work with no stress. I understand that most companies do not just leave you alone like mine does but I am blessed to be here.
What company do you drive for?
What company? Or you lying
So, My story is my husband and I were team drivers for a mom and pop company in GA. In 2019 on our home time my husband at the age of 44 yr passed suddenly of a massive heart attack. Iv been a widow for four years and 10 mo. I tried to go back in 2021 of April and my co driver( Femal friend) was easy tonwork with however, we only made it to Texas from GA and was headed to CA. All this changed when I had an emotional break down in Tex 1-20 and had to report my emotonial state to SD. I haven't driven since then and Im thinking of down grading my DL to class E. I hate having to do this really. I miss my husband / career partner so much and I have an american bull dog my husband left behind and it is to much to deal with having him on the road at this point.
Other then all of this, It took nearly two years for me to adapt to trucking life but it is better when you have a great partner to do it with and mine went to heaven. 😢 I knew that day this would end my career as a truck driver 😢 I am now turning 54yr and my husband 5 yr memorial is coming on my birthday month. Yes, he died on day shy of my birthday.
Bless you Cathy
Although Im local now, the pay just went up Northeast. You are right the time we spent in the truck does not equal up our pay. In todays careers trucking is not the money making job anymore since the internet. Driving in Northeast traffic alone is enough to want to quit. Enjoy your videos
I used to drive otr then i went local. Driving local is a different beast. It is unreasonably stressful
That’s why I started doing yard driving not as much money but it pays 55 and up
It best to invest as well so you won't use all your years to do trucking
Amen and amen. People do not realize that truckers ACTUALLY make less than ten dollars an hour for their hours worked! I totally agree with all of your comments.
And another thing I want to give you props for having a good attitude and being smart, and making something out of the sorrow and sharing it with the world to help people because you’re using your creative mind and people need to remember to think creatively when they’re dealing with all the problems in that have to do with life in general trucking just really brings out all these problems. That’s one of the reasons why I quit my trucking job for Schneider doing Walmart runs in the middle of the night. Downtown Chicago to work at McDonald’s so I can move around and lose weight and I did and it was the best decision I ever made
It's Better than being Homeless or Unemployed and in Debt. 🤔
I been diving for 33 yrs all types……this guy is absolutly telling you the real truth
I was a driver for a few years. No thanks. Pay was actually mediocre. You're going all the time. Sucks. I quit.
You got to be one hell of a man with some real tough skin to be a OTR driver out here. And that's not throwing shade at anyone who found out that Trucking was not for them
I also heard about the truck driver that got 110 year prison for failed brakes I think u should mention that
His sentence ended up getting reduced, but he'll still be in prison for 10 years.
Crappy and dirty dispatchers and low pay. It's not worth it
The only way a new guy can make it today is to pay cash for a new tractor with a wall to wall warranty. Lease the trailer.
I also noticed that It has alot to do with age. theres a sweetspot where for me anyway. early 20's you miss home life. hanging out with friends. your not really used to the grind of life on the highway. I stopped due to an accident that happened coupled with sever depression because of all those factors it was time to move away from the trucking world. as those last couple years progressed before the accident I start to realize the enjoyment youy get out of it. and 2 years later im now scrolling youtube to remember the days when I use to roll down the highway. and the joys it gave me away from the boring 9-5 as an accounting clerk. trucking has its perks and its downsides but I think if you have the energy to sustaina good homelife. have a supportive spouse. still get to see your kids on the weekends and make a decent living doing somthing you lova nd are good at. why not go for it. everyone makes their decisions based on their circumstances. im almost 30 now and can confidently say that going back to trucking wouldnt be a bad idea.
Did you start trucking before or after you had a spouse?
It’s funny when people bash DoorDash drivers. Last year I made $60,000 And I got to go home every night and I took off Monday and teusday. And I got to write off my car miles and I save 4000 a year for car expenses and a new car fund when ever that time comes. But an $8000 car is all you need should last you for years.
Lack of parking is what really killed me running regional , luckily my company had one open position for local work and I ran that up until they started screwing me over on routes & dispatches . At this point I just gave it up
wyd now
@@tyleruskating9874 well decided to give it one more shot currently doing a local tanker job it's not but not good
How they screw you over on routes & dispatches??
Dude...I stumbled into watching your videos and guess what...I like your production and content! Go guy!!!
I stopped driving otr for the same reasons. My advice to people is try it you don’t like it quit not worth the mental or physical heath. Took me only a few months to figure out it wasn’t for me. $1,300 a week before taxes is good until you realize your working 12 hr days 60/ week and probably working a overnight style shift working weekends. Work life balance is difficult with most jobs but with trucking it’s pretty much non existent.
