Going local...
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Location: Auburn, CA
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#13
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: wa
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forget the phone calls.get in their face.that government job probably requires using the computer or going to the employment office. i checked with a paving oufit here and they said you have to go to the teamsters office.i would do the ltl thing if i didnt live so far out and was a little younger.this economy might be going down from hearing about freight volumes and fuel prices.alot of this stuff kicks in 6 months down the line.best to get started
#17
I don't know how it is where you are, but here in the D/FW area, I'm doing good. This is the post I do to keep everyone informed.
http://www.classadrivers.com/phpBB2/...084&highlight=
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#18
Just got my W-2's from JB Hunt....
Three months on the road.... Total Income = $5534.12 That was the bottom line, and the reason why there wasn't a forth month. :wink:
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Originally Posted by kona911
I'm actually really nervous to go local. Gordon is everything and the only thing I know about trucking. I understand 100% how they work, the customers and i knew my friends. Now I'm starting over and don't know a thing.
Anyone else miss trucking as much as I do but likes being home?
There's a ton of local companies in sacramento and surrounding area's but most of them don't have a website or phone # on the truck or a website at all. How do you apply to find out more info about these companies? Usually the ones who don't stop in truck stops.
That's why the vast majority of OTR jobs suck. Those outfits are CONSTANTLY advertising for drivers.
I'd like to get a job with a company who pulls trailers around town rather than a dump or concrete truck.... Any advice for going local? Do I need to get my hazmat?
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