Newbie Truck driving questions
How many hours per day do truckers drive? Do truck companies tell the driver how many miles they want him or her to drive in a day? Does the company tell drives what time they must start driving and what time they must stop driving?
Why did you become a trucker? Trucking seems like a good job for me because I will be fully covered financially, it is not very social and I can advance my career. What truck company is the best company for a beginner to work for? Do most truck companies' trucks offer the same amenities? Do their trucks have a bed. refridgerator, microwave, heater, air conditioner, etc? Are newer trucks more comfortable to drive than older trucks? Suppose I am in Iowa and the outside temperature is -10 degrees farenheit. Will the sleeping area of the truck be cold? What if I am in Arizona and the outside temperature is 110 degrees farenheit. Will the sleeping area of the truck be warm? In Camden, NJ, I work as a security officer. Three years ago, at 9pm, I was sitting in my guard shack and a trucker parked his 18wheeler truck alongside a curb. The truck was parked directly accross the street from my shack. I saw the trucker get out and check the tires. After that, I think he went to sleep. The building next to the truck has a barb wire, fenced in parking lot. The building has bars and fences on the windows too.... The trucker slept in the most dangerous city in the country. Do truck companies allow their truckers to sleep anywhere? Are truck stops safe? Is truck stop food and a shower astronomically priced? How much food can a truck hold for one driver? Are truck stops good places to take a brisk one hour walk? Suppose I am in the middle of delivering a load to business xyz. One of my family members dies and I must attend services. Will any truck company allow me to stop driving and see my family? I want to be an regional, dedicated or over the road trucker for four to five years. After that, I want to get a local truck driving job. Do local truck driving jobs pay the samething as over the road truck driving jobs? I heard that I will need at least one year of truck driving experience to get a local truck driving job. What is the best trucking school to enroll in? After I graduate from trucking school, I will become an OVR, right? Do I have to graduate from a particular trucking school to work for truck company xyz? Any help would be appreciated. |
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The trucking company you choose will be able to answer that question for you. |
some companies (for example Swift) have on the job training. they will help you get your CDL and provide you with training. i believe they pay 35K to people who go that route.
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You are "ruled" by the DOT and the log book. Learn to manage your time/log book well or the DOT will get you.
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What is the best trucking school to enroll in? Community College, normally least expensive. Some private/commercial schools call themselves "technical college". After I graduate from trucking school, I will become an OTR, right? Not necessarily if you want to deliver beer or soda. Do I have to graduate from a particular trucking school to work for truck company xyz? Some companies want driving school grads to be from PTDI certified schools. One of my family members dies and I must attend services. Will any truck company allow me to stop driving and see my family? The company you drive for will not see it as a "must attend" on your part. The only slack may be if it's immediate family, mom, dad, brother or sister. The family better allow plenty of time for you to get there for services. BOL
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i think what he means to say is the DOT regulates your hours "by law" - technically you are not supposed to drive a class A vehicle more than 60 hours per week and i believe there is a daily hour limit also (maybe no more than 12 hours in one day?). also, if you do not have a few thousand to spend on a training school. i would consider the community college route. you can prob get grants / student loans to do it. good luck. |
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You can be on duty 70 hours in an 8 day period for a carrier that runs 7 days a week before you can't drive anymore, and there is absolutely no regulation that limits the amount of hours you can drive per day. You aren't a truck driver, are you? |
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:rofl::rofl::rofl: The blind leading the blind..... |
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But my statement still stands - there is no FMCSA regulation that states you can only drive a certain number of hours per day. |
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