“I QUIT TRUCKING” I’m throwing in the towel!! is what’s the norm…
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I used to be an owner op, sold my truck about 8 years ago and picked up a local job delivering block on a flat bed, i spend half my day in the truck and half on my forklift, I make about 1k a week working about 35hrs a week, I'm usually off work by 1pm and don't work weekends and don't have to deal with all the bull crap like logs and scales and best of all, I have a life outside a truck. I'll be dammed if I ever drive otr again.
Then it wasn't 4 you. Some ppl actually love what we do. Some ppl it's a lifestyle & we're not complaining about every lil negative part of the job because the negative part of other jobs are greater.
Nomad life style is good and comfy but room is too small. This should motivate to get outside and Live healthy !
Amen
I drive locally, too. My life is 100x better than OTR.
I am truly happy for you for seeking and successfully finding the exact same kind of job that I did in trucking for 25 years. If you have everything all hooked up, a nice home, and financial stability, this is your place. Don't ever let go.
I paid off 54k in a little over 2 years.. that was my truck and trailer. I also put back a decent amount of money for breakdown and for times like this. I’ve been parked for 3 months and could only do that because I prepared for it.. I’ve been doing this long enough to know that the great rates weren’t going to last.
This man on here speaks truth!! I’m putting my equipment back on the road at end of July.. rates aren’t the best but I think they’re manageable for the most part.. live cheap! No high dollar a month car payment, mortgage is reasonable, etc etc..
good luck to all of y’all out there
Live like 🐀 work like a 🐎 . Great tactics 👏
We shouldn’t have to live cheap. We are business owners, and skilled laborers in just about any other field. We would be millionaires, but because we are truck drivers, and apparently most of us don’t know our own value we are treated like slaves.
Thxz Sammy!
I'm buying a truck for 81.5k in the next couple of weeks, leasing it under my bosses Authority to keep insurance cheap and to make it easier on my self. Its got way more power than I ever need and I'm pulling about 13k lbs 1 way and probably if no returns 44k on the way back. Average rates are about 1.80-2$ a mile for dry van depending where you are, I know the heat map, but things are actually starting to pick back up again, peak season is around the corner and the overall Stock market it self with company earnings are doing good this quarter. Currently, we're at the lowest Inflation % in the last 2 years thanks to the FED Hikes from Jerome Powell. Luckily for me I am in a position where if the truck breaks down or I need it in the shop then I can do that while jumping back into one of my bosses trucks to run as a typical company driver during that down time. A lot of people do not have this luxary and we also have dedicated lanes right now.
@@achaosg the cost to run a Truck is between $1.50 to $2.50 per mile depending on fuel. Your Boss whom you’ll lease onto and taking some weekly %10 to %30 and than charging you probably 800 a month for insurance. There’s not enough to go around to hand anyone %10 to 30% the guys whom do that and make it work. They own their equipment and they Do 99% of the work their selves. To get your own Authority after the initial premium which first year is always the highest will drop to $500 to $800 a month depending on your credit and MVR mines $700 a month for a perfect MVR crap credit and 4 years in business without any claims flatbed insurance is higher than van (that itself is a scam, but that’s another topic) the only reason to lease onto someone that makes sense to me is for steady good paying year round work and 1 way freight paying less than the cost to operate isn’t a successful business model take $81,000 and start a mobile mechanic shop or mobile welding. Or gun smithing or any of a 1000 business where you don’t face a 35,000 dollar break down risk everyday and what nobody tells you is not only can and you will have a 20k breakdown but you can have another 20k breakdown 30 miles from the last one. I had a clutch go out and the shop quoted 2,500 and kept my truck 9 days and charged $5,500 and 3 days after I got it back the Front carrier to the differential went out and I was quoted 2,900 and they kept my truck 14 days and billed me $5,018.47 and than 5 days later my Injector went out. $1,200 I did it myself. 6 days later I lost a trailer tire which took 5 trailer floor cross members totaling $2,300 and it never ends my friend and I don’t haul Frieght for less than $3.50 on every single mile Empty & loaded and still I’m not some successful business I’m a barely breathing trucker and I was foolish to think you can be a successful trucker without owning 6 to 10 trucks with how small the profit margin is and the risks.
