Starting my first dump truck job next week after 27 years of fridges and vans. Been warned the loads are stinky but always wanted to give it a go so willing to put up with that. love the boston trucker channel keep up the good work.
I did airfreight for 3 years when I started. Just hated going to warehouses. Long lines, slow loading/unloading. Now driving end dumps 20 years best job in the world. Asphalt, water breaks, move equipment local union job Great pay. Nice channel Boston trucker. We have a heavy equipment operator from Boston out here in California. Very smooth operator and very respectable kid. Makes your job much better when you work with good people
Awesome video driver. I've been in love with trucking since I was about 4 years old. I'm 36 now and been driving for 5 years now. I've always been a Kenworth fan. I'm from Stockton, California. The birth place of the CAT Company. Also, Peterbilt started in Oakland, California back in 1939 building smaller trucks. 1940 was their first year building larger trucks and they sold those trucks to a company here in Stockton. Peterbilt had their 75th Anniversary truck show here in Stockton because of their connection with us. That was back in October 25-26, 2014. It was 4 days after my birthday and 4 days before I started truck school. I'm humbled with my interesting connection to this beautiful lifestyle. Stay safe out there driver.
Dump truck since day one of getting my cdl and is being a nice time. Wouldn’t do anything else in the trucking industry. The hours and home time is the best
Hey TBT, inspiring story man, my love for trucks started from my birthday in 2005 where i sat in a t600 dumptruck which had in a big cam 400 cummins and ever since then i got in to it more. 2009 & 2010 was the time i got to work down at the local quarry for 2 weeks straight for work experience (since airport was always full) to gain experience, got to worked with the same company for 4 months straight until i was told i couldnt anymore and insurance reasons and it broke me and i spent 2 years working at low paying jobs which made me miserable every single day and didnt want to be there and every single would watch trucks go by wishing I was there. Feb 2016 i got laided off, very next day im on the east northern side of the island in a bulldozer pushing material down and that brief moment i was beyond happy and saying i'm making progress. Continued to work but sadly the pay was very low than what my other jobs were and despite loving it i couldnt do much for me or my gf and the discouragement kept at me and sadly I got let go from the job on my birthday, kid you not, it was on my birthday i received the termination letter(they never knew it was my birthday until i mentioned it and felt really awful) but i still kept my love at it and still go by the company to see how everyone is doing. 2018 a few days after my birthday I got my business license locally here in Grand Cayman and kept trying to purchase a truck but no help with the bank i never got any help and kinded of gave up a bit. April this yeah i happen to be with my buddy going for a drive and just driving by looking out the window i saw this truck which was covered in bush and i yell "fam stop deh!" And got out in amazed saying "no way!" It was a 1975 KW w900A dump truck and the frame was in good shape and the cabin needed work and i asked the owner which happen to be a real cool guy i went to school with, it was in father yard and i kept asking how much and he said to bring $2500, got the money and April 24th, 2020 i was a truck owner. It has work to be done to it but i will be soon posting videos with it once i get it relocated to my yard (havent moved yet since covid-19 has the island on lockdown)
I was lucky enough to know somebody that would give me a chance. I played drums for the owners son’s band and he (the owner) has met me several times. I applied twice and because of my lack of experience, I didn’t get the job until a year later. My time there was filled with amazing experiences and lessons. I quit the dump truck/lowboy game and I pull reefer for a local company who treats me very well now. I’ll always be grateful with the experience hauling the heavy weight and really learning how to utilize my truck. Those skills stick with me still.
Ive thought alot about doing what you said. But I'm kind of the quiet, private kid that always sits in the back. I do enjoy hearing stories from other people. Its always fun to watch the expression on peoples faces when they hear that I do Construction, trucking and dairy farming for a living. But I went to school and majored in music with the Pipe Organ. Just goes to show that you can't always judge a book by its cover.
