Comments By Dennis R.

There is plenty of money to be made in the freight business,both for the driver and company. Your job,if you chose to accept it,will be to find a company,willing to pay you an honest rate of pay,without cheating you. Easier said than done.

The big companies,never have enough people,to accomplish,their work load. They hire kids out of school,give them a title..manager..and let them learn..they rarely realize every minute,is important,to the driver..they go home after 8 hours and pass the buck to another student for the night..probably studying for his batchelors degree,while answering your calls. Endless revolving door of people,hungry to be over worked. Large corps are notorious for waste,and getting simething accimplished at a mega..is impossible. Ive had 2 palets of cookies on my truck for 10 days..missed appt 1 was not my fault,picked up load in boston monday,drive to seattle by friday evening..sit all weekend,try to deliver am..we have no appt..come back wednesday? See what I mean?

They use the local motels,laquinta,quality,and ramada. Want to visit the roach motel..visit cre..and the rap squad.

Any school you attend,will have nearly every trucking company at the school,telling you how great their company is. When you get out on the road,talk to other drivers. All big mega carriers,only care about share holders and profit,your strickly going to be a number. Get your license wherever you can,get a few years experience,then find a small family run busuness,where you can talk to the owner directly. Youll never be appreciated at a mega truck company.

Seriously,its not that bad..rooms are not bug unfested,their terminals are clean,and the ramada has a pool and hot tub. My contract is nearly finished,120 k mileage in 9 months...my cdl lasts a lifetime. That being said,I gave notice I intend to leave,and Ive been under serveilance 24-7. My qualcom used to come on maybe every 8 hours while parked..recently its lit up 24-7. Guess most drivers abandon their trucks..I wont do that. But its funny how things change,when they realize,you no longer owe them.

Ive got a year experience driving otr,and want to give flatbed a try. Anyone gone the flatbed route,and made a decent income? Thanks

Ive talked to students at multiple locations..same school that you experienced at indy. Normal student will take 4-6 weeks to get cdl,then one month with trainer. Figure 60 days from Orientation,to your own truck.

All those trucks look impressive,sitting at the termunal but...they would look more impressive,on the road.

Animal lovers kill me. I dont purposely want to kill anything,but if it crosses the road,its going to meet its death..not me.

West is definately the prettier side of the country,truck stops everywhere,and heavy traffic,only in major cities. Roads are much better maintained,due to climate,and less traffic. This is where O/O have a great advantage..I would never go east of Chicago as a O /O.