Feeling Discouraged...

[Jason607]

Well I am half way through Werner's training, and hearing about slow freight/lower miles and getting really scared. Will I be able to make a living at this job? $300-500 a week doesn't cut it. I've got to many depts and bills and my idea was a job where I would be on my own and independent, and be able to cut down on these bills and such. I spent damn all togeather over $3K to get this far. Are my fears relized, or is there hope?

[jnk2001]

well, if your just getting out of school, you'll be getting 300-500 a week for the next 6 weeks. then things will start to pick up. but it's a good 3-6 mos. to get going really good on your own. things don't happen over night. BOL

[Born and RaiZed]

Hes right! It wont happen overnight! It took me about 2 months to really get rolling.
Its just like any new job ya know. the first couple months are kinda rough.

Freight always slows down around the hollidays/ winter time.

Summer is go time!
Stick with it, Run hard and go on a real strict budget.
I know its easier said than done. But hang in there man.

All you have to do is stay with Werner for 1 year then you can go someplace else and make some actual money!

[classicxl]

you are just starting out hang in there and when you get your own truck you will start making money.

[jdg]

Hang in there man, after you satisfy your contract with Werner you will have enough experience to find a company that fits you better.
A year goes by fast,....live cheap and try to hold off your debt. Talk to the people you owe and make sure that you are in communication with them. Communication goes a long way as opposed to ignoring them. I learned my lesson about that the hard way.
Good luck, drive safe

[mmiikkee]

What do mean "I spent 3k to get this far"? Do you owe 3k, or did you pay 3k?

[dle]

The unfortunate thing about this industry is that it takes time for you to get used to the flows that happen. This time of year freight gets slow and will be for a month or two.

Right after you get through training, you will have to learn what its like to be a solo driver. Sorry, but the only way to learn this is by doing it. You can get all the advice from everybody in the world, but, until you actually do it and learn it ......

Unfortunately, the best advise anybody can give is to hang in there. Hope and pray that you continue to have support from home, learn your solo driver lessons quickly.

[glasman2]

I'm sure me meant 3k for school

[Roadhog]

Coming out of training is just your first Baby step into Trucking. You are not going to be given Super Trucker work...until you get to walk on your own. It's for your own good as well as the Company. Your unfortunate mistakes in the beginning could put you out of your career from jump street.

[glasman2]

Coming out of training is just your first Baby step into Trucking. You are not going to be given Super Trucker work...until you get to walk on your own. It's for your own good as well as the Company. Your unfortunate mistakes in the beginning could put you out of your career from jump street.

True words from a Dago :withstupid:

[Roadhog]

True words from a Dago :withstupid:

You...yer friggin Good you...yes...you...no no..You yer good you...YOU...I SAID YOU.

[glasman2]

Dago's need to stick together.... Me being 1 to.
My boss would ask me " how did your day go?"
and I would say " it's against the law to throw racial slurs you know " with a smile.... I think sometimes he thought I wasn't kidding

[Jason607]

Thanks for the words y'all. I am suposed to meet up with my hopefully last trainer soon. This is just a big unknown to me. It's good to hear that is sun light at the end of this tunnel and not a hazmat truck on fire.

[merrick4]

Well I got my own truck and your fears have come true for me. I went with LCT in Florida cause I figured I'd more likely get home when I need to. I see more home then I ever imagined. They send you out of Florida and give you twice the time needed to get there. Then I come right back to Florida and you have to shuttle a flower trailer from the Miami terminal back up to their main terminal. Thank goodness I have money in the bank, cause I'd be starving if I was living on what I've been paid so far with them.

I can see what someone said above that they are not going to just throw you out there, but if they see that you can drive and get to where you are going on time, then they should just let you go. It serves the company no purpose to have people sitting in idling trucks like I do 3/4ths of the time.

At least I live in Fla, so for instance I had my wife drive up 4 hours to meet me and pick me up. I parked the truck and we had a nice New year's eve and New years day. So instead of making money I spent $500.

Well good luck and keep us posted. I was thinking of trying Werner if things don't work out here soon. If i have to I'll go through 20 compies until I find the one that's right for me. no sense in staying someplace and being miserable. As for this company LCT, if I wanted to shuttle trailers between terminals then I'd get a local job and be paid by the hour

[mowman]

I've been running solo 48 for Werner for about 5 months now and am getting very tired of hearing "freight is slow right now".

[mikey4069]

Because it is slow this time of year unless you pull reefer .