I’m 32 years old. Always operated heavy equipment. Dozers,trackhoes wheel loaders etc. I’ve always worked for my dads dirt business. Recently got my CDL’s. Bee in rather a Rd model 2003 Mack or a 2004 Mack Vision. Hauling a lot of wash-gravel & limestone lately. Spreading onto customer’s driveways mostly. Although relating to you & your story I never thought I’d be in a truck,always on a piece of equipment. Change is good. Enjoyed your story man. Stay safe friend
I started hauling end dump with my own truck in August. Something about it sticks with you. We've been slow this winter but I'm sticking around for the busy season.
thanks for the inspiration, just bought my first daycab and dump trailer. Currently I have a desk job and working on building a 'buy the yard' (mulch rock, sand) business.
True words BostonTrucker. Got to start some where, finding work by going to door to door looking. That is real job hunting is about back then. No internet stuff, just face to face. Then getting to dump, you will have to get your lumps ins before you get better at the job. Something with OTR, you will not know anything from the start but after a while on the job you will get the hang of it. If you can get tips from another truck driver on the experience. It will help in the long run. You can't get be a pro in a day, it takes years. Ending credits, great picture of the company trucks you driven. Keep on doing what you do.
Happy new year. Cool pictures. I started in 2000 hauling chemicals for langer transportation in Jersey City, NJ in an old r model make with those giant steering wheels. Then delivering gas locally for the next thirteen years. Only drove freight liners. Really like the KW’S you drive.
I love dump trailer. I first learned from a local gravel company in 2016 driving a 2005 peterbilt 379 with frameless dump trailers. Now I'm looking into buying my own truck and trailer.
Always wanted to try dump but never have , I've hauled trash 100k that was a learning experience for sure,now I'm running an oil truck residential,thanks for sharing your videos
Really enjoy your videos! I've drove dump trucks and run equipment all of my life in Titusville, Pa. It's a great job! I love Gloucester. We used to go fishing on the Yankee Fleet there. Ate a lot of meals at The Gull restaurant and a couple other places on Rocky Neck Avenue. Well anyway, keep the videos coming and keep taking pride in your ride!
First semi I got paid to drive was an old Mack dump truck hauling grain for a farmer. For those who really want to get into heavy equipment or trucking and don't mind hard work farms are great places to start. I didn't even need a CDL.
Exactly, I clock out at 1530, normally start at 0530. Not the best union, but overall the job is good. 2004 Peterbilt, and a Spectec box on a Freuhauf frame, 22 wheeler. Basically blue stone, concrete sand, RCA, and broken concrete.
great motivation im currently working on getting my A permit i love working on the road and AND SO EAGAR to work dump trucks ,lowboys .sometimes the opportunity is not always there alot of companies wont give u that chance u need to start in that field .but i keep trying
you take a lot of pride in your trade I respect you for that your lucky that the people you drive for operate such premium equipment I did it for one season and it was so crude and tortureous on the equipment that the fancy rig you got would look 20 years old after 2 seasons we ran r-model macks and ford 9000s and gmc 9500s
Hi, I'm a new subscriber to your channel. Very interesting story. I too am a driver(retired now due to illness) So I can relate. I love driving trucks. Really love it. Anyway, I look forward to seeing your videos in the future. Have a great new year, and stay safe and take care of yourself friend.
Norridgewock Maine, oh God that place is like the end of the Earth. I haven't been there for close to twenty years I guess maybe 15 years I'm not sure. Back when I went there we had to carry some kind of cell phones that were both digital and analog. I think you could only get them from Bell Atlantic. If I remember right our regular digital cell phones lost service about a hundred miles before we got to norridgewock
Went from OTR to Oilfield. Oilfield to Regional with better pay. Regional to Beer Hauling. Now I’m hauling propane gaining experience and my dream is to haul fuel.
I was just wondering how you made the move to dump trailers. Lol I've dumped some corn with a straight truck and man, it makes me nervous! All those videos of trucks flopping over. I pull tanker, love hauling liquid fertilizer. Lots of facilities are unattended self load. In and out under 20min. And the reciever is usually desperate to receive it and get it out in the field. 👍
Those kind of companies, you just gotta hire on whatever position they’ll hire you on for and try to work your way up. I worked for a company who did heavy haul work and I really wanted to get into it, it took me a year and a half of driving tandem dumps, trailer dumps, pouring concrete and doing carpentry work before I got to pull my first lowboy. As you most likely know, heavy haul is a very risky thing to do business wise. The owner isn’t going to let just any truck driver do it, they’re going to let the people who are dead set on it for a good while do it. That’s only if they don’t have other people hired on before then. It takes a lot of hard work, determination, dedication and a little bit of luck to fall into that trade. All in all, It was worth it but I pull reefers now. So it might not even be what you’re looking for, but it might be who knows? Good luck to you man.