Great videos bro! You’re awesome! And van life would be perfect for me if they’d let us do it more freely. Happy new year!
Lol😂 you are so funny
Van life is like doing trucking for free .
I advice Truckers to invest in profitable and productive investment...
Yo... Good 4 you man 😁
Ive been a soldier a sailor a long haul driver and a tanker local driver plus ive done ridesharing
Got to say my favorite was ridesharing
I make 75k after taxes doing local. I did get lucky and get on a set schedule and routes. So about 9-13 hour days depending on traffic. If you spend enough time looking you’ll find something that works good for you
You quit trucking because you're too smart.
Lol no.. He’s too coochie
I quit because my girl started cheating on me because I was out on the road all of the time. The company kept me out there.
She wasn’t the one! She wasn’t down for you!
Depends on your company
I have been off and on in the trucking industry for the past 32 years, long haul Trucking robs you of your life, family, and friends... The money is good but you're always driving so you never get to spend it or enjoy what you bought...
The scale houses are designed now to shut you down and cost you lots of money and tickets, truck shops are triple priced but they were a year ago for repairs and it could be days before you're fixed... Detention time is almost unheard of now, you get no paid time for sitting at a dock, however if you're can document your time really well you can take your company to the Department of Labor and get minimum wage 🥴 if that's not a slap in the face nothing is
Thinks I liked about trucking.
1. Working by myself.
2. Seeing the U.S.A. Been to 45 of the 50 states. Amazing
3. It does pay more than most jobs I could get at 50 years old.
4. The job makes a positive difference to society. Helps people get food and necessary items to live. So it has a purpose. Its not just for looks or busy work.
5. Seen things I would have never seen. Went to places that I wouldn't go to but am glad I seen.
6. One day I would be near the Canadian border in Idaho pickup up 42,000 lbs of paper and 2 days later I would be in San Diego looking at the border with Mexico.
7. Feeling like I accomplished something when I dropped off a load.
8. Going to a special spot to sleep. That is quiet, the scenery was gorgeous and the weather is cool.
9. Finding that food truck that makes a special meal that is to kill for.
Good video. An honest assessment of what would be truckers will endure. Most are just videos telling them it's a way to make quick millions.
becoming a driver…worse decision i ever made, prison was a better experience than trucking
I'm a truck driver I've quit 2 jobs and took a month off work both times. Now I'm local
Love this guy.
I worked fixing big semi truckers and trailers. Drivers do not make enough money to put up with the losts. Maybe sailing. Sailing would be tops. Being a spaceman. That would be asking, " So why did you need a marriage contract to make you fell better"? You walk out the door and say," See Ya in ten years my love. You be ok?"
CDL B is the same thing.....Gas Money on Average Costs me about $35 per day.....Plus Food Expenses, there has been days where I have to stay near the job and that also comes with a cost.....what else driving one hour to and from work is not paid...so if you do the Math within a year......
What about high blood pressure. How does that work
I followed you. You were great. Am giving up driving here in the UK.😢
By the way you can cook in the truck, just dont blow it up. Thats not why I gave up. But jusy giving up is drenched in shame. Ill just go back to flying pocket rockets.
I've been a local (home daily) day cab driver. Paid hourly is the only way to go. No stress no matter what you are doing. Long hours and early starts 2-3am but home every day is the trade off
how much u get paid a hour?
What's the point if you're barely home though??
But I am home every day and every weekend. Long haul is for fresh new drivers or long term O/O
Does your company hire new drivers
@@BabyyJJ honestly anybody would hire you based off that picture alone.
I work as a LTL city driver. Most OTR jobs are just sweatshops on wheels.
Trucking is not for the Family Man or Woman
For me, specific route planning is very time consuming.
Totally agree, drivers need more pay. I work in a transport office and I hate how much I ask of those guys every day. Some of them are actual legends and I hate so much that they profitably achieve so much and get the same pay as everyone else
Things I didn't like about trucking.
1. Sleeping next to a diesel engine isn't any fun. Either the engine in your truck or the truck next to you at the truck stop and those noisy little engines for the APUs keep me wake. Refrigerated trailers are even worse.
2. Most companies are bad at paying for lay over or break down pay.
3. The aggravation of traffic and bad drivers.
4. DOT rules and weigh scales. Stressful and most of the time just a waste of time.
5. No good place to park. Must plan out where to park before you leave for the day and hope the plan works.
6. Weather. Driven through the end of a hurricane in Louisiana. Scared that I was going to blow over, but couldn't stop because no place to park and I was afraid I would blow over.
