Info On "concert Trucking?"

Hey everyone,

So my wife has this new friend whose husband works as the head sound guy for a couple of pretty big-name musical artists, including Metallica.

He found out that I'm a truck driver and suggested I get involved in hauling their show equipment around.

He says the drivers all work for a couple of specialized companies that contract out to the artists, so I would be working for one of them, but he knows them well enough and has enough influence to "put in a good word for me" so to speak.

He says the drivers can make $2500 a week, which I doubt, and even if they did I'm sure it's not every single week... right? Like it probably depends on the artist and the show schedule, I would imagine.

Anyway I'm just wondering if anyone has worked or is currently working in this field and can share any insights? Is it worth trading a good job for? One where I'm already averaging over $1000/week net? Are there any significant trade-offs?

My main concern is the lifestyle itself. Since I'm a married man, and pretty devoutly religious, I don't want to put myself in a situation that is going to jeopardize any of that, you know what I mean? I've seen enough movies to have an impression of the "rock 'n' roll touring lifestyle," and I just want to know if it's really like that, or what to expect.

My wife seems unsure as well. She likes the money potential because it would mean reaching our financial goals much quicker, but I don't think she trusts that I wouldn't be "corrupted" for lack of a better word. I don't know, am I over thinking this? Should I just go for it? Would they even hire me given I only have a year of experience and a roll-over accident?

Persian, one of our members here does that very job. His name is "Rolling Thunder." Put his name in the search bar and you will find his profile, then you can scroll down and go through his comment history and find out some information on it.

I think it is sort of "seasonal" for the most part which is why it works well for some of these large carriers to contract the work - their drivers can enjoy doing that job, but when it gets slow there is other work that they can have them do. "Rolling Thunder" works for Averitt.

Personally, I think you've really been kind of at the top of the pay scale in trucking right where you're at. I think those claims you heard of making 2,500 dollars a week are something your friend heard from some bragging lease/op or owner/op. Those are not net figures - if they were we'd all be working the tour circuit.

There are some perks and benefits to those jobs that certain people enjoy, such as going to the actual events, but usually the driver needs to be resting during the events so that he can be ready to roll at about 1 or 2 on the morning when the show starts packing up and getting ready to move on to the next town.

Ah, I knew I remembered seeing someone on here who did it, I just couldn't remember who!

I agree, I got very lucky landing this job (especially straight out of school), and I doubt there are many places I could go where I would have the ability to make more money right now. Admittedly, being on paper logs has helped a lot, and I'm sure if I went somewhere with e-logs I would make significantly less, even at a higher cpm.

Which is why I'm hesitant to go anywhere else at this point. If the money is really that much better (which I have major doubts about) I would consider it, but as my wife put it, it wouldn't make sense to make more money at the expense of my soul.

Not to say that the "rock tour" scene or the people involved with it are intrinsically evil or anything, it's just that we're both concerned about the types of temptations I might be exposed to: women, drugs/alcohol, etc...