I retired 1 month ago after 41 year's of being OTR, im really not going to miss it because my best days out of the 41 years were from 1982 to 2010, after that it started to go downhill fast with all the BS regulations DEF, ELD no parking,, high cost of repairs on the road when u break down, and ur lucky if the dealership's have parts that are available if not you sit for days weeks ETC,,, the other thing is nobody has any respect for others, holding the fuel pumps, piss bottles everywhere, roads all sk because of potholes in e every major highway especially NY Illinois, CT, and into MN all liberal states ,ETC,,,,,, I wish the young generation alot of luck because trucking has gone to hell. I WOULDN'T BUY A TRUCK !!!!! There's no money in it, unless you want to live out of a suitcase and have no life.
I'm right behind you brother five more years and that's it I'm done 41 years out here, enjoy your retirement
@@willsr.9154hello im 20 and i wanna become a trucker just to save up 50k. im able to save 95% of my money and currently have 5k. I want some tips into what would be the best to haul and otr or local and would it be better being an owner operator. I just want good money to save and start in real estate thank you im located in far west Texas
I feel ya but don't agree, 32 years I been at this. I broke my leg & was down for 18 months, I couldn't wait 2 get back in my truck. Rates ain't the best & I knew they were gonna come 2 a end also but consistency is still key. My truck is paid off & yes there are breakdowns but no eld. No big car payments or mortgage. I have a life at home as I go home when I feel like it. It's not all peaches & cream but it's what I loved since I was a kid. I worked in plants & that was modern day slavery. I'm doing what I love 💜😃
Im 26 got out of prison a year ago. Got into trucking in 2023. Quickly realize Trucking aint what it used to be. I’m leaving trucking to start my own business next year 💯
@user-zr9sr5if4b trucking ain't 4 every body but 4 you 2 say it ain't what it used 2 be is krazy. I was trucking b4 you were born, it's still the same if you kno what your doing. Change is a part of life, trucking is a lifestyle. Sounds like your not built 4 this lifestyle. Nothings wrong wit that but don't say it's not what it used 2 be when you don't kno what it used 2 be. No offense but you don't have the time in this lifestyle 2 be judgmental.
Let me humble myself. I failed from getting my emotions involved. I lost my truck and everything. And it was my fault. Thank you for this vlog. I appreciate truth and it hurts. Hopefully I can do it again. Lesson learned. LOSE YOUR EMOTIONS AND STAY CONSISTANT. Just a lesson to pass on. Hope it helps someone.
I hope the best for you and God bless you and make you prosperous. Amen
dig in put your brains to work ask 4 help advice or get pissed and quit THINKING . No room 4 failure kick butt team up. Do what it takes to be proud u did what u determined.
If it pays the bills???? Work pays..... maybe retirement. As long as you stay healthy.
Same here
You can do it, just go for it 💪
You are 100% correct. Rates go up and go down. Take the good with the bad but those drivers that thought they had found the rainbows end in the previous 2 years are now realizing that trucking is super volatile. Keep trucking driver!!
Amen brother! Couldn’t agree more. Confident not cocky. Learn from our mistakes and grow 👊🏻
There are too many Covid drivers they need to go. Sadly
Well said. That's exactly who they are. The "drivers" that paid $200k for a junker truck /w 500k miles and 20% interest rate. They waiting for $5/mile to come back 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Obviously neither one of you have a lot of experience behind the wheel to disrespect other drivers like that. Your parents should be ashamed of how they raised you. As always…it starts at home. Whether rich or poor…morals and respect for others are taught by the parents…sorry y’all missed out
@drivingwheelswithkeith2682 has nothing to do with what you're talking about. It is basic economics. Laws of supply and demand. Respect plays no role at all. I never told anyone to take those idiotic deals for those junk trucks, and at the time, I had less than a year driving, and even then, I knew it was a terrible sale. I never wished failure on anyone but back then I was constantly criticize whenever I said those rate couldn't last. Now look. 🤷♂️
You mentioned Divocckilled
@@rogerg0834 I love history. Your remark makes me think of those long ago wheat farmers who were raising $2/bushel bumper crops in 1918 that saw prices a little over a decade later of less than $0.25/bu.