7. Weather. Drove through hours of heavy rain. Eastern Oklahoma into Missouri and down to Arkansas. Total rain for 4 to 6 hours.
8. No good food. Everything is fried and the same thing and overpriced.
9. No exercise. It feels good to get out and walk and move like a human should.
10. Have to hold your pee or poop until you reach a public restroom. Ruined a couple of pairs of pants.
11. Getting sick on the road is 10x worse than getting sick at home.
12. People knock on your door to see if you are in the truck or to ask if you will give them money.
13. Worried about your house/family when you are thousand miles away.
You're not wrong
Any local driver that's letting them bust you out of 13 and 14 hours a day is stupid those hours are for long haul drivers.. for real if you're commuting to work and back plus doing a 13 and 14 hour shift what's the point of going home for 8 hours... By the time you get home and have your shower and your dinner You'll be lucky to get 6 hours sleep before you have to go back to work.. A 14 hour shift for a driver will usually consist of about a good 2 hour naps somewhere in the middle of that shift.. If you're driving local in a daycab that's not going to happen.. 10 hour shift is standard for local... stop letting them bust your balls.
With three years experience jon should be able to get a cushy dedicated route anywhere in the country. Idk why he’s so fixed on driving otr.
Get a local job manual unload it’s good money and you’re home every day, I deliver beer and make 1500-2200 every week Monday through Friday
Been out here 2 years. Great reasons
I’ve been in and out of shelters the past couple of years and I have to take and dry all my shower gear every time as well and it is a wild inconvenience that you don’t really think about until you have to do it everyday
You shoulda been her back in the day ! But then it was a lifestyle…where we worked unfathomnable hrs…but it was different. Problem 1 for me is pay.while big company owners make millions- or more
You're going back to trucking eventually? Why on god's good green earth would you ever go back unless you're in dire straights for money. I won't ever step foot in another truck for as long as i'm able to.
Why not combine mobile living with trucking? That would mean owning the truck of course but taking far less work and staying a while at nice places at the right time of year. When you want to go to another place you'll get paid to go there. Hopefully.
If you can only drive for 11 hours that's 13 other hours to do other things. Considering I only sleep about 6 hours, that's 7 hours of free time. What do you mean all your time is spent driving? 💁♂️
Also mention if you have a less than perfect driving record you can forget about getting hired anywhere worth your time…insurance companies decide who is experienced enough to drive a truck…so if you’ve never been in an accident but you have a seatbelt ticket, that might cost you your career smhhh
I’ve been driving for 5 years and I have gone from enjoying it to hating it. You’re not paid for all your hours worked, your family grows apart from you, you have little time to cook or exercise or do - anything else
I stay local and bringing 4k a month..but the stress is getting me fat
Good video 😊📸😊
Each load a driver hauls run up to 100k or more. Drivers take all the risks and bringing around 700 dollars give or take depending on the week.
25 years trucking loved every day never bothered me the loneliness
I don’t know why America acts like you can’t get paid more than a trucker doing other jobs or being an entrepreneur my uncle keep pushing this on me for years like fam that’s not my passion I wanna raise my kids and satisfy my wife and not face a divorce and kids that don’t really know me
It’s called going local guys. Don’t do that OTR garbage. Mad respect to my otr brothers and sisters but go local and get you’re endorsements. It’s easy work
I stopped because if you figure in all the hours you just make minimum wage. Also any way the company can screw you they do. And let's don't forget all the traps police have for you
The real question you need to ask yourself if you wanna fo this is. Are you wanting to live to drive or drive for a goal? A house a trip whatever it is. Just give yourself a goal for whej your okay with quitting and doing something else. Nobody wants to spend 10 years doing otr.
Great video
Top 10 Shit I can name a few I started this career back in 2014 . Man was I stoke ,love truck driving , Dont care to much for the infamous industry , 🤢🤮.. thought 💭 🤔having your CDL is a Good thing we’ll 🤨 .. just kno everyone your company ,shipper 4 wheeler r not your friend 👀 more ppl well Godspeed
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You don’t need 10 reasons to quit trucking. All you need is one! Pick any one of those you mentioned. In your case RUclips brings you more money then trucking and you’re home chilling in most likely parents backyard. Trucking is not for everyone, looking at you in this video I see you will not be comfortable getting out of your comfort zone. Ask your step dad he’ll tell you what that means. ✌️😎👍
Doug the Neighbor Podcast....Apple Spotify Google...Doug the Neighbor interviews neighbors from across America over a Dr. Pepper. Enjoy. Safe travels.
Sorry to say but I had mentioned when you started what it was like being a trucker . I'm back into a dump truck myself , but still not making enough compared to being an owner operator.