@@TheColbles2009 I started with dryvan then moved up to flatbed for the last year and only got to haul a few Geni Cranes. Been hauling steel now in Colorado for about 3 months. Absolutely loving it. Hoping that getts me closer to then lowboys and dropdecks.
Great! My bosses probably would fire me instantly if I would dare to publish vlogs about my work to inspire others. Here, everything seems to be a business secret. (In fact, most of our lorries are scrap, nevertheless I like the work we do.) Greetings from Germany.
Dump trucking is definitely the best kind of trucking 👌🏻… long hauls sucks ass. If I ever went back to trucking though I’d like to try heavy haul low bed, that looks cool.
Just discovered your channel. Appreciate the videos you make. I'm also in MA. Been driving vans and doubles local for about 6 years. Looking to switch to a regional job and found a good opportunity at Goulet Trucking out of South Deerfield, MA. You know anything about them? I go for a road test in a week. Excited but nervous! Never pulled an end dump before or anything above 80k gross.
Thanks Jon for trusting me with your time. I hear Goulet is a good outfit to work for, good money and lots of hours with top notch equipment. I went from 20 years of otr pulling vans and reefer to dump trailers 13 years ago and I'm so happy I made the switch. Good luck and keep me posted.
We think alike , so many live their life always judging others and thinking their shit don’t stink , me i just don’t give a fuck lol . Tomorrow is never promised, since birth i walk this earth with no regard to what people think of me , life is what you make it and i’m happy as hell god damn it lol . Your video is awesome bro 👊🏻, i’m a Seattle union dump truck driver ~ 25+ year truck driver 🇺🇸 GO HAWKS oh and also a lifetime Boston Celtics fan 🏀 lol
Hey Boston trucker! Great info! I am attending NETTTS now and will be done in January 2021 how do I as a newbie get into dump trucking right from jump out of school? I have two little kids at home and even doing regional the wife isn’t too happy about. Thanks for sharing your experience.
It's hard to get into dump trucking without experience but that goes for most jobs. How do you get experience? Start knocking on doors, go door to door. Find a place maybe that needs snow plow help and has dump trucks. Look for a landscape company or paving company except they're seasonal but maybe you can start as a laborer and then when you get your license you move into a truck. Your wife is right, regional is not a good option especially for having two kids and neither is over the road. If you ever find yourself heading down that road you contact me and I'll try and talk you out of it. Good luck!
I know guys that deliver fuel to gas stations make a decent living. Hours suck, unless you like graveyard shift, but you are home every night. Had a buddy delivering fuel in east TN for Pilot making really good $$$$ but then the pandemic hit, nobody traveling, nobody buying gas/diesel, ended up laid off. Picked up another job doing local LTL freight but took a $15,000 haircut.
I started off driving a concrete truck now I'm trying to get into the dump trucking industry most companies that I apply for want some dump truck experience I'm not going to give up I'm going to keep trying
I’m thinking to buy a dump truck I’m here in the Atlanta area it’s growing and I wanted you’re thought on buying a truck around the time the market crashing do you thing this will be an great idea ?
I think it's going to be a buyer's market soon. You can never count on work but if you're got good connections, good at mechanics and business, have a nest egg saved then go for it.
Over 1/2 my 43 tears was driving dumps, or other construction related tricks. I always liked being on jobsites.. Hauling conc, pipe was my favoriye, I got to do some highwat hauking in the north east as wekk as being on site,
Brings me back to my dump trucking days. I usually hauled sand & stone to asphalt & concrete plants I worked for, as well as paving , & a few hauling rock & dirt off & on construction sites.
I have to speak from experience. I have had Kenworth and I will never own another one again the parts on the truck just because it’s a Kenworth are extremely overpriced a cruise control switch for example $134. right now I own a Freightliner Columbia and I have had had no issues and is much cheaper to maintain.
Dumptrucks make over $1k a day as a truck owner or small fleet. $134 bucks for a part is nothing if your operating your business right. Even a rebuilt transmission should be stress free when the time comes. The truck pays you right back for it.
