Description: Central Community College Truck Driving School. Call 402 460 2112 /An accredited course for students to earn their CDL and start a new career in the trucking field.seats available in up coming classes
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@shaithis45 I have been trying to get on with Halliburton here in California for a while now. But you know how that goes. Like I said I would like to haul some radioactive waste or gold in the future.
@shaithis45 I just got done hauling gasoline. Very good money, some of the veteran guys at my company were making around six figures a year (although that took 20 years). I was only brought in as a relief driver now I am hauling explosives. Be sure to check out my videos I have some good vids of loading/unloading fuel, driving, etc.
@truckerevan now that I look back on it all, I probably lacked follow through for clawing my way into other areas (and others have said go ahead and try it all). I was almost afraid of being typecasted in not being able to do anything else other than just be viewed as just a driver and wanted a little more flexibility in my talents. In listening to you a little more, yes the hazmat opps are out there and the right companies if you just look.
@truckerevan I would've decked trucks with a more professional outfit back then but was stupid enough to buy into Swift's Volvo Driveaway advertisement so talk about f'ing up :) Yeah I would not have minded clawing my way into some serious frieght myself. Had I played my cards a little better, what I should've done was apply for and deliver gasoline. I think they were looking for applicants. I also almost got on board with a chemical outfit but didn't take it.
@truckerevan I hear what you are saying now about fairing well. I probably missed opportunities like working for USF locally doing night work but was to a point where I wanted a normal lifestyle. Though I must say persistance did pay off getting me where I wanted to be and yes you sell yourself professionally and see those opportunities open up. It took a leap of faith interviewing in a town 3 hours away to get me there and taking a few risks. Good point.
@shaithis45 A lot of people do, it's tough. You gotta have a shit load of will and sacrifice a lot. I will admit that I did. My first OTR job was in a cabover with a 48" sleeper. I ran most of the U.S. The truck was a pile of shit no radio, no a.c., broke down all the time. But I stuck it out clawed from one job to the next. Tried to haul anything and everything. My next step hopefully is hauling radioactive waste, right now it's explosives. I like hauling anything and everything.
@truckerevan you are absoulutely right about the OTR rat race and I almost made that grave error returning to it but was fortunate enough to be turned down by a general freight company. So I just refined my skills outside of trucking and it got me a permanent position for the long haul and steady pay. You are right about one thing, I was hauling the wrong frieght and basically the wrong everything and that is the trap I fell into with big OTR.
@shaithis45 I don't doubt that at all. Swift has always been a bottom feeder dweller schister outfit. It's a training company that has all they've been.
@shaithis45 I've taken breaks from driving and was able to get back into no problem with smaller companies as long as you show you can drive well. OTR outfits (most) have never been worth a shit. But like I said I see some come into this industry and flourish and a bunch of people fall flat. It's meant for some and not others. It's in your blood or not. Anymore all I see is a lot of wannabe's playing trucker. You found your thing and congrats. I found my thing and couldn't be happier.
@shaithis45 the difficulty was in finding local work that paid well and allowed one to continue their college educational goals. I just stopped driving a long time ago, developed my technical background and applied that to some hiddent computer talents. Unfortunately the area I was living in didn't have any good opportunities to access the industry as a temp employee but regardless I'm where I want to be. FYI, I also have maintained my CDL and hazmat.
@truckerevan I tried going into decking trucks. Only one minor drawback which caused me to call it quits. I went back to Swift :( It never took much for me to realize when you are making runs to Canada and not getting paid flat deadhead to Swift missing major hotel expenses on every other trip, that was just a sign to get the hell out. FYI, I did haul postal as a seasonal job and made more money in two weeks than I ever would working for Swift.
@shaithis45 I myself took every opportunity I could get to obtain secondary training. Most companies offer it for free. I got into Haz-Mat freight which has paid off for me. I make a decent living (more than my friends with 4 year degrees), full benefits, get home everyday, two days off a week, and drive decent equipment. I didn't spend years on the road, just took a little initiative. OTR mega dweller outfits suck ass. Decent jobs usually aren't advertised in the trucking industry.
@shaithis45 Diversify meaning get out of the OTR dweller rat race, quit hauling dummy freight, refine your skills, learn new things. I ran all 48 Canada and Mexico solo, team, and as a trainer. I survived just as well. Trucking is more than OTR dry van. There are a million different opportunities for commercial drivers out there today. The better jobs out there usually aren't in a magazine outside a truck stop.
