Posted: 6 years, 3 months ago
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Pretty much everything I've read has been positive too. That's unusual for a trucking company! Mainly seems when it comes to trucking companies you mainly hear a lot of bad! I just thought I'd post here and see what people have to say. You can never have too much information about such an important decision. I'm excited but scared too. I have 3 great people depending on me to make this work. I would hate to quit my current job only to get sent home during orientation for some unforseen reason. That's my biggest fear! To be jobless with a family to take care of! Danny Herman seems like a great place to work and I'm hoping for the best! I'm pretty impressed that are going to rent me a car to get down down to El Paso and for the 3 days I'll be in orientation. Most stick you Greyhound.
I have spoken with a few of their drivers. They seem to really like it. I have only heard good things about them. Good luck!
Posted: 6 years, 3 months ago
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Well my story is I started driving in 2001. I did a year and a half OTR with Swift and then 6 months with CFI. My wife at that time wanted me to be home more so I found a local job driving a concrete mixer. Did that for 6 years. Then did local p&d work with class b trucks until 2016 when I got a job driving a city bus and did that for almost 2 years. I realized recently just how much I missed driving big rigs and decided to get back into trucking. It was hard finding a trucking job because the last time I drove a big rig was back in 2003 but I finally found an outfit that would give me a chance. I've been happy at my current job. I drive in NM, AZ, and TX and except for 1 night a week I'm home every night. It feels so good to be driving a big rig again!I don't get paid much an hour but I get lots of overtime. My wife is finishing up her first semester of nursing school and working. It's been really hard for her trying to work and go to school. It's been really hard on her so I want to find a job where I can support the family and let her focus on school. I've been trying to find a local gig that pays more, and there's lots of them but they all want a year of recent experience. My experience from 2001-2003 no longer counts. All those years of driving class b vehicles don't count. I've been at my current job 3 months driving class A vehicles so it like I only have 3 months experience. I thought about working the oilfields and had a lot of job offers but I'm afraid I would be miserable and wouldn't last long. I've really got bit by the trucking bug again with my current job and love driving. I figured I would go OTR again and hopefully make enough to be the sole provider for my family. I was accepted by Danny Herman and after a 2 week refresher with a trainer I'll be on my own. They really seemed to have the most to offer considering I'm now considered a rookie again. I have heard a lot of good things about them and look forward to working for them. It will be hard being away from my wife and kids but if it enables my wife to get through nursing school our lives will be so much better in the long run! Plus if I spend the next year with Danny it will greatly improve my trucking career. I'll be able to get one of these high paying local gigs like with Old Dominion. Sorry this was such a long winded reply!
Adrian, welcome to our forum!
Your tag line says you're an experienced driver. I'm just curious why you're leaving your current company. Who are you working for now? What's the motivation to move elsewhere?
Posted: 6 years, 3 months ago
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I am all set to go to Danny Hermans orientation August 13th. I'm really hoping to earn enough to take care of my 2 kids, and enough so my wife won't have to work so she can just concentrate on getting through the next year of nursing school. I'm hoping I'm making the right choice by going with them? It will be a great sacrifice to be away from home so much but it's one I'm willing to make it it creates a better future for my family. Everything I've read in DHT has been mainly positive. They seem like they will be a great company! I've seen their trucks and they are really nice! I'm just trying to get all the information I can on the company. Anyone here work for them or use to? Anyone hear anything about them? I'd appreciate any information you have to offer. Than you.
Posted: 6 years, 3 months ago
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Danny Herman Trucking
I'm new to this forum so I need to ask. Is there a way to edit your posts? I was reading what I wrote and see a bunch if errors I'd like to correct but can figure out how to.