My Son just started with KLLM he's out with a trainer know I've been forwarding your videos to him maybe he'll reach out to you. Be safe and keep trucking
You're so welcome! I wouldn't have made it/finished so soon if I didn't see your comment, so thank you. I look forward to hearing about your journey with Trucking
I am def looking forward to seeing that. Talked to a recruiter today and they promised no slip seating so long as I park the truck at the terminal. I was gonna try to do the class then hold off on the OTR training but she said that wasn't a good idea. So it looks like I will be putting everything off until first of next year @@bigsmoothtruckin
Yea, you definitely don't want to get trained, then spend a lot of time not working, you'll feel like you forgot everything. I think that's a smart move bro
Yea it looks like that is the best move. I just hate putting everything off another few months. I am ready to get on the road and start earning. I just had a vacation planned right after thanksgiving for a year now before I decided to get into trucking. But after that me and the dog is gonna put on some serious miles as long as the DOT says I am good to go @@bigsmoothtruckin
Yes, sirrrrrrr! I know that feeling, ready to get out there and make it happen. I pray everything goes smoothly. A similar situation happened to me with already planned vacation, so I definitely understand
Awesome! That's something I want to possibly do in the future, flatbed. And insurance as far as what? I'm a company driver so I don't pay insurance on the truck and if you mean like for yourself, I'm not too sure because I have a life insurance policy outside of work so I didn't chose to pay for it at work
First of all that fly i killin me lmao. Im mad i missed your last live! I went to sleep early that day. I start with KLLM on Sept 11th in Burns Harbor! I was told training pay is $800 per week btw. So gonna go through the whole academy and everything and get after it! Thanks for all your info homie. Hopefully we run into each other one day!
Most definitely, bro. I hope we cross paths as well! And oh, okay, one guy told me 9 something, so I wasn't too sure. And man, I was trying to play it cool on camera with that fly, lol, but it was massing with my head🤣🤣. Hopefully, I'll go live again soon. Let me know how Burns Harbor school is by the way, I'm curious.
got my own truck now, ima be a lil confused because i’m going otr and my trainer was on the tyson account, it’s a bit different but i’m ready should be getting my first load tomorrow
Oh, okay. It should be pretty much the same from my understanding. Just instead of going to the exact same places, you'll go to new places and states all the time. And of course the pay would be different
Hello there, I just got to the states and my dad is a citizen , so I've got all the necessary paperwork, I only started working at a construction company last month and so far it's going good , I just arrived the states three months ago and I am about to get my driver's license next week , do you think I can sign up for CDL school at kllm , will I have any issues, I drove trucks back in Africa and it was very challenging but I got used to it , I know I am saying a lot but , I do need a better job can I try kllm out
Now that you’ve been at it for a good while What do you recommend to be able to make 2k a month take home? I’m starting a local job tomorrow as a 1099 no experience but I want to make more money and rather do something like regional or dedicated or 4 out and 4 at home. I wanna take home like 2k a month with benefits. My buddy does a 4x4 schedule is making about that take home but just trying to hear from guys in the field.
It depends on what you mean by 4×4. I haven't heard of many jobs offering 4 days on 4 days off. But honestly, in trucking, 2k a month is super easy, once you start with that local company, you'll find out that it's easily obtainable. 4k a month isn't too hard either. Now if you meant 2k a week. That'll be different
Yes sirr. I'm currently doing 7 weeks straight, so I basically live in the truck more than I do at my house. I also met a guy that's been living/working in the truck 2 years straight. I also met another guy that started with KLLM 3 months ago that sold his house and car to live in the truck 6 months to get his own super sleeper (bigger truck) and live in that for a few years with his wife and kid
What is the average miles they get you per week? Is it easy to hit that 2,200 plus per week to get the .05 cent per mile bonus? I am doing serious thinking with a calculator. I’m scheduled for a refresher but the 2nd thoughts are hitting me. If I can hit that 2,200 miles per week consistently it’s worth it. I used to average about 3,000 per week when I did refrigerated back jn the day. This is tough man. My current employer is begging me to stay and making a counter offer…
Absolutely, it will always fluctuate as you know but yea. I usually hit over 2,200 miles each week. And as for the bonus, yea that's easy to get IF you stay out the full time. You have to hit the 8,800 for the month so if you stay out the entire 4 weeks of that month, you'll definitely hit that mark.
