Comments By James H.

Honestly, I want to drive nights.. I drive everywhere in my car, but I see a clear advantage to driving at night, no traffic. I've driven a M1088 bobtail in the army with NVG's on so the lights can't be that bad ..

I applied for 5 different trucking companies, some from what ya all suggested and some that I liked from the get go..

Gotta get on the high road training tomorrow on my days off.

Thanks for the help.

I highly recommend applying to prime. Their pay, benefits, and perks are really attractive, and i dont even drive for them.

Ya i was thinking about that. Isnt everyone rushing over to prime for the $700 a week training?

I should have just went cdl after the military, i pulled a 53 foot commo van in the army. With a generator tandem behind that. I'll put in an app tonight gotta work all night anyways.

Wow thats pretty awesome.

I'm a rookie with Pride Transport out of SLC. We pull reefers. I *always* have a new dispatch prior to completing current trip. All no touch, close to half drop and hook. Grossing over $1,000 weekly.

Best wishes to you.

Dave

So I work at a textile plant and they love being off on holidays or extended amounts of time.

I brought home $754 for two weeks of pay, does trucking pay more than this for a rookie?

Just wanting to know before I make the jump. Been looking at a few companies and doing the course here.

Any information would be helpful.

Thanks

Paid CDL Training Programs

Start here. All of the companies that train are on here. And all of them have good programs or they wouldn't still be training.

Applied to Schneider, CE england and CRE. Going the veteran way lol

Ahh I am never home. Literally I have moved like 9 times in the past year. It's a science really all my stuff can fit in a big tote. Just a computer and clothing and the other basics. Just been happier to move around.

So everyone is going prime for training I see mostly. How about cr England ? I like the lion on the side of the truck lol.

Has anyone ever had to use one? Just wondering I know it's a worst case scenario, do the high piles of rocks actually slow the truck to a stop or the sand?

Some good videos on YouTube.

Just started at tmc and im having trouble shifting (double clutch) the truck is a 9 speed.. I've never drove a stick before. I sometimes forget what gear im in..can somebody give me some advice please

Is crockpot a feasible option?

I figure it's time for me to start contributing more than silly attempts at humor. While I don't have enough trucker knowledge to really contribute there, I do, however, know how to cook! I'm just starting out, so my appliances and whatnot is rather limited right now, but that won't stop Tastebuds from whipping up something good to eat!

Equipment I used: small cutting board, sharp knife, electric skillet, and a cooking spoon.

Food to buy:

Beef meat. I bought a pound and a half package of beef stew meat. I don't normally use this at the house, but for sanitation reasons and the sake of simplicity, I used them here.

Sour cream. I bought an 8oz cup.

Parsley. I bought a tube of already chopped parsley because I don't have the means of washing them properly.

Mushrooms, chopped. I like portabella mushrooms but you can use whatever you want, even canned mushrooms are useable.

Noodles. I like using No Yokes, but any bag of wide egg noodles will do.

Salt and pepper, duh!

Water.

What to do:

Heat up the skillet as high as your inverter or tolerance for grease splatter will allow. You can use some cooking oil here, if you want. Season meat with salt and pepper to taste. Brown the meat to a dark brown color. I took out a few pieces at a time and eventually cut them all into smaller pieces to aid in tenderizing and stuffing in my mouth later. Add mushrooms.

Once the meat is browned enough, add enough water to cover the meat, cover with the lid, and lower the heat to simmer. As the water cook's out, check tenderness and continue adding water and simmering until desired tenderness is reached.

Add water one more time and let it heat up. Add as much uncooked noodles as your skillet can hold. Cook until noodles are done and the noodle meat mixture is not too watery. Turn off skillet, then add parsley and sour cream. Let mixture sit for about 5 minutes or until the savage in you demands to be fed.

Bon appetit!

Driving OTR isn't reliable income, but local driving definitely is. My checks are always very close to eachother. Just find an hourly trucking job and that will help so long as you have work year round and fortunately people never stop buying gas so I'm always busy.

Don't i have to get time in before i even look for local?