Really thankful for your video. I think it was meant from God for me to see it because I’m really down on my luck right now with Trucking. I’ve been getting screwed over and over and over again by these companies out of Chicago and I appreciate your video.
Don't even say Chicago to me! NO scruples, double brokering, cheating drivers thru fees, taking shitty loads at tiny facilities mutha...! Whew!
I live near Chicago. Which companies are you talking about?
Hang in there! Things about to get better after the third quarter!
@BloomingRose60 You are not lying. I was out of trucking for a year. Took a Job with Kim Logistics out Chicago. This is my 4th week. And I'm about to go with a different company because of this. I got stuck going to a small facility in Pittsburgh. And had to reverse onto the street. And return into the facility. Thank God there was a class B dump truck in back of me to help me back out. It was a nightmare but I made it. Horrible route planning and just take any load. And then lie and say there options are limited. A wewk before the tornadoes in Iowa and Nebraska. I went up a dirt road outside Lincoln to get cattle feed. Absolutely horrible. When I stopped to put GPS in. The whole truck was rocking back and forth from the wind gusts. Talk about holding on for dear life.
Thx Sammy!Been feeling unmotivated but my truck will be paid for in September.trying my best to keep pushing
great video. I bought my w900 during the start of the inflation worked it 5 months made good money in that period sold it and made 50k profit on the truck. Took those 50k and earnings i made bought myself a daycab and trailer cash working local
Everybody’s gonna have an opinion. As an owner operator with a $2250 a month truck payment I see where this industry has declined rapidly! Rates are still waaaaaayyyy down compared to 2020/2021. For me it’s about running smarter NOT longer. These “effin” brokers have drained my love & passion for trucking!!!!! Can’t even get a decent rate nowadays! Anything less than $2.00 a mile is a DAMN JOKE
Here is my style. Don't run cheap freight at. Chase more money less miles. Park it when time's are tough. This is only my way and it's worked for me every time. Everything is paid for ( full disclosure )
Times been tough for a while now 😅
@@legenda4341 yes they have. Truck has been parked for 18 months. I plan on everything going to crap all the time. It has cost me and saved me countless times and I guess I'm about at break even. I do other things to make a few bucks. I've lost so much money do to brokers and of course factoring companies that it is very hard knowing that you are a victim every time you start that truck. Best of luck out there.
Dispatcher from hell does not help.
One or two bad things with trucking is not enough truck parking and not enough places with showers for truckers and not enough places for truckers to get quality food at a reasonable prices
Pretty good conversation sounds like you got a good handle on things. I was an owner-operator that bought the wrong truck for the job then did everything wrong. The left-hand didn't know what the right hand was doing. Then came 2009 and I was unprepared. Lost everything and I mean everything. Thanks for the video glad to see somebody making it
I'm not in trucking but my friend is , i was listening for him , and you have made a lot of sense for anybody to apply in there business and life .. i wish you more success...
Thanks man I needed that. I’m a company driver for 4 years now. Hard for me to get credit and money saved because I have family members that rely on me to help them financially so I’m left with a low-fat bank acct. I made my own way since I was a teenager. But times have changed it seems. Keep it rollin!
Thanks man really Appreciate the Advice...you have me looking at things differently now
Appreciate your patience and idea's with what should be done
Thanks for the advice brother. I been down on myself thinking negative. I know better. Thank you for the encouraging message. It was meant for me to see this message. 💪🏾👊🏾🙏🏾
I love your videos!!!!! Very educational and I think you are 100% correct on this subject!!!!
I have been watching you for years bro you are an inspiration. I am a one truck owner operator that has gone up and down in this field for 25 years as a driver owner operator for the last four years. Finally you give me the push to keep going. I’ve been on the road so long that I don’t wanna do the long hauls anymore. Lol but the way things are here on the west, we figured out a maneuver up and down the I five that is going to pay off. Keep doing what you doing brother I grow when I watch your videos.
Bro you’re truly inspirational swimming between old and new school, keeping America moving!
