My Nephew Just Got His CDL. Any Advice to Give to Him?
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ManfromNYCest.1900s
Banned
Buy him a GPS strictly for trucks if you have it in your budget and tell him congrats.
StackorStarve
All Star
Clean record as far as I know. Thanks for the advice breh. I’m going to say these are all my ideasI got you OP
First, how's his driving record?
Tell him to get on with a big national Trucking company. Schneider, Werner, Celadon, or Prime are the best options. That way he can be driving with a trainer. He would be doing an Over the Road job for 2 years, then after he has the option to drive Local or Regional
Also tell him to study and get all of his endorsements and a TWIC card as well. That way, with 2 years of experience and endorsements, Trucking companies will be calling him 24/7
StackorStarve
All Star
What does off truck mean?
Rembrandt
the artist
Pay off their truck, presuming it makes them high in demand independent contractors
Serious Face
Pro
Not exactly related to credentials but my brother drives and he says that driving a lot out on the road did a number on his back. Tell him to get something to make his ride comfortable so he won't have back problems.
Tell him drive with a local company first to get the experience of driving 18 wheelers and then when he’s ready he can buy his own rig and go at it on his own as a OTR driver… being young and single he can literally visit every part of this country while banking thay bread..
Zostrianos
Pro
I didn't know this; just updated 4 upcoming flights with my TWIC info.
Good looking out/Rep
Amerikan Melanin
Veteran
Even without the driving experience tell him to apply to all the utility and infrastructure companies in the area. Apply to the local Teamsters Union.
He may have to go on the road for a year to get some time under him.
However fukk that over the road hauling shyt, try and get into a Union. Work locally and stack your bread. That long haul shyt is not a healthy lifestyle and the money don’t equal out for the time you’re on the road.
He may have to go on the road for a year to get some time under him.
However fukk that over the road hauling shyt, try and get into a Union. Work locally and stack your bread. That long haul shyt is not a healthy lifestyle and the money don’t equal out for the time you’re on the road.
General Mills
More often than not I tend to take that L.
Lot Lizards and Piss Jugs
The the way of the road brehs
The the way of the road brehs
Yeah. Tell him to flip his knowledge and experience into freight sales.
That way, he can be in trucking, never have to leave home and make more money than a driver. Trucking is a saturated market right now and he’ll be pulling long hours to make pennies working for someone else or breaking even working for himself with maintenance and low freight costs due to increased competition for jobs.
That way, he can be in trucking, never have to leave home and make more money than a driver. Trucking is a saturated market right now and he’ll be pulling long hours to make pennies working for someone else or breaking even working for himself with maintenance and low freight costs due to increased competition for jobs.
Only thing: keep your nose clean. A family member just got hers and it excited the shyt out of me. You can make a great living off of it so not getting into legal trouble should be top of his priorities. Stay about the money.
UpAndComing
Veteran
Honestly I rather a new driver go with an OTR company first. That way they can learn about trip planning, DOT rules, weigh stations, sleeping in a truck, different time zones, etc
And driving Local.... Turning and Backing are 10x harder because inner cities have smaller streets, and there's so many god awful small old warehouses that can overwhelm a newbie with the backing