{"id":2536,"date":"2017-09-05T14:35:57","date_gmt":"2017-09-05T21:35:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.classadrivers.com\/become-a-truck-driver\/?p=2536"},"modified":"2017-12-06T12:01:12","modified_gmt":"2017-12-06T19:01:12","slug":"truck-driving-in-wyoming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.classadrivers.com\/become-a-truck-driver\/truck-driving-in-wyoming\/","title":{"rendered":"Truck Driving in Wyoming"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>State Overview<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are over 2,560 trucking companies in Wyoming and the industry employs 7,020 drivers. The highest paid truck drivers\u00a0<a title=\"How much do Wyoming Drivers earn?\" href=\"http:\/\/www.usawage.com\/wy\/heavy_and_tractor-trailer_truck_drivers-salary-in-wyoming.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">earn<\/a>\u00a0$58,100 ($27.93 hourly). The highest paying areas are Casper with a Median Annual Salary of $50,910, the Southeastern Wyoming non-metropolitan area ($49,890), and the Southwestern Wyoming non-metropolitan area ($48,760).<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>Pros and Cons of Truck Driving in Wyoming<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong>GOOD:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"good\">\n<li class=\"\">Good pay, no income tax<\/li>\n<li class=\"hidden-xs-meta\">Lots of great opportunities from oil, agriculture and more<\/li>\n<li class=\"hidden-xs-meta\">The scenery. Open country with friendly people<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>BAD:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"bad\">\n<li class=\"\">Even local routes take a long time, destinations aren&#8217;t close in Wyoming<\/li>\n<li class=\"hidden-xs-meta\">The Wyoming Port of Entry is very strict<\/li>\n<li class=\"hidden-xs-meta\">Winter weather. Many passes stay closed through entire winter season<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>Truck Driving Tips for Wyoming<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"tips\">\n<li class=\"\">Use your CB radio in the winter to communicate with each other for road conditions<\/li>\n<li class=\"\">Make sure you have an atlas<\/li>\n<li class=\"\">Many accidents can be prevented by communicating road conditions ahead of you<\/li>\n<li class=\"\">Be careful of high wind areas if you&#8217;re a flatbedder<\/li>\n<li class=\"\">Remember to check your equipment before rolling out, especially in winter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>Fellow Truck Drivers in Wyoming Say:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3>&#8220;A lot of great opportunities&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>Cody S.\u00a0<span class=\"muted\">&#8211; 2 years of driving experience<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #339966;\">GOOD<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n Open country, friendly people, great agriculture jobs<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">BAD<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n Secondary roads, weather, ease of getting turned around<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">TIP TO NEW DRIVERS<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n Lots of great opportunities from oil, agriculture and more. If you live working outside, then Wyoming could be a great place to work<\/p>\n<div class=\"control-group\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>&#8220;Gorgeous scenery, scary storms&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>Cynthia T.\u00a0<span class=\"muted\">&#8211; 4 years on the road<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #339966;\">GOOD<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n The scenery and more laid-back attitude.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">BAD<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n Winter weather. Many passes stay closed through entire winter season and others, such as Sherman pass on I80, close down during storms.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">TIP TO NEW DRIVERS<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n Listen, listen, listen and learn.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>State Overview There are over 2,560 trucking companies in Wyoming <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.classadrivers.com\/become-a-truck-driver\/truck-driving-in-wyoming\/\" title=\"Truck Driving in Wyoming\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2716,"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 Wyoming - Class A Drivers<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn all about truck driving in Wyoming. 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