Man you are exactly right. I grossed $5800 as a lease operator for Swift last week working 7 days. After all expenses I brought home $2750 and that’s a with a $660 truck payment and $200 insurance payment. I chased the hell outta those miles though. Truth is the money is still there and if this truck was paid off I’d be doing even better. Also put 20 cpm in maintenance account
How much do you average weekly after all expenses
That's a solid week. During covid if I made $5k gross solo it was a great week.
im company and bring home $2200- $2500 a week for 6 days work. is it worth it being a lease? to me, no.
@@Eli9Awhat company are you telling us you clear 2500+ after taxes I call bs
@Eli9A I wouldn't. If that's your pay, net, there no point. Just keep in mind that most company drivers don't make anywhere close to that week after week. They might have 1 or 2 good weeks every 4 months and net $1700+ but that's not common for company drivers. More like $1300 net week after week.
A lot of people come into the industry when it’s hot then leave when it gets back to normal lol.
I made mistakes exactly what you said when times were good i didn't prepare for the bad times but knowing what I've experienced man I'll be doing things a lot different this time around!!!
Hey bro thanks for words of encouragement I was thinking of giving up on trucking but you got me thinking stay whit it
Mannnn oh Mannnn!!! Thanks for the positivity!!!! I swear I watch this video right in time!!! Thanks again Brother and Be Safe!!!! Let’s Keep on Trucking!!!
I have been doing this for 37 years. My secret for survival is… I buy my trucks new with 500k warranty, and keep them for 10 years. The first five years I pay off my truck, the next five years I continue making the same payment into my business account and draw my repairs from that account. Let’s say my payment is 4K a month. 48 k a year. Even if I average 20k a year in repairs I still have a surplus of 140k to either invest into a new truck or invest in something else.
The fact that it's that much fixing needing to be done to the truck. electric will lower that cost significantly for you
Great altitude Sammy, respect your positive looks at life first of all. And this kind of wall street business. Only the strong survive. Be safe brother!
Glad you are back out on the road. Great advice. Keep trucking.
Appreciate the game and motivation sammy!
Appreciate the advice I’m heading back out OTR next month
I drive truck for a year then take a year off . Been doing this for the last 8 years. You basically work 2 years worth of hours in 1 year anyway . Hate every minute while I’m trucking but the time off is worth it !
The ones that understand your message love it and appreciate it you give great advice and I respect you for that cus in this world we don’t get that a lot honest people
Most people WILL NOT... understand what you just said!! Thanks for the nuggets!! Stay safe brah!
Great Video! I love your work ethic, humbleness and your outlook on this trucking game! We never quit!! We gone grind it til we find it!! 😂 😂
Brother you are an OG and a veteran in this game RUclips trucker Legend let me tell you man thank you for the encouraging words I am an owner operator with my own authority and paid equipment staying strong trying to make it through but sometimes I do wake up with the negativity in my head and you're right why worry so much about a break down before it even comes!! all I'm doing is adding fuel to the fire God bless you brother
I worked for 7 years in europe. About 3 months otr with 2-3 weeks at home. I quit because of dispatchers because they were assholes and because of police because they treated you like a criminal.
My hats off to you guys and gals I guess who are still out there trying!! I had my tractor when fuel was 70 and going up. When it hit 99 we were all pissed big time!! But the people on the roads and stops were a whole lot nicer and considerate than what's out there now!! I've watched a bunch of videos on here and there's a lot of loosers on the road!! But the whole country is getting that way from the top down!! I keep talking to people that if the truckers disappear were in big trouble!! Hang Tough!!!
Ain’t no doubt about that 🙌
This economy is why I chose NOT to become an owner op. I chose to stay a company driver so that I don’t have to deal with the headache and responsibility. I saw the economic instability, when everyone else was saying things were great, and I determined working for someone else was wiser. If my employer runs out of work, I will just find another job.
Yeah tons of o/o gave up their truck authority over the last year, and some small companies went out of business, others got gobbled up by knight-swift-V-midnight-usexpress-someothersiforgot.