@@TheBostonTrucker a friends of mine Herb Ward and Bob Gott drove for New Century. Herb drove until 2004 and thats when cancer got the best of him. Bob I think left there aroumd 2005. John was at Herbs daughters wedding and that's how I met him. John wanted me to drive for them but I was already running for a place I really liked.
I’m dump truck driver from NH I work for a town I plow snow I’m 5 miles from my bed that I can’t lay in plow snow haul snow do it all even fill in at the dump on the job 23years.have u hauled bark mulch out PR Russell in Brentwood Nh
After watching you work for Cardillo for a while, I left the scrap haul and took a job with an excavating contractor similar to yours. This is God's truth: 8:44. Now keep it quiet! 🤫
I have a class a I drove OTR for 1 year. I hated it. I current drive a cement truck working 70hrs a week. I make good money but I want to buy a dump truck and be a O.O. cement trucks are ok but I rather drive a dump truck. How do I find loads if I buy a dump truck?
All of the cement plants and Hot Asphalt plants need raw material hauled in. Around here, the Hot Plants pay $95 an hour for 10 wheel dumps to go paving. LOTS of wait time, at the plant then on the job, but you still get paid the rate to sit. General Contractors will rent dump trucks for big jobs. Look around, lots of opportunities out there...
Starting my first dump truck job next week after 27 years of fridges and vans. Been warned the loads are stinky but always wanted to give it a go so willing to put up with that. love the boston trucker channel keep up the good work.
Oh cool that's great! Just take your time and think before every action what comes next. You'll be great!
I did airfreight for 3 years when I started. Just hated going to warehouses. Long lines, slow loading/unloading. Now driving end dumps 20 years best job in the world. Asphalt, water breaks, move equipment local union job Great pay. Nice channel Boston trucker. We have a heavy equipment operator from Boston out here in California. Very smooth operator and very respectable kid. Makes your job much better when you work with good people
Who did you do airfreight for, I worked at Sharp
Then I was o/o east coast air freight
Great guy...great story. Trucking carries the best stories with it, wherever it takes you. Been doin' it for 30 years, and rollin' on...
The best stories and some of them are true!
Awesome video driver. I've been in love with trucking since I was about 4 years old. I'm 36 now and been driving for 5 years now. I've always been a Kenworth fan. I'm from Stockton, California. The birth place of the CAT Company. Also, Peterbilt started in Oakland, California back in 1939 building smaller trucks. 1940 was their first year building larger trucks and they sold those trucks to a company here in Stockton. Peterbilt had their 75th Anniversary truck show here in Stockton because of their connection with us. That was back in October 25-26, 2014. It was 4 days after my birthday and 4 days before I started truck school. I'm humbled with my interesting connection to this beautiful lifestyle. Stay safe out there driver.
Dump truck since day one of getting my cdl and is being a nice time. Wouldn’t do anything else in the trucking industry. The hours and home time is the best
On the Cdl is it a class A
Hey TBT, inspiring story man, my love for trucks started from my birthday in 2005 where i sat in a t600 dumptruck which had in a big cam 400 cummins and ever since then i got in to it more.
2009 & 2010 was the time i got to work down at the local quarry for 2 weeks straight for work experience (since airport was always full) to gain experience, got to worked with the same company for 4 months straight until i was told i couldnt anymore and insurance reasons and it broke me and i spent 2 years working at low paying jobs which made me miserable every single day and didnt want to be there and every single would watch trucks go by wishing I was there. Feb 2016 i got laided off, very next day im on the east northern side of the island in a bulldozer pushing material down and that brief moment i was beyond happy and saying i'm making progress. Continued to work but sadly the pay was very low than what my other jobs were and despite loving it i couldnt do much for me or my gf and the discouragement kept at me and sadly I got let go from the job on my birthday, kid you not, it was on my birthday i received the termination letter(they never knew it was my birthday until i mentioned it and felt really awful) but i still kept my love at it and still go by the company to see how everyone is doing.
2018 a few days after my birthday I got my business license locally here in Grand Cayman and kept trying to purchase a truck but no help with the bank i never got any help and kinded of gave up a bit.