I believe lease purchase can turn down, but not company drivers, and there used to be one but I don't think there is anymore. You'd have to call a recruiter to confirm
Hey I have a question. Do they let you take the truck home? And if yes where do you park it at? Also do you take the tractor trailer or just the tractor?
Yes, you can take the truck home, and (if you have somewhere to put it), they might let you bring the trailer home, but usually, you drop the trailer off. I personally leave it about 10 minutes from where I live because I live in the city, but a friend of mine parks it at his moms house. So wherever you can find space legally
It fluctuates, I'll be dropping a video in October showing how many miles I ran a week for 7 weeks straight and how much I've made in that time. I have a video about pay, and you can see my average miles in that video
I live in Illinois and I plan on going to the kllm driving academy in burns harbor Indiana. I plan on driving dedicated so do you know the pay structure for dedicated drivers?
Oh, okay. It's kinda hard to get on a dedicated account, so I really hope you get on it, but I'm not too sure on how they pay but they have a guaranteed pay system so you shouldn't have to worry about miles too much. They don't get paid for hometime, though, since they get guaranteed.
@TheWilliamsrandell I know of a few Like: Tyson Craft I believe Walmart For dedicated They have a Midwest regional account. I can't remember how much though
I don't know too much about either of those, unfortunately. But I heard Roehl is a good company, I actually were going to try and work for them at one point (mostly for flatbed). I heard good things about them, though.
Go to kllm if you haven’t. I’ve been at Schneider starting month 2 now and it’s cool but pay is trash lol. As soon as I get my 3 months in I’m coming to kllm. New sub btw 🦾
Too*. It's not too long when it's by choice and for a reason. I like being on the road and collecting money. I could stay out only 7 days if I wanted, or only 2 weeks like most people. When you like what you do, 7 weeks is nothing. 🙏🏽
All the best bro I like your videos very informative
Thank you so much, I try to be as informative as possible
My doggg, preciate tf out you man🤝🏾
Yes sirrrrrrrr!🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽I do my best bro, I want yall to know everything about this company to make the best decision
My Son just started with KLLM he's out with a trainer know I've been forwarding your videos to him maybe he'll reach out to you. Be safe and keep trucking
Man! I appreciate that brother🙏🏽🙏🏽That's awesome. I just want to be a tool to help people out so I'm glad I can. Thank you again brother
This video was very helpful, thank you!
You're so welcome! I wouldn't have made it/finished so soon if I didn't see your comment, so thank you. I look forward to hearing about your journey with Trucking
@@bigsmoothtruckin you are welcome 😊
Yes it is
I appreciate that!
Thanks for the video! I start the academy on 04/22/2024 in burns harbor!
Niceeeeee!!!!! I know you're excited! Haha. All praises to God🙏🏽🙏🏽
Appreciate the videos. I just finished orientation today.
Congratulations, bro!🙏🏽 I hope you find success, man. Did you already have your CDL or got them with KLLM?
@@bigsmoothtruckin I got them with KLLM
That's so awesome
It's a pretty good company in my opinion
KLLM needs to have camera facing drivers.
Different strokes for different folks
Glad to see you back on the tube man. We missed you.
Most definitely, man, I'm here to stay. Just been lazy with making videos, lol. Been on the grind. Yall gon see when I upload that 7 week pay period.
