{"id":2463,"date":"2017-09-01T11:44:14","date_gmt":"2017-09-01T18:44:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.classadrivers.com\/become-a-truck-driver\/?p=2463"},"modified":"2017-12-06T15:29:43","modified_gmt":"2017-12-06T22:29:43","slug":"truck-driving-in-michigan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.classadrivers.com\/become-a-truck-driver\/truck-driving-in-michigan\/","title":{"rendered":"Truck Driving in Michigan"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>State Overview<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are over 30,300 trucking companies in Michigan and the industry employs 51,340 drivers. The highest paid truck drivers\u00a0<a title=\"earn\" href=\"http:\/\/www.usawage.com\/mi\/heavy_and_tractor-trailer_truck_drivers-salary-in-michigan.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">earn<\/a>\u00a0$49,020 ($23.57 hourly). The highest paying areas are Battle Creek with a Median Annual Salary of $44,070, Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn ($42,730), and South Bend-Mishawaka ($42,680).<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>Pros and Cons of Truck Driving in Michigan<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong>GOOD:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"good\">\n<li class=\"\">A lot of freight coming out of Michigan, especially automotive<\/li>\n<li class=\"hidden-xs-meta\">Flat roads for the most part. There&#8217;s almost always a way around traffic<\/li>\n<li class=\"hidden-xs-meta\">The lakes provide some pretty scenery<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>BAD:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"bad\">\n<li class=\"\">The speed limit for trucks is only 60 mph<\/li>\n<li class=\"hidden-xs-meta\">Miserable traffic around Detroit<\/li>\n<li class=\"hidden-xs-meta\">Ice, snow and cold temperatures<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>Truck Driving Tips for Michigan<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"tips\">\n<li class=\"\">A lot of speed traps and seat belt sting operations. Mind the signs and the laws<\/li>\n<li class=\"\">If you&#8217;re new and still not sure of your speed stay out of the left lane<\/li>\n<li class=\"\">Learn how to brake when driving on ice or snow<\/li>\n<li class=\"\">Understand the fatigue that comes with night driving<\/li>\n<li class=\"\">Many accidents can be prevented by communicating road conditions ahead of you<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>Fellow Truck Drivers in Michigan Say:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3>&#8220;On ice and snow the brake is not your friend&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>Eugene K.\u00a0<span class=\"muted\">&#8211; 14 years on the road<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #339966;\">GOOD<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n Not too many big hills, flat roads for the most part. Because of the flat roads if you encounter a back up there&#8217;s almost always a way around. Also, because of the many auto related businesses there&#8217;s always freight.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">BAD<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n Ice, snow and cold temperatures.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">TIP TO NEW DRIVERS<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n Just remember on ice and snow the brake is not your friend. Lots of speed traps, also seat belt sting operations. Mind the signs and the laws.<\/p>\n<div class=\"control-group\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>&#8220;Be afraid of your truck&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>James D.\u00a0<span class=\"muted\">&#8211; 15 years of experience<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #339966;\">GOOD<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n There is a lot of good freight coming out of Michigan<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">BAD<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n The speed limit for trucks is only 60 mph<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">TIP TO NEW DRIVERS<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n Be courteous to your fellow drivers. If you&#8217;re new and still not sure of your speed stay, out of the left lane. Always be afraid of your truck, once you feel like you mastered it is when it will show.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>State Overview There are over 30,300 trucking companies in Michigan <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.classadrivers.com\/become-a-truck-driver\/truck-driving-in-michigan\/\" title=\"Truck Driving in Michigan\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2665,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Truck Driving in Michigan - Class A Drivers<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn all about truck driving in Michigan. 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