There are going to have to be fewer drivers or more strikes (Sysco, FedEx? Hopefully yellow and UPS) if things are going to improve. The more crap you take, the more they will pile on you, and the truckers have let it pile up so deep that many are losing money per mile, are never home, and can't find a place to park to sleep.
The headache is worth the freedom…
That’s what I’m doing. Got a year and a half under my belt now and in a month or 2 I’m going to get a x endorsement. Trying to shake off the company mentality I have from working at a factory for 17 years and realizing you use companies as stepping boards not the other way around.
@@solomongrundy6650 Not for me it’s not. I have a really unique situation. I drive for a small fleet that sub-hauls for a big company. That means I can work as much as I want, but can also take off whenever I want. I make more money than the vast majority of drivers, but also don’t have to worry about the extra that an Owner Operator has to do. Yes, I would make more money if I ran my own truck, but would have five times the headaches. For me, in this economy, it works well.
Good never get in it..
You were in Jacksonville, TX, very close to me. Keep trucking and making your dreams happen.
Great video bro needed to hear this thanks Sammy 👍
Glad to see you back!!
I was fortunate enough to find a livestock company that needed a couple drivers. Saved my business.
Too many out there running that cheap freight. They know you’ll do it, so that’s why it stays like that. Y’all know who you are 🫵🏻
Thanks for your honesty 💯
10:04 "Even in times of failure, keep driving towards success. Those little negative seeds inside your head that keep reminding you of failure, you start believing that until it becomes a fact." Train your mind to manifest success, not failure. Just the reminder I needed today, so many things will bring you down and must guard your mind.
Needed to hear that 💯… new member 💪🏻🙌🏻
Great video Sammy it's a well needed shot in the arm for alot of guys.whos struggling
Awesome advice here sir, I am thinking of getting into the trucking industry myself. I’ve been listening to many drivers on here and I’ve picked one very important recipe. To me it is humility, there’s a myth that truckers make booku money. I have the feeling that with trucking like any other business hard work and dedication is a must have! Thanks for your input and good luck with your endeavors and this is for all.
I enjoy watching your videos. You make a lot more sense in here than many of the other guys making videos. I always learn something from you. Not sure if you have the time but I could sure use some good advice from you about my own path to truck ownership if you could make time for a fellow Georgian. Go Dawgs!!
Thank you so much. Excellent video, I learned a lot from it, God bless you and best of luck.
My aunts brother lost everything he had his last year trucking because he was in an accident and was sued. He lost his entire life savings and went back to a factory job.
His insurance didn’t cover the lawsuit?
@@hurt1704 no, i think most insurance just covers a certain amount. I dont know the details but i dont think insurance covered much. Insurance used to be illegal as it was recognised as a scam.
@@hurt1704probably had a skeleton policy or was an outlaw
Needed to hear this bro.. keep the vid coming..
Excellent video sir thank you for posting this
LOL Of course I would stumble upon your video about not giving up ............. 😂
"If you start approaching failure before it happens, you're just helping it out"
Good ish driva❤❤❤ enjoyed the vid
I enjoy your videos brother, I couldn’t sleep last night, got out of bed at 4:30am and saw you posted a video, I watched it, went on to do a few odd and end jobs to make a little money to stay a float right now cause I’m. Journeyman Lineman, no work right now, I have an old 1980 Freightliner Cab Over sitting in the yard that I dream of running one day. I have always dreamed of being an O/O and I know it’s dumb to want to do this with an old truck but it’s in great shape, I have always wanted to do this and I find inspiration from you bud. I hate being in the situation where I am constantly fighting myself on deciding whether to go for it or continue down this path of resistance I’m currently on. I definitely appreciate your videos and I hope one day I can see you out on the road while driving the ole girl around. Thanks again man and be safe out there, until next time ✌🏼
Great video, excellent advice !
Hope things improve for truck drivers !!! Im just a lowly diesel mechanic but the sacrifice and pay for truckers is horrid 😢
I needed to hear this today. Thank you sir. Wise words!
Thank you Sammy for this everything you said I have wrestled with and you have confirmed ✅ it and I just said until God say so I am going to keep going
Sage advice. Thank you.
Thank you for this video, very useful information
Excellent video. Nailed it with the facts sir.