April this yeah i happen to be with my buddy going for a drive and just driving by looking out the window i saw this truck which was covered in bush and i yell "fam stop deh!" And got out in amazed saying "no way!" It was a 1975 KW w900A dump truck and the frame was in good shape and the cabin needed work and i asked the owner which happen to be a real cool guy i went to school with, it was in father yard and i kept asking how much and he said to bring $2500, got the money and April 24th, 2020 i was a truck owner. It has work to be done to it but i will be soon posting videos with it once i get it relocated to my yard (havent moved yet since covid-19 has the island on lockdown)
Oh man what an amazing life you've led but I feel like you're on your way to success now! Definitely keep me posted! Good luck with new business!
I was lucky enough to know somebody that would give me a chance. I played drums for the owners son’s band and he (the owner) has met me several times. I applied twice and because of my lack of experience, I didn’t get the job until a year later. My time there was filled with amazing experiences and lessons. I quit the dump truck/lowboy game and I pull reefer for a local company who treats me very well now. I’ll always be grateful with the experience hauling the heavy weight and really learning how to utilize my truck. Those skills stick with me still.
Very cool!
Ive thought alot about doing what you said. But I'm kind of the quiet, private kid that always sits in the back. I do enjoy hearing stories from other people. Its always fun to watch the expression on peoples faces when they hear that I do Construction, trucking and dairy farming for a living. But I went to school and majored in music with the Pipe Organ. Just goes to show that you can't always judge a book by its cover.
I’m 32 years old. Always operated heavy equipment. Dozers,trackhoes wheel loaders etc. I’ve always worked for my dads dirt business. Recently got my CDL’s. Bee in rather a Rd model 2003 Mack or a 2004 Mack Vision. Hauling a lot of wash-gravel & limestone lately. Spreading onto customer’s driveways mostly. Although relating to you & your story I never thought I’d be in a truck,always on a piece of equipment. Change is good. Enjoyed your story man. Stay safe friend
Glad to listen to the common things. I am life time small contractor on the left side of the state, on New York border.
You're the real deal Mike, I've said it before and I'll keep saying it.
You're to kind!
I started hauling end dump with my own truck in August. Something about it sticks with you. We've been slow this winter but I'm sticking around for the busy season.
thanks for the inspiration, just bought my first daycab and dump trailer. Currently I have a desk job and working on building a 'buy the yard' (mulch rock, sand) business.
Awesome video. Thanks for the pictures.
Thank you Danny! Hope you watch my latest videos!
Interesting story, I like hearing about things like that. Everyone has a story on how they got to where they are. 😎👍
True words BostonTrucker. Got to start some where, finding work by going to door to door looking. That is real job hunting is about back then. No internet stuff, just face to face. Then getting to dump, you will have to get your lumps ins before you get better at the job. Something with OTR, you will not know anything from the start but after a while on the job you will get the hang of it. If you can get tips from another truck driver on the experience. It will help in the long run. You can't get be a pro in a day, it takes years.
Ending credits, great picture of the company trucks you driven. Keep on doing what you do.
Happy new year. Cool pictures. I started in 2000 hauling chemicals for langer transportation in Jersey City, NJ in an old r model make with those giant steering wheels.
Then delivering gas locally for the next thirteen years. Only drove freight liners. Really like the KW’S you drive.
I remember those Langer R Models. I ran a lot of Jersey!
Mike Ricker.......may he rest in peace.
One of the nicest guys I ever met.
Yes he was.
Great videos. I love how clean you keep everything. Drive safe!
Thank you
Love the content. The old school pics and stories are awesome
Thank you
Thanks for the story Driver 😊
Thank you for listening.
I love dump trailer. I first learned from a local gravel company in 2016 driving a 2005 peterbilt 379 with frameless dump trailers. Now I'm looking into buying my own truck and trailer.
Wish I learned about dumps earlier. Good luck!
Always wanted to try dump but never have , I've hauled trash 100k that was a learning experience for sure,now I'm running an oil truck residential,thanks for sharing your videos
Cool dude!