I am def looking forward to seeing that. Talked to a recruiter today and they promised no slip seating so long as I park the truck at the terminal. I was gonna try to do the class then hold off on the OTR training but she said that wasn't a good idea. So it looks like I will be putting everything off until first of next year
@@bigsmoothtruckin
Yea, you definitely don't want to get trained, then spend a lot of time not working, you'll feel like you forgot everything. I think that's a smart move bro
Yea it looks like that is the best move. I just hate putting everything off another few months. I am ready to get on the road and start earning. I just had a vacation planned right after thanksgiving for a year now before I decided to get into trucking. But after that me and the dog is gonna put on some serious miles as long as the DOT says I am good to go
@@bigsmoothtruckin
Yes, sirrrrrrr! I know that feeling, ready to get out there and make it happen. I pray everything goes smoothly. A similar situation happened to me with already planned vacation, so I definitely understand
Love all the new video ideas coming up! I do flatbed right now and looking into coming to KLLM. How's the Insurance at KLLM? Thank you
Awesome! That's something I want to possibly do in the future, flatbed. And insurance as far as what? I'm a company driver so I don't pay insurance on the truck and if you mean like for yourself, I'm not too sure because I have a life insurance policy outside of work so I didn't chose to pay for it at work
@@bigsmoothtruckin Health Insurance and Benefits of that nature?
First of all that fly i killin me lmao. Im mad i missed your last live! I went to sleep early that day. I start with KLLM on Sept 11th in Burns Harbor! I was told training pay is $800 per week btw. So gonna go through the whole academy and everything and get after it! Thanks for all your info homie. Hopefully we run into each other one day!
Most definitely, bro. I hope we cross paths as well! And oh, okay, one guy told me 9 something, so I wasn't too sure. And man, I was trying to play it cool on camera with that fly, lol, but it was massing with my head🤣🤣. Hopefully, I'll go live again soon. Let me know how Burns Harbor school is by the way, I'm curious.
@@bigsmoothtruckin heard that! I got you homie! Stay safe out there! Imma be out there soon making that money!
Yes sirrrr all in time!💰🙏🏽
Yo
What's good?
got my own truck now, ima be a lil confused because i’m going otr and my trainer was on the tyson account, it’s a bit different but i’m ready should be getting my first load tomorrow
That's what's up. You're about to be making that money. So, are you OTR, or did they put you on a different dedicated account?
@@bigsmoothtruckin i’m OTR
Oh, okay. It should be pretty much the same from my understanding. Just instead of going to the exact same places, you'll go to new places and states all the time. And of course the pay would be different
I’m still with the trainer currently live in IN and went to the burns harbor school and it’s still 800 a week taxed
I appreciate you for letting me know that, I was never entirely sure🙏🏽I know you're ready to upgrade lol. Money time💰
Hello there, I just got to the states and my dad is a citizen , so I've got all the necessary paperwork, I only started working at a construction company last month and so far it's going good , I just arrived the states three months ago and I am about to get my driver's license next week , do you think I can sign up for CDL school at kllm , will I have any issues, I drove trucks back in Africa and it was very challenging but I got used to it , I know I am saying a lot but , I do need a better job can I try kllm out
Yea my boy represent
Yes, sirrrr!!🙏🏽💪🏽💪🏽... What I'm representing, though?😂
Now that you’ve been at it for a good while What do you recommend to be able to make 2k a month take home? I’m starting a local job tomorrow as a 1099 no experience but I want to make more money and rather do something like regional or dedicated or 4 out and 4 at home. I wanna take home like 2k a month with benefits. My buddy does a 4x4 schedule is making about that take home but just trying to hear from guys in the field.
It depends on what you mean by 4×4. I haven't heard of many jobs offering 4 days on 4 days off. But honestly, in trucking, 2k a month is super easy, once you start with that local company, you'll find out that it's easily obtainable. 4k a month isn't too hard either. Now if you meant 2k a week. That'll be different
@@bigsmoothtruckin oh I meant 2k take home a week 😂 my bad lol
Do they give you the option to actually live in the truck?
Yes sirr. I'm currently doing 7 weeks straight, so I basically live in the truck more than I do at my house. I also met a guy that's been living/working in the truck 2 years straight. I also met another guy that started with KLLM 3 months ago that sold his house and car to live in the truck 6 months to get his own super sleeper (bigger truck) and live in that for a few years with his wife and kid
What is the average miles they get you per week? Is it easy to hit that 2,200 plus per week to get the .05 cent per mile bonus?
