{"id":2468,"date":"2017-09-01T12:04:42","date_gmt":"2017-09-01T19:04:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.classadrivers.com\/become-a-truck-driver\/?p=2468"},"modified":"2017-10-25T11:34:38","modified_gmt":"2017-10-25T18:34:38","slug":"truck-driving-in-mississippi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.classadrivers.com\/become-a-truck-driver\/truck-driving-in-mississippi\/","title":{"rendered":"Truck Driving in Mississippi"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>State Overview<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are over 4,670 trucking companies in Mississippi and the industry employs 22,080 drivers. The highest paid truck drivers\u00a0<a title=\"How much do Mississippi Drivers make?\" href=\"http:\/\/www.usawage.com\/ms\/heavy_and_tractor-trailer_truck_drivers-salary-in-mississippi.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">earn<\/a>\u00a0$49,430 ($23.77 hourly). The highest paying areas are Jackson with a Median Annual Salary of $42,320, Northeast Mississippi non-metropolitan area ($37,830), and Hattiesburg ($37,300).<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>Pros and Cons of Truck Driving in Mississippi<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong>GOOD:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"good\">\n<li class=\"\">Plenty of different opportunities with many types of equipment<\/li>\n<li class=\"hidden-xs-meta\">Traffic is amazing as comparatively, it&#8217;s mostly country highways<\/li>\n<li class=\"hidden-xs-meta\">Plenty of spots to pull over for a break<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>BAD:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"bad\">\n<li class=\"\">The pay is the worst in Mississippi<\/li>\n<li class=\"hidden-xs-meta\">Scales on both sides, east\/west of state on I-10<\/li>\n<li class=\"hidden-xs-meta\">Unnamed roads with no signs make things difficult<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>Truck Driving Tips for Mississippi<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"tips\">\n<li class=\"\">As far as driving on I-10, follow the 6 seconds rule, keep it bellow 70 mph<\/li>\n<li class=\"\">Stay fit and realize you&#8217;ll be away from home<\/li>\n<li class=\"\">Get your year experience OTR and then your options on who you can drive for is unlimited<\/li>\n<li class=\"\">Go to a school where they have a simulator, they teach you how to drive before sending you out<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>Fellow Truck Drivers in Mississippi Say:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3>&#8220;Driving makes you live the moment.&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>Ahmed M.\u00a0<span class=\"muted\">&#8211; 1 year driving OTR<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #339966;\">GOOD<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n The good thing about driving is the outside life, freedom : not having a boss on your head nagging you and telling you what to do, and driving especially in day time makes you feel life : meaning that you can feel the day, time, weather change .. not like being in an office or enclosed space walking in at 9 am and walking out at 5 pm not feeling time at all and you wonder where did my twenties go, or where did my thirties go. Driving makes you live the moment.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">BAD<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n The pay is the worst in Mississippi. As far as driving, on I-10, do not flock, follow the 6 seconds rules, keep it below 70 mph.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">TIP TO NEW DRIVERS<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n Stay the hell away from CDI\/TDI School because they are nothing but CDL MILL.. go to a school where they have a simulator, where they teach you how to drive before sending you out there, where they take you drive down town and busy highways so you get to taste the good\/the bad\/ and the ugly, where they fix your mistakes weather you were there 3 weeks or 10 weeks. Most importantly know that: as new driver know that you are not going to make much money during your first year. companies sales people coming to school will tell you that you going to make $75 K DON&#8217;T BELIEVE THEM. There is only 52 weeks in a year. If you work every week and make $1000\/week, you only making $52 K Max. DO YOUR MATH. If you have a wife, or wife and kids, or someone you care about, you may sure you give them the facts about being a way for weeks at a time. One more thing, You know you will be driving under a trainer&#8217;s supervision, so you ll be together 24\/7 for few weeks, so plan on a boot-camp<\/p>\n<div class=\"control-group\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>&#8220;Get one year OTR experience&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>Rex W.\u00a0<span class=\"muted\">&#8211; 5 years of experience<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #339966;\">GOOD<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n Not much traffic but it&#8217;s more business in other states to drive local.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">BAD<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n The traffic in Mississippi is amazing as compared to other states it&#8217;s mostly country highway<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">TIP TO NEW DRIVERS<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n I would say get your year experience OTR and then your options on who you can drive for is unlimited I would encourage them to drive tankers or flatbed the money you can make driving box van or reefer is limited.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>&#8220;Try to talk to someone who has worked for the company&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>Edward F.\u00a0<span class=\"muted\">&#8211; 40 years behind the wheel<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #339966;\">GOOD<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n Not a ton of traffic. Lot of working folks so not so many jerks getting in the way. Plenty of spots to pull over for a break.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">BAD<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n Scales on both sides, east\/west of state on I10, Not a lot of really good truck stops.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">TIP TO NEW DRIVERS<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n Look around, ask questions, try to talk to someone that has worked for the company before. Watch your speed, stay away from the lot lizards.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>&#8220;You&#8217;ll be away from home&#8221;<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>Kevin R.\u00a0<span class=\"muted\">&#8211; 3 years driving experience<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #339966;\">GOOD<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n Not much traffic<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">BAD<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n DOT somewhat strict<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">TIP TO NEW DRIVERS<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n Make sure it&#8217;s what you really want to do, Stay fit and realize you&#8217;ll be away from home<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>&#8220;Pay attention to everything &#8220;<\/h3>\n<p>Jon S.\u00a0<span class=\"muted\">&#8211; 20 years on the road<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #339966;\">GOOD<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n Plenty of different opportunities with many different types of equipment<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">BAD<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n Traffic and unnamed roads<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">TIP TO NEW DRIVERS<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n Listen to the older more experienced drivers<\/p>\n<h3>\u00a0<\/h3>\n<h3>&#8220;You&#8217;ll be on the road a lot&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>Catherine M.\u00a0<span class=\"muted\">&#8211; less than one year driving experience<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #339966;\">GOOD<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n Open road, traveling, seeing the world, good pay<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">BAD<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n Traffic<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">TIP TO NEW DRIVERS<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n Be prepared to be on the road a lot<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>State Overview There are over 4,670 trucking companies in Mississippi <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.classadrivers.com\/become-a-truck-driver\/truck-driving-in-mississippi\/\" title=\"Truck Driving in Mississippi\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2669,"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 Mississippi - Class A Drivers<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn all about truck driving in Mississippi. 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