I Finished My 1st Year in Trucking - Here's What I Learned 

Bryan Ekberg Hey man some companies will train you to get your CDL but they retain you for 1-2 years.

Bryan Ekberg Never too late. If have patience you can easily earn over 80k plus per year. Get 1 Year experience and try to get into freight companies they pay well

Bryan Ekberg i hear you. I’m 38 been doing carpentry for almost 20 years. Got to try something else

I started at age 53

Dont do it.

Tony Nyc if you can stand to be away from home for months at a time. do it. im 7 months into an otr contract. best decision ive made regarding a money making opportunity

iAnon have you ever thought about doing regional or finding a good local gig to be home more?

@@iAnon666 i made 60 grand last year driving a day cab home daily driving milk tanker class A. i work almost everyday but am working 7-9 hour shifts. you don't necessarily have to be a long haul trucker to make decent money. im not 6 figures but i do pretty good and still go home to my wife/kids/house/dog/bed

thank you for the praise and seriously it will pay off if you stick with it. - Glenn

Eric Jones End up doing it?

You're welcome.

I’m not sure on doubles. I have never been interested in pulling doubles so I haven’t ever looked into it. I would imagine there is money in pulling them just as the other companies. It all depends how you push yourself to make your plan be successful. - Trucker Glenn

The snow is not the problem. Its the slush and ice that becomes the problem. I have never slid back downhill, but I have had to downshift going downhill in Colorado on ice before. That was on highway 70. Remember the brake gets you in trouble on ice. The key is to downshift as much as possible and take it slow.

can you raise your hands over you head and duck walk? can you lift and carry 25lbs if "needed".. with proper lifting technique. and are you drug and Alcohol free? If so you can pass the DOT. good luck everyone.

@muhamedberisha Read up or below bub I think you got this.

The hardest part of my first year was finding my way around route wise. In other words it was a little hard making sure I was taking the correct routes. Also when getting to the destination, it was hard making sure I was entering at the correct entrance.

From Glenn: I was accident free and incident free simply by taking my time on the road and at truck stops. Most of the incidents/accidents you will see will happen at the truck stops. Most common accidents/incidents happen while backing. If you are at a truck stop or delivering somewhere where be sure to always get out and look. If there is any doubt in your mind about distance or an object behind you or anything, take the 7 seconds to get out and look. That 7 seconds will save you more time than you will ever know!!!

I'm an 18 vet and i will tell u how to stay accident and incident free. First of all, take yr time, don't let dispatchers or anyone rush u never, always pretrip every single day, if something needs to be repairs get it fixed before driving it, always plan ahead, and pray everyday.Expecially for d.o.t lol that they won't go to writing tickets and things lol. And make safe everyday driving your practice. Own it. Challenge yourself to be a lil safer the next day. If u do those than 100 to none u will be ok

@@marcuscrossgrove6272 love it 😊😊😊

I would like to know this question as well.

Tim Torres when I did it, they paid $50 per week for food while you were in school (3 weeks) then about 50 per day while you were with a trainer (about a month)

Iodotoluene What company did you work for? I've been hearing around $500 a week in training. You can't pay your bills, clothing etc with $50 or $100 a week. If they are in high demand for drivers they won't get anyone working for them if they are paying that low.

Now its $350 a wk for 3 wks with the trainer after graduating. Then .44 cents per mile as a team and 30 something cents per mile solo. I forget..

Michael, Thank you for the kind words and encouragement. I now work for B&M Transport as an independent contractor. It's a local company where I live and it's working out great. What I did was I found a guy who owns his own trucks and got hired to drive by him. He is leased to the company. Now I no longer get paid by the mile, it's all by the load. Long story short, it's a lot more money. I'm actually learning what I need to know to purchase my own truck and put myself in the same position that my boss is in. As far as home time, I'm home 1-2 days during the week and every weekend. When you look to change companies double check on the home time and the pay. Start looking at local companies, preferably the smaller companies. Those are the ones that generally have you home more often and allow you to make the most money. Only switch if it works for you! If you can, go ahead and just stick to finishing that golden year because as long as you keep that MVR and CSA clean, "YOU WRITE YOUR OWN TICKET!" Congratulations on completing your contract and drive safe. - Glenn

Thank you. Awesome reply. good information. I'm gonna subscribe to your RU-vid. I'll keep in contact. God bless you and keep you safe

system transport out of Seattle if you want to do flatbed Regional

Hey man, I'm going to training with cr england in two weeks, did you like working with them? Was the pay pretty good?

Jacque Branch C. No not every week. 800 after taxes with pam is a lucky week

Jacque Renee ok

Jacque Renee no.

closer to $200 weekly