I am doing serious thinking with a calculator. I’m scheduled for a refresher but the 2nd thoughts are hitting me. If I can hit that 2,200 miles per week consistently it’s worth it. I used to average about 3,000 per week when I did refrigerated back jn the day. This is tough man. My current employer is begging me to stay and making a counter offer…
Absolutely, it will always fluctuate as you know but yea. I usually hit over 2,200 miles each week. And as for the bonus, yea that's easy to get IF you stay out the full time. You have to hit the 8,800 for the month so if you stay out the entire 4 weeks of that month, you'll definitely hit that mark.
Can you turn down loads? What about L/P? Is there a sign on bonus for that?
I believe lease purchase can turn down, but not company drivers, and there used to be one but I don't think there is anymore. You'd have to call a recruiter to confirm
Is there a driver faced camera as well?
No driver facing camera🙏🏽
If i stay over the road for a whole year how many PTO i can get?
Again, the days off don't stack. But you would have gotten paid a total of $9,800 in paid time off pay.
Is the 7 on 2 off and paid off only for OTR drivers? Is it for regional too?
Only OTR because regional gets guaranteed pay. But the 7 on 2 off is the same across all. Just the paid off is for OTR
Hey I have a question. Do they let you take the truck home? And if yes where do you park it at? Also do you take the tractor trailer or just the tractor?
Yes, you can take the truck home, and (if you have somewhere to put it), they might let you bring the trailer home, but usually, you drop the trailer off. I personally leave it about 10 minutes from where I live because I live in the city, but a friend of mine parks it at his moms house. So wherever you can find space legally
@@bigsmoothtruckin I have my permit already, just looking for a good company to start with. Thanks for the info
That's what's up, bro👌🏾I'd say do plenty of research. There are a lot of good starter companies.
And no problem
Do you have to be on a specific account to get home pay or does KLLM just do home time pay?
You have to be OTR. The home time is the same, but only OTR is paid for it because the dedicated accounts have guaranteed pay
@@bigsmoothtruckini spoke with a recruiter and they said dedication gets pto after 7 days aswell
Say big bro I’m 20 rn got my CDL gone be 21 next year u think they will pre hire me soon i be 21 or i gotta have experience ?
Yea, you'll need 3 months' experience, not because of your age, though, but because you didn't get your CDL through KLLM.
How many miles do you drive a week?
It fluctuates, I'll be dropping a video in October showing how many miles I ran a week for 7 weeks straight and how much I've made in that time. I have a video about pay, and you can see my average miles in that video
I live in Illinois and I plan on going to the kllm driving academy in burns harbor Indiana. I plan on driving dedicated so do you know the pay structure for dedicated drivers?
Oh, okay. It's kinda hard to get on a dedicated account, so I really hope you get on it, but I'm not too sure on how they pay but they have a guaranteed pay system so you shouldn't have to worry about miles too much. They don't get paid for hometime, though, since they get guaranteed.
@@bigsmoothtruckin do you know what companies are on their dedicated accounts
@TheWilliamsrandell I know of a few
Like:
Tyson
Craft
I believe Walmart
For dedicated
They have a Midwest regional account. I can't remember how much though
You know anything about Roehl or Schneider?
I don't know too much about either of those, unfortunately. But I heard Roehl is a good company, I actually were going to try and work for them at one point (mostly for flatbed). I heard good things about them, though.
@@bigsmoothtruckin thanks I’m thinking about KLLM
It's good, in my opinion. I would say that even if I was fired. This is a good company.
@@bigsmoothtruckin thanks I subbed to your channel
Go to kllm if you haven’t. I’ve been at Schneider starting month 2 now and it’s cool but pay is trash lol. As soon as I get my 3 months in I’m coming to kllm. New sub btw 🦾
Thts to long to stay out , 7 weeks smh
Too*. It's not too long when it's by choice and for a reason. I like being on the road and collecting money. I could stay out only 7 days if I wanted, or only 2 weeks like most people. When you like what you do, 7 weeks is nothing. 🙏🏽
Stevenstransport I stayed out 3 months at a time
How old are you bro?
23🙏🏽