Please, stay in the right lane at all times.
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I uncovered over $40,000 worth of fraud being committed in my department 6 months after I started. I put a stop to it, was not allowed to fire the perpetrators and now I'm being sabotaged, retaliated against by said perpetrators, friends of perpetrators, and upper management. I've been trying to find another job but with the Covid issue most healthcare organizations have a hire freeze or are laying people off.
I’ve been in transportation for 20 years (management, not an actual driver).
Being an IC has its benefits but as noted above, it can be a tough life if OTR with young ones at home.
Very easy to make 6 figures as a driver if you want to work.
If you want to sit on your ass and be picky about loads and where you go, well, you’ll probably starve.
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Being an IC has its benefits but as noted above, it can be a tough life if OTR with young ones at home.
Very easy to make 6 figures as a driver if you want to work.
If you want to sit on your ass and be picky about loads and where you go, well, you’ll probably starve.
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How was your diet with that? I've heard that truck drivers are not healthy on average because of all the sitting and eating junk at truck stops. You have to move around to get blood circulation etc.
There are hours of boredom interrupted by people pulling out in front of you. Bad hours, bad food, bad hotels, bad pay, and if you buy your own truck it will own you. Most CDL schools are a rip off, you will flunk your first test so you pay more money. I owned my own truck and sold it to a guy. Then I drove it for him awhile and made more money than he did. I enjoyed knowing the other drivers, you have to make friends with the dispatchers, lots of negatives, very few positives. Blah Blah, Blah
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Have you thought about the Sales or Engineering side of things?
I want from being the Anesthesia Coordinator at a hospital to Biomedical Engineering and now I am a Field Service Engineer.
I love it. It took training and tons of research on my own to learn more about the equipment side but I can troubleshoot both directions. I have great relationships with clinicians as I can convey and understand in a manner that is on their level.
I make good money and the benefits are good. There is more time at home and I get paid to travel.
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I want from being the Anesthesia Coordinator at a hospital to Biomedical Engineering and now I am a Field Service Engineer.
I love it. It took training and tons of research on my own to learn more about the equipment side but I can troubleshoot both directions. I have great relationships with clinicians as I can convey and understand in a manner that is on their level.
I make good money and the benefits are good. There is more time at home and I get paid to travel.
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As a truck driver 3 things man. Pay for your own CDL, get forward and reverse facing dash cams, and last but not least there is plenty of home daily trucking jobs in your area. Go for those first! I just finished a court case for being brake checked by a drunk guy looking for a pay out. Dash cam for the win and he's paying for a Ford raptor out of pocket and doesn't have a license anymore. Buy a damned good dash cam setup.
This thread reminds me of the Swanson rant about government meddling in business afairs.
“Whatever happened to,
– ‘Hey, I have some apples, would you like to buy them?’
– ‘Yes! Thank you!’
That’s as complicated as it should be to open a business in this country.” – Ron Swanson
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“Whatever happened to,
– ‘Hey, I have some apples, would you like to buy them?’
– ‘Yes! Thank you!’
That’s as complicated as it should be to open a business in this country.” – Ron Swanson
Posts and likes are not mine.
I've been driving 14 years now and don't see me quitting anytime soon. There are ups and downs but thats every job. If you do pursue to get a cdl get your hazmat and tanker cause hazardous loads pay way more. Honestly you will have to start with a small company as their more willing to take the risk with new drivers if you're trying to stay local. Larger trucking companies will take anyone but you're going to be gone a month at a time no matter what they say or promote home weekly but you won't be. I would say figure out your finances and what you need to make cause entry-level driver's make around 30-50 grand. Once you have experience and know the game you can make good money but it isn't going to be your first gig. I work for a hazardous tanker company and I'll stay out maybe one day two at the most a week but I'm also single so I don't mind it. Last year I cleared around 109k so like said you can make money just gotta get experience and the right company. Best of luck on your decision.
Does your place of business have a whistle blower branch?
When I retired from the military went to work on a 1800 acre crop farm. Learned, well mostly taught myself, how to drive semi (10 and 18 speed). Definitely a learning curve. In the state I was employed a CDL is not required as long as you stay within 150 miles of the farm. It was a great job, not typically one to survive on a stand alone income, but with military retirement it was a good gig. I had a lot of fun, and learned a lot. Hard work though, long hours during planting and harvest season. Ended up working on an even bigger farm a couple years later (almost 3000 acres). The farmer had nice semis. Fairly new Peterbilts with Wilson and Timpte grain hopper trailers. Now I just ride a desk. Do what you enjoy, life is too short to be miserable career wise. I miss the farm life...especially now as wheat cutting nears. If you do decide to get your CDL, be mindful of traffic tickets, they can be career enders depending on the severity.
diet is shit
what?
the larger companies like swift hire anybody... JB Hunt.. CR England.. all those ****ers
I have quite a few years in trucking .. and the smaller companies are usually more selective simply due to insurance reasons.
the last company I worked at the insurance company actually REQUIRED 2 years of experience, and we were a 5 state company
Also
if you get your hazmat and tankerOp .. you’re not limited to freight.. you can get into oil hauling.. I have guys that gross 25k a month. Home every night. BUT..
its 6 on 1 off.. 12-14 hour days.. and on the 7th day you’re usually working on the truck anyway
I was going to say the same thing, that's backwards. the larger companies don't care who gets behind the wheel as long as they're legally allowed to drive. smaller companies are picky in hiring.
Maybe where y'all are from but i got my start with a small company with 8 trucks my little brother got his start with a small company of 5 trucks and my cousin just hired for a small company of 5 trucks hauling grass so like I said I'm just stating from my experience.
I have been driving for 10 years now, I have a really good job now, but man I put in my time, First gig out of school was delivering beer that was back breaking, takes time to get a good job, good company and good equipment, I have 18 speed Peterbilt she's a beast LOL love this part, I'm home everyday, as a truck driver expect long hours 10-14 everyday, but we don't work weekends, start times are early, If you don't land a good gig this industry can suck. BTW owning your own truck can be worse too, I did this as well, good luck take a ride with someone for a couple of days get a better idea of day to day.
Yea, maybe years ago smaller companies were willing to take a chance on someone green and train them how they wanted. Now a days with insurance alone being how expensive it is, having someone with no experience can be costly in so many ways.
if you're married, don't do it. Most of the time ends in divorce. Driver never home ...wife starts poking around.
it's terrible on the body. no sleep. always eating junk food. sitting on your ass all day every day. not worth the money.
maybe start your own business ??
it's terrible on the body. no sleep. always eating junk food. sitting on your ass all day every day. not worth the money.
maybe start your own business ??
You could also get into hotshotting.
Buy a decent used diesel dually and a decent flatbed gooseneck trailer. Or, you could also do car delivery if you buy a gooseneck car hauler (enclosed is preferred)
Buy a decent used diesel dually and a decent flatbed gooseneck trailer. Or, you could also do car delivery if you buy a gooseneck car hauler (enclosed is preferred)
These are pretty true. I never did the junk food thought. My last few years I worked for a large corporate company and unloaded my own truck with paper products. I was huge and cut like a rock. Started like 2 am, but was done as anywhere from 10-2pm. Loved that job. I got more ass going into hospitals and crap To deliver than you could believe.
hotshot would be wayyyyy better. haul ass in a large van, you can run small loads, run short runs like 8 hours and then sleep. **** the 53s man....driving way slower, have to pay more attention, dealing with licensing, dealing the hwy patrol ....ya **** that.
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