Really enjoy your videos! I've drove dump trucks and run equipment all of my life in Titusville, Pa. It's a great job! I love Gloucester. We used to go fishing on the Yankee Fleet there. Ate a lot of meals at The Gull restaurant and a couple other places on Rocky Neck Avenue. Well anyway, keep the videos coming and keep taking pride in your ride!
First semi I got paid to drive was an old Mack dump truck hauling grain for a farmer. For those who really want to get into heavy equipment or trucking and don't mind hard work farms are great places to start. I didn't even need a CDL.
Great story and video as always.
Exactly, I clock out at 1530, normally start at 0530. Not the best union, but overall the job is good. 2004 Peterbilt, and a Spectec box on a Freuhauf frame, 22 wheeler. Basically blue stone, concrete sand, RCA, and broken concrete.
Thebostontrucker, you're the real deal. Salute.
Thank you
great motivation im currently working on getting my A permit i love working on the road and AND SO EAGAR to work dump trucks ,lowboys .sometimes the opportunity is not always there alot of companies wont give u that chance u need to start in that field .but i keep trying
Just don't give up, you might have to knock onany doors but you'll get there.
you take a lot of pride in your trade I respect you for that your lucky that the people you drive for operate such premium equipment I did it for one season and it was so crude and tortureous on the equipment that the fancy rig you got would look 20 years old after 2 seasons we ran r-model macks and ford 9000s and gmc 9500s
I like this story trucker thanks for that upleftment
I'm glad you liked it 😊
Id love to become a trucker too. I love the Kenworth T800
Follow your passion whatever it is.
It's like I used to tell drivers I hired. It don't matter what the "brand" of truck is. If it makes ya $$ is all that matters!!!
Very true!
AWESOME VIDEO BROTHER THAT OLD KENWORTH LOOKED AWESOME
Hi, I'm a new subscriber to your channel. Very interesting story. I too am a driver(retired now due to illness) So I can relate. I love driving trucks. Really love it. Anyway, I look forward to seeing your videos in the future. Have a great new year, and stay safe and take care of yourself friend.
I really like that 96 379
Norridgewock Maine, oh God that place is like the end of the Earth. I haven't been there for close to twenty years I guess maybe 15 years I'm not sure. Back when I went there we had to carry some kind of cell phones that were both digital and analog. I think you could only get them from Bell Atlantic. If I remember right our regular digital cell phones lost service about a hundred miles before we got to norridgewock
Nice vid mike u over the years have inspired me
Its a great show sir
Thanks
Went from OTR to Oilfield. Oilfield to Regional with better pay. Regional to Beer Hauling. Now I’m hauling propane gaining experience and my dream is to haul fuel.
Very impressive how nice you keep the truck .
Thank you, it's another full time job!
Love you brother. Real dude
Thank you Jack!
I was just wondering how you made the move to dump trailers. Lol I've dumped some corn with a straight truck and man, it makes me nervous! All those videos of trucks flopping over. I pull tanker, love hauling liquid fertilizer. Lots of facilities are unattended self load. In and out under 20min. And the reciever is usually desperate to receive it and get it out in the field. 👍
Double like because you also wrote the truck names...
Thank you 😊 I'm happy you like my videos.
I wish more companies where that way now I’ve been trying to get in to dump trailer work and low bed work and no ones willing to train anymore
Right! I been wanting to do heavy haul and side dump but they all want 5yrs experience right out of your moms snatch. Its frustrating.
Those kind of companies, you just gotta hire on whatever position they’ll hire you on for and try to work your way up. I worked for a company who did heavy haul work and I really wanted to get into it, it took me a year and a half of driving tandem dumps, trailer dumps, pouring concrete and doing carpentry work before I got to pull my first lowboy. As you most likely know, heavy haul is a very risky thing to do business wise. The owner isn’t going to let just any truck driver do it, they’re going to let the people who are dead set on it for a good while do it. That’s only if they don’t have other people hired on before then. It takes a lot of hard work, determination, dedication and a little bit of luck to fall into that trade.
All in all, It was worth it but I pull reefers now. So it might not even be what you’re looking for, but it might be who knows? Good luck to you man.
@@TheColbles2009 I started with dryvan then moved up to flatbed for the last year and only got to haul a few Geni Cranes. Been hauling steel now in Colorado for about 3 months. Absolutely loving it. Hoping that getts me closer to then lowboys and dropdecks.
