Truck Driving Jobs

devildice · #11 12-04-2006, 03:22 AM

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Originally Posted by crankyazz

lol I shouldnt of posted anything... ok only draw back besides the slow truck is that I slip seat and get into trucks that nasty people leave urine bottles in.... anyway shouldnt of posted anything....

now that is down right nasty!!!!!!!!!

ordinaryguy · #12 12-04-2006, 03:23 AM

why dontcha find out who had the truck last and report him for bein a nasty SOB? heh

crankyazz · #13 12-04-2006, 03:26 AM

I tried... they were like well that wasn't very considerate... but over all Knight is a good company... wasnt even looking at another company and then i got a phone call with a promise of .37 a mile that got me thinking... but I do like the setup just not going 20 mph up a 5 % grade when im only carrying 32,000 lbs of cargo.... maybe i bitch too much who knows.

ordinaryguy · #14 12-04-2006, 03:32 AM

only 20 MPH up a hill? i usually dont drop below 35 when i am grossing 79,000, but this was in west virginia

yoopr · #15 12-04-2006, 04:00 AM

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Originally Posted by crankyazz

I tried... they were like well that wasn't very considerate... but over all Knight is a good company... wasnt even looking at another company and then i got a phone call with a promise of .37 a mile that got me thinking... but I do like the setup just not going 20 mph up a 5 % grade when im only carrying 32,000 lbs of cargo.... maybe i bitch too much who knows.

well if it's going up Parley don't worry about it.

ordinaryguy · #16 12-04-2006, 04:05 AM

where is parley located at?

nrvsreck · #17 12-04-2006, 04:07 AM

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Originally Posted by crankyazz

I tried... they were like well that wasn't very considerate... but over all Knight is a good company... wasnt even looking at another company and then i got a phone call with a promise of .37 a mile that got me thinking... but I do like the setup just not going 20 mph up a 5 % grade when im only carrying 32,000 lbs of cargo.... maybe i bitch too much who knows.

20mph is an exaggeration unless you're using a six-wheel dually for that load. As far as 0.37 cpm is concerned... did you inquire as to how many miles per week you'll be getting? Average wait for a load? Average wait to load and unload? Hometime? Benefits? Maybe I'm a dummy, but I've heard so many drivers go on and on about cpm, and jumping ship for a one or two cpm increase, but for whatever reason they don't mention the miles, or the waits, or the equipment, or the bennies, or the people at the office, or the loads, or the routes, or the hometime, or the vacation, or the customers, or the appointments, or the... well, you get it... I hope. I don't know. Trucking is a tough gig. I guess you gotta be tough to deal with it. I'm the type that doesn't complain and just does the best job I can do, day in and day out, but I won't let them step on me. I only do what's in my best interest.

Just stick with Knight. At least for a few more months, a year preferably. Then you can get on with a good LTL outfit and be home every night. Just don't complain when you get home at 8pm instead of 7. :roll:

ssoutlaw · #18 12-04-2006, 04:39 AM

I think you should give yourself a little time behind the wheel before you ask for a little more speed! Don't job hop when your still new at the game. There are a lot of self richous, to much time on their hands, who are on these forums more than they drive looking for someone to pick on. No 70 mph is not to fast, nor 75. Some states are 55, some 60, some70, and some 75 so who's to say what is to fast. Its a game the states play to get money for tickets. I do believe you should slow down in the city limits and always be on your guard! I wish you guys would leave these guys alone on the speed thing. He was not wanting to go 90, all he would like to do is keep up with traffic. I guess 70 is to fast for these legal beagle stool drivers. In Illinois the speed is 55, and at the state line in Indiana all of a sudden you get to go 65, go figure. Does anyone really think it is safer in Indiana to go 10 mph faster than in Illinois? The federal government says you may go 75, now the states want more ticket money and second guess the government to extort money from the public. What ever happened to you must follow the federal law even if state and local laws may be more or less strict, I think I worded it wrong but you know what I mean!!
My advise to you is pay your dues, get more experience, and don't job hop. Everything comes in time, don't push it. Welcome to the business and be careful!

ssoutlaw · #19 12-04-2006, 04:46 AM

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Originally Posted by ordinaryguy

where is parley located at?

Parleys is just east of Salt Lake city, as soon as you leave the city you start climbing.

Ian Williams · #20 12-04-2006, 05:00 AM

I'd stay put for a while. One more job hop and you close doors at some of the better carriers.

Until our tractors were turned up a few months ago, I was passed by darn near everyone coming home over Donner to Reno. Its no big thing. Its about a 20 min difference between empties and 80k