I got my CDL at the beginning of June with H, N & T endorsements and TWIC. Then I landed my first job two weeks later which is a home daily, weekends off dedicated route for an LTL company delivering to auto parts stores. In 2½mo of busting my ass proving myself, I went from $22/hr to a daily rate that equals $27/hr which translates to over 80k/yr. Despite what the general consensus was that I have to be a slave and go OTR for 6-12mo, I prevailed. Where there's a will there's a way. God helps those who help themselves. 🥂
@@412hwc not in my area but regardless, its way better than being an OTR prisoner with literal dog shit for pay... Not to mention, for my very first trucking job. 🥂
@@GillRigged naw u aint wrong. i deff agree. ur a luccy one buuut when u look at tha amount of hours behind tha wheel than tha comute to and from work...u can find a decent construction company and make 80k a year...i was makin 70k as a mason 40 hours a week company trucc n tools what 4-5 yrs ago. got into truccing and fucc....well we all know what this shit about now lol
@@219dprice im from pittsburgh thats like tha begining of tha midwest. but u need to make over 100k to afford a city address unless u get section 8 shiiit
I got my training through Smith & Solomon. I live in South Jersey. I originally went out to a mega carrier & left after my training. I really want to work at a slower pace. Apparently, that's not an option in trucking. I'll be jumping back into the profession, finally ready for the sacrifice. All to get much needed experience & open some doors. Great videos by the way. Researching starter companies.
My brother has 3 months OTR experience and 5 years local, he makes $30 an hour but started at $25, his job required 1 year tractor and trailer experience he only had 6 months and they still hired him
Dump truck does not pay good. Look into operating a hydrovac truck I got started at 28 bucks an hour they’re always looking for guys to operate them trucks
i saw the video you talking about because i saw your comment an i viewed your channel, that person in for a huge wake up call, i doubt he did his research before getting into trucking, i just got my cdl an im accepting the fact that i will probably just be making 40k a year hell if that, but it will keep the bills payed an we just work hard get the experience for a year or 2 then we can make some good money
Ya no company will touch him in about 2 months since he has no more than 6 months as a Northeast Regional driver.He never even stayed @ Western a year he blew it.He never even ran OTR.OTR is west coast 2 East coast & the Dakota down to port Arthur Texas & multiple states in between & he’s constantly claiming to be an OTR driver & he never went coast 2 coast ever.
@@Dontquitnow315 ya but companies won’t give a shit they’ll look @ it as he hasn’t had any tractor trailer experience in X amount of months.Thats how these companies look @ that type of stuff.
@@wilE6764 you need to do your research brother. The difference between class an and class B is the weight difference there are box trucks and dump trucks that haul class a. even a simple Google search will give you that say you don’t know anything about commercial driving without saying you don’t know anything about commercial driving
so local better, work two trucking jobs and pay rent and utilities for an apartment when you dont live there but live in a truck>>>???? you might as well go back to otr. you even said taht otr was better as you had your apartment with you. i think it was with the wild beard interview
If she is not going to college for a direct degree for a certain job then she is going to struggle. When she is done she’s gonna have a piece of paper that is useless unless she can take it and create something with it. If she is going for general business or finance or economics or something random like that it’s most likely not going to be a good deal. Hopefully she is not doing that. The days of just walking into an employer with the college degree and getting a great job are over
not looking for rich jus get few older trucks that work make few bucks works for me real estate investment can do that in long run but even then little things simple things enjoy my time in nature it just cost lot to take care the rigs basics grease tires fluids my song for all that lord mr for by jeery reed
You don’t have a year experience either Glenn! You have 6 months experience and then you went to class B… and you keep saying you enjoy it more then OTR but you flopped in trucking just like the dude you referenced
TRUCKING IS TWO JOBS u probably should find class a work get your year and upgrade to a better job like fuel hauling- going to class b you are screwing yourself. been there dont that. been driving since 1986. yes you can make money- class a pays better and as you age less you want to be doing manuel labor hell i did cesspool and septics i was miking close to 100k in 1990 but you have to break ass digging holes , sucking feces, and carrying 93% sulphuric acid that weigh 90lbs a bottle two at a time.
Man you need to quit saying you ran OTR with Western Express man because you never ran OTR.I was a OTR driver for knight transportation I went coast to coast the Dakotas down to port Arthur Texas & multiple states in between.You never ran coast 2 coast so quit telling everyone you were a former OTR driver when you were a Northeast Regional driver.You might have lived in your truck like an OTR driver but you were never an OTR driver.And the only reason I ran OTR for 1 year was to get the experience during the winter 🥶 & chaining up thru Colorado,California,Oregon & Washington & to get that 1 year of verifiable OTR.