Brian J. Fritz hey man if you love it keep at it. Happy to hear
Same here! I wish there was a school that solely taught dump truck driving? Could anyone help?
Don't worry about people you one cool cat
Thank you 😊
Great! My bosses probably would fire me instantly if I would dare to publish vlogs about my work to inspire others. Here, everything seems to be a business secret. (In fact, most of our lorries are scrap, nevertheless I like the work we do.) Greetings from Germany.
Thank You.
You've had some nice rides and I feel the same way it's dumps or nothing lol
Awesome Mike
Dump trucking is definitely the best kind of trucking 👌🏻… long hauls sucks ass. If I ever went back to trucking though I’d like to try heavy haul low bed, that looks cool.
I do enjoy it that's for sure!
Loved the origin story!
Thank you
I can remember sitting in the cab with my dad waiting to get a load of coal in se Kentucky like your story
Awesome video you inspire me
Just discovered your channel. Appreciate the videos you make. I'm also in MA. Been driving vans and doubles local for about 6 years. Looking to switch to a regional job and found a good opportunity at Goulet Trucking out of South Deerfield, MA. You know anything about them?
I go for a road test in a week. Excited but nervous! Never pulled an end dump before or anything above 80k gross.
Thanks Jon for trusting me with your time. I hear Goulet is a good outfit to work for, good money and lots of hours with top notch equipment. I went from 20 years of otr pulling vans and reefer to dump trailers 13 years ago and I'm so happy I made the switch. Good luck and keep me posted.
@@TheBostonTrucker Thanks man. Will do!
Hello Boston trucker you keep your truck show ready as we like to say in NYC
Thank you
I’ve been doing flatbed in my truck love it
First truck I learned on was a marmon cabover,second was a mack.😎
Those Marmon cabovers looked like rough rides!
Hey Boston Trucker you rock hey Dad drove dump truck and drove Mack R concrete truck 2 stick
Thank you 😊
@@TheBostonTrucker Your welcome
We think alike , so many live their life always judging others and thinking their shit don’t stink , me i just don’t give a fuck lol . Tomorrow is never promised, since birth i walk this earth with no regard to what people think of me , life is what you make it and i’m happy as hell god damn it lol . Your video is awesome bro 👊🏻, i’m a Seattle union dump truck driver ~ 25+ year truck driver 🇺🇸 GO HAWKS oh and also a lifetime Boston Celtics fan 🏀 lol
This is what I’m trying to do I’m in school right now to get my cdl I live in Boston as well thanks for the video
Good luck Darren 🤞
that w9 you drove for sams was sweet.happy new year bt.
I loved that truck!
Hey Boston trucker! Great info! I am attending NETTTS now and will be done in January 2021 how do I as a newbie get into dump trucking right from jump out of school? I have two little kids at home and even doing regional the wife isn’t too happy about. Thanks for sharing your experience.
It's hard to get into dump trucking without experience but that goes for most jobs. How do you get experience? Start knocking on doors, go door to door. Find a place maybe that needs snow plow help and has dump trucks. Look for a landscape company or paving company except they're seasonal but maybe you can start as a laborer and then when you get your license you move into a truck. Your wife is right, regional is not a good option especially for having two kids and neither is over the road. If you ever find yourself heading down that road you contact me and I'll try and talk you out of it. Good luck!
TheBostonTrucker thank you sir! Keep up the good work and great videos!
I know guys that deliver fuel to gas stations make a decent living. Hours suck, unless you like graveyard shift, but you are home every night. Had a buddy delivering fuel in east TN for Pilot making really good $$$$ but then the pandemic hit, nobody traveling, nobody buying gas/diesel, ended up laid off. Picked up another job doing local LTL freight but took a $15,000 haircut.
So what your saying is i should get my CDL
Thanks Mike
I started off driving a concrete truck now I'm trying to get into the dump trucking industry most companies that I apply for want some dump truck experience I'm not going to give up I'm going to keep trying
Never give up! Go door to door and you'll get in eventually.
@@TheBostonTrucker thanks for the advice I really do appreciate it
I'm surprised you didn't get your own authority at this point
Great video 👍
Thank you
I’m thinking to buy a dump truck I’m here in the Atlanta area it’s growing and I wanted you’re thought on buying a truck around the time the market crashing do you thing this will be an great idea ?