💯 I’m keep on pushing stay safe out there
Dude facts. I completely failed cause I saved money got in a bike accident lost everything cause I needed to recover was out for 11 month. Now I’m back on the road for the last 3 month trying to make it all back it a long road but I’ll say this I’m running them miles 3300-4000 miles a week pushing it
Keep on pushing brother and scale down your cost of living...
@@steven-napoleonwilliams1422 yes sir! I’m trying to but jump the gun and bought thing I thought I could afford. Now I’m trying to just save my credit.
@@8300rpmalldayJust sell them and cut your losses! The "wants", I mean
I went to driving a tour bus for bands. I'm thankful for driving OTR for 5 years or I wouldn't have the job I have now.
Oh man you've got my dream job.
@user-cx8sp8xw2d get that P endorsement and email company's some will teach you. You just need one yes
Needed to hear this ....thank you
Im a company driver. Flatbeder .. salute you O/Os.. i know my lane and what works for me.. for me its the consitenncy and simplicity. My company has contracts and i get paid percentage of the rate, not cpm.. I know myself, im not a super hero trucker nor am i a numbers crutching business mind. i dont need my name on the side of the door.. i just get my piece of the pie and cruise the roads 💪🏿
"Satan is out to get me". I felt that statement.😅
Appreciate the pep talk
Yes sir. Great video!
I like your positive mindset, it's motivating...
Thanks bro I needed that
Great talk men.we all probably know but we still need to hear from someone else that reaffirms. Thank you
Bro was perplexed with that left turn😂😂
Good stuff Sammy, thanks
Thank you for this very informative information..🙌🏾💪🏾💯💯
This is the greatest advice you can get. It works every time. Working hard when times are good to position yourself when times are bad,still works. Accepting responsibility for bad decisions and making corrections, still works. Thank you,driver, keep on trucking.
Thank you for encouraging words
Man I appreciate this❤ sometimes it don't matter what you save those repairs will whip you out, Had to use a credit card I haven't used In years on a repair last week...had 12k save for maintenance and its gone ...talk about stress
To each his own I am doing very well and staying grateful
That was awesome brother, great words to live by, WHAT A MAN THINKS HE BECOMES. THATS LAW. I HOPE EVERY TRUCKER 🙏 OUT THERE LEARNS SOMETHING FROM THIS.🎉AWESOME 👌
🙌 Yesir 😎 Same here bro, I wish all would see and understand it
Thank you Sammy B🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿
Hey maaaaannn!!! I miss hearing your voice! Love ya man! Great message!
Damn boy, you was right up the road from my little small town on that pick up. I really miss being on the road, but just couldn't make it work. Hope to get back out there someday.
the piney woods of ne texas...
903 baby
💪🏾💯🔥Like this video, just gave me some things need think about as usual just been down tough road these pass acouple months just looking at other options to take in the field to make real good money in the market
I am not in the trucking business but I enjoyed the video. Down to earth and straight forward ❤
Your Islamic faith and culture will save you doing these trouble times
Yeah Boy! Great to see you.
🚛🚛Great motivational video for truckers and everyone else.👌🏽👌🏽🚛🚛
Man I needed to hear this message! Keep preaching my guy you are helping alot of guys rather you know it are not. I know this word help me.
I always check out your vids brother glad u still trucking thanx for ya service frfr. But we gotta wake up and see it for what it really is. So much I would like to say here but ya know. But it will get better
After being in the trucking industry for 25yrs. I’ve never been otr & never will I have done well with starting out with an 76’ Rd Mack 5&4&2 only worked 300 mi. Radius from home bought several new trucks over the yrs. Been up & down rough competition & a lot of under Bids Built good client and tell. Still to day I run my ole Mack every day. No one else can drive it. Currently teaching my youngest son. Keep your head guys & fight for your dream rather it’s trucking or a Doctor or businessman giving them drivers a business loan. Stay strong
You really gave a good explanation for the newbies. The drivers now 💬 is the 💰 not being a business owner. 40 years driving nothing really changed that much in transportation.
Real talk. 4k a week is more than enough for me.