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I got my CDL at the beginning of June with H, N & T endorsements and TWIC. Then I landed my first job two weeks later which is a home daily, weekends off dedicated route for an LTL company delivering to auto parts stores. In 2½mo of busting my ass proving myself, I went from $22/hr to a daily rate that equals $27/hr which translates to over 80k/yr. Despite what the general consensus was that I have to be a slave and go OTR for 6-12mo, I prevailed. Where there's a will there's a way. God helps those who help themselves. 🥂
yea 80k a year is dog shit now
@@412hwc not in my area but regardless, its way better than being an OTR prisoner with literal dog shit for pay... Not to mention, for my very first trucking job. 🥂
@@GillRigged naw u aint wrong. i deff agree. ur a luccy one buuut when u look at tha amount of hours behind tha wheel than tha comute to and from work...u can find a decent construction company and make 80k a year...i was makin 70k as a mason 40 hours a week company trucc n tools what 4-5 yrs ago. got into truccing and fucc....well we all know what this shit about now lol
80k is really good money in the Midwest 🤷🏾♂️
@@219dprice im from pittsburgh thats like tha begining of tha midwest. but u need to make over 100k to afford a city address unless u get section 8 shiiit
I got my training through Smith & Solomon. I live in South Jersey. I originally went out to a mega carrier & left after my training. I really want to work at a slower pace. Apparently, that's not an option in trucking. I'll be jumping back into the profession, finally ready for the sacrifice. All to get much needed experience & open some doors. Great videos by the way. Researching starter companies.
I got room in north Jersey if you need to store your stuff there off exit 30 on route 80
My brother has 3 months OTR experience and 5 years local, he makes $30 an hour but started at $25, his job required 1 year tractor and trailer experience he only had 6 months and they still hired him
I was otr and couldn’t even make 1200 a week I was making 7-8-9 and I am reg-local now and make over 12
Dump truck does not pay good. Look into operating a hydrovac truck I got started at 28 bucks an hour they’re always looking for guys to operate them trucks
i saw the video you talking about because i saw your comment an i viewed your channel, that person in for a huge wake up call, i doubt he did his research before getting into trucking, i just got my cdl an im accepting the fact that i will probably just be making 40k a year hell if that, but it will keep the bills payed an we just work hard get the experience for a year or 2 then we can make some good money
Wakes and weddings only time I wore a suit❤
Its one thing to say youll work a second job but are they hiring? Remember ..there are alot of people bidding for that one job
You're throwing away whatever class A experience you have GGG...You should've got a local job driving class A
Ya no company will touch him in about 2 months since he has no more than 6 months as a Northeast Regional driver.He never even stayed @ Western a year he blew it.He never even ran OTR.OTR is west coast 2 East coast & the Dakota down to port Arthur Texas & multiple states in between & he’s constantly claiming to be an OTR driver & he never went coast 2 coast ever.
It goes by weight on the class of licenses. He stills hauls at or over 80k lbs. it’s still class A driving.
@@Dontquitnow315 ya but companies won’t give a shit they’ll look @ it as he hasn’t had any tractor trailer experience in X amount of months.Thats how these companies look @ that type of stuff.
@Dontquitnow315 no it doesn't..he'll see
@@wilE6764 you need to do your research brother. The difference between class an and class B is the weight difference there are box trucks and dump trucks that haul class a. even a simple Google search will give you that say you don’t know anything about commercial driving without saying you don’t know anything about commercial driving
Id say go back to OTR
so local better, work two trucking jobs and pay rent and utilities for an apartment when you dont live there but live in a truck>>>???? you might as well go back to otr. you even said taht otr was better as you had your apartment with you. i think it was with the wild beard interview
If she is not going to college for a direct degree for a certain job then she is going to struggle. When she is done she’s gonna have a piece of paper that is useless unless she can take it and create something with it. If she is going for general business or finance or economics or something random like that it’s most likely not going to be a good deal. Hopefully she is not doing that. The days of just walking into an employer with the college degree and getting a great job are over
not looking for rich jus get few older trucks that work make few bucks works for me real estate investment can do that in long run
but even then little things simple things enjoy my time in nature it just cost lot to take care the rigs basics grease tires fluids
my song for all that lord mr for by jeery reed
You don’t have a year experience either Glenn! You have 6 months experience and then you went to class B… and you keep saying you enjoy it more then OTR but you flopped in trucking just like the dude you referenced
TRUCKING IS TWO JOBS u probably should find class a work get your year and upgrade to a better job like fuel hauling- going to class b you are screwing yourself. been there dont that. been driving since 1986. yes you can make money- class a pays better and as you age less you want to be doing manuel labor hell i did cesspool and septics i was miking close to 100k in 1990 but you have to break ass digging holes , sucking feces, and carrying 93% sulphuric acid that weigh 90lbs a bottle two at a time.
Depending on the weight loaded dump trucks can still be class A…
I hear dump truck pays about 15/hr. I would go work a dolly and have one job instead of needing 2 jobs
Just live in your storage
Hell deliver pizzas not a bad gig it's football season I make good money
i got news for u truckers didnt make any money in the 90s either.
A wannabe calling out a wannabe
Man you need to quit saying you ran OTR with Western Express man because you never ran OTR.I was a OTR driver for knight transportation I went coast to coast the Dakotas down to port Arthur Texas & multiple states in between.You never ran coast 2 coast so quit telling everyone you were a former OTR driver when you were a Northeast Regional driver.You might have lived in your truck like an OTR driver but you were never an OTR driver.And the only reason I ran OTR for 1 year was to get the experience during the winter 🥶 & chaining up thru Colorado,California,Oregon & Washington & to get that 1 year of verifiable OTR.
This is the stupidest comment on the internet
Not afraid of hard work but allergic to common sense
Im crying 🤣🤣 you right western dont go coast too coast
@@ridingwithchase1376 I see a lot of western express trucks here in Cali everyday
@@MoonDoggy.1970 they have a terminal inn cali