I think it's going to be a buyer's market soon. You can never count on work but if you're got good connections, good at mechanics and business, have a nest egg saved then go for it.
Nice trucks
Thank you 😊
Over 1/2 my 43 tears was driving dumps, or other construction related tricks. I always liked being on jobsites.. Hauling conc, pipe was my favoriye, I got to do some highwat hauking in the north east as wekk as being on site,
Thank you for all the great and interesting commentary in 2019!
Brings me back to my dump trucking days. I usually hauled sand & stone to asphalt & concrete plants I worked for, as well as paving , & a few hauling rock & dirt off & on construction sites.
Hey Boston Trucker I'm from Maine hi from Brewer, Maine
Great videos ! Great story !
Are you doing 100,000 as a dump truck driver ?
You own your truck ?
Or drive a company truck ?
Thanks
I have to speak from experience. I have had Kenworth and I will never own another one again the parts on the truck just because it’s a Kenworth are extremely overpriced a cruise control switch for example $134. right now I own a Freightliner Columbia and I have had had no issues and is much cheaper to maintain.
Dumptrucks make over $1k a day as a truck owner or small fleet. $134 bucks for a part is nothing if your operating your business right. Even a rebuilt transmission should be stress free when the time comes. The truck pays you right back for it.
You worked for New Century. Did you know John Zimmerman the recruiter?
Yes I knew John.
@@TheBostonTrucker Small world isn't it. Thats cool. Be safe boss.
@@Pretzel114 How do you know John?
@@TheBostonTrucker a friends of mine Herb Ward and Bob Gott drove for New Century. Herb drove until 2004 and thats when cancer got the best of him. Bob I think left there aroumd 2005. John was at Herbs daughters wedding and that's how I met him. John wanted me to drive for them but I was already running for a place I really liked.
Wow I live in Maine my son use to haul to norrigwock when he worked for Grimmel Industries and my nephew worked for Russell bark mulch
I use to go there a lot.
another good friend of mine Frank Jr and sons trucking he runs blue Pets with Mac dump trailers
Rather haul Gas and Diesel with Tanker. HazMat
They got a lot for sale in Australia
Marjorie Moore trucks?
I’m dump truck driver from NH I work for a town I plow snow I’m 5 miles from my bed that I can’t lay in plow snow haul snow do it all even fill in at the dump on the job 23years.have u hauled bark mulch out PR Russell in Brentwood Nh
I didn't know Tom Arnold had a brother.
I’m buying my first dump trailer trying to find a trailer that i can haul pretty much everything any advice?
Respect
So you're able stay steady year round in Mass?
We are steady year round but not everyone is so lucky.
After watching you work for Cardillo for a while, I left the scrap haul and took a job with an excavating contractor similar to yours.
This is God's truth: 8:44. Now keep it quiet!
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Thank you 🤫
Never thought of doing any long haul?😎
Me? Did 20 years of long haul.
Nice vid 💪🏾
Good morning, do you recommend Teamster membership for 1 truck owner operator
No
Can I drive a dump truck with my class B? I'm in California
Only one that doesn't bend in the middle.
I have a class a I drove OTR for 1 year. I hated it. I current drive a cement truck working 70hrs a week. I make good money but I want to buy a dump truck and be a O.O. cement trucks are ok but I rather drive a dump truck. How do I find loads if I buy a dump truck?
Good money is key dude but so is happiness.
All of the cement plants and Hot Asphalt plants need raw material hauled in. Around here, the Hot Plants pay $95 an hour for 10 wheel dumps to go paving. LOTS of wait time, at the plant then on the job, but you still get paid the rate to sit. General Contractors will rent dump trucks for big jobs. Look around, lots of opportunities out there...
wish I did something I i ke you do when I worked at sharp air freight.
Class act
Did airfreight when I was o/o after Sharp
Lots of stories
We have a 107,000 Permit, so I can only take on 32 tons, due to a 42,820 empty weight. Can't get much done with that.
My empty is 37k and haul 31 to 32 tons
Kenworth k200
I thought this was your company...
Just a driver.
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