You got my sub. 😎
Appreciate that
Good to see you again Sammy. Have a great Reagan brother.👍👍👍
Weekend
I’m in survival mode , I’m living on the truck , it’s pay off I put all my furniture in a storage , cooking the food inside truck and doing only short loads , My family is in Brazil , can’t afford keep them here . Things will get better , this is America
I can honestly say, I often feel like I’m ready to throw in the towel. I’ve been otr for the last 14 years. These last 2 have been a lot of misery for me personally. A few reasons have made me feel down about trucking but it just my opinion.
I work for a top LTL company. My terminal is 2hrs from home. When I started with this company I ran team with my good friend. We ran for 2yrs, left out Sunday back home Thursday but my pal was ready to start running local as he was having some issues with his personal life and I don’t blame him one bit. But in return, I had to figure out something else to do and being 2hrs away from home/work, it made local running questionable. I either had to transfer to a yard closest to home which is a good 45-60mins from home and sadly, you do not keep your seniority when transferring, or I find someone else that wants to run team and hope we can mingle well being stuck in a small truck for 2 grown men all week and my other option was running line haul. I went with line haul as it would guarantee me a set run all week every week. I didn’t have but a few yrs seniority so I was left with the night runs after bidding.
I leave the house Monday around 5pm work the night and then Tuesday morning I head to a hotel close to work because driving 2-2.5hrs one way to and from work just isn’t feasible. Work doesn’t help pay for the hotel stay during the week unless I’m having to shut down in a different city. I then return home Saturday by 4pm. But once I get home on Saturdays I’m ready to crash from being up since 5pm the day before, drive 647miles in the truck then drive another 145miles in my car to get home being awake for dang near 24hrs. So Saturday is pretty much a wasted day and that leaves me with Sundays to bond with the wife and kids and try to keep my sanity and so on. Not to mention dealing with the daily BS of idiot steering wheel holders who can’t figure out how cruise control works or they are just brain dead to their surroundings and down to the minivans, sometimes I wonder how I can hold it together lol
That's not a life worth remembering. Change industry. Even if it pays less. You will be happier in the long run.
@@jamesballard6564 you’re absolutely right!! I look back at the years I’ve missed out watching my kids take first steps, speak first words and missed many family events etc. I got into this lifestyle in hopes to be better off in the long run and provide my family with a happy life but now the wife and kids don’t live the happy life I envisioned as I’m never home and they can only enjoy me through FaceTime and it’s really getting to them anymore. I’m not sure what I’d look into next but whatever it is, I won’t take it if it doesn’t allow me a life outside of work. I’m only getting older!
UPS???
@@Goodboy26611 Think “Green and White” ………
Man that would suck I couldn't handle that every week.I would have to find a local job home every night with my family.
I'm not a trucker, but my neighbor drove a tractor trailer for 40 years. He retired a couple years. He told me trucking was filled with fun and freedom when he started. When he retired, new technology like gps and digital log books ruined it. Companies wanted to know why you made left instead of a right and they watched your drive hours closely. I can't speak from experience, but it sounds like alot of things lately. Technology sucked the fun out of everything.
What he left out was those ELD (electronic log devices) are the reason why drivers are parking where they can for two MANDATORY thirty minute breaks and when we got to the end of our eleven hour work day. If you go ONE minute of that allotted 11 hours and those log show you didn't take those TWO mandatory thirty minute breaks you are in for a huge fine. No exceptions. Those fines are the reasons that fuel many new drivers to simply park fully loaded trucks and say 'fuck it, I'm outta here, come get YOUR goddam truck".
I understand if your trk is 2007 or older, u don't have to have eld.
That is true but the guy he is describing does not sound like an owner operator. Most trucks on the road are 2007 or newer and require eld's. Guys have gotten tickets for stupid reasons such as having the eld on local instead of over the road setting even though the eld recorded EVERYTHING that an over the road would have covered too. It's stupid but thats the way it is. The guy sounds to me like someone who knows how to do a job and doesn't want or need electronic eyes looking at him from a thousand miles away. The job is simply thankless and I am not going to do it again.
@@itchintogo7689
Dot regulations yeah you are right when the shelves are empty at the grocery store they might think twice why theirs no drivers anymore!!
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