One of the biggest things is the psychological side; a person has to be comfortable with themselves because a person will be alone a lot and thinking a lot about different things.
@ John Yes Sir I agree as I do a lot of this now doing long distance deliveries with a Medical Courier company some times up to 8 hours a day by myself. You have to be a custom to being alone.
I’ve been driving for 34 years. The first 9 as a company driver before I bought my own truck. Society today wants everything fast. I want to drive for someone for 6 months, then be an owner operator. My advice… take the time to learn your craft. No job will test your mettle like this one, no job will teach you more about your self than this one. If you take the time to really learn this business then you will have what it takes to be a successful owner operator for many years to come.
A really important video. My two takeaways from what Brian & Dave said; you have to ask questions. Don't pretend you know when you don't. Ask and learn. You also got to be passionate and committed to pull through.
I had it rough at first, i started in 2016 at 22 years old with one of the mega carriers, it was so bad i never wanted to do OTR again, i did local for 3.5 years, then i decided to try OTR again with a company that runs 389s, Dynamic Transit, I'll name drop them because they were good ro me. Drove only for 6 months with them then some personal stuff came up, and i did some oilfield work. But just recently i stepped into the Owner Operator side, getting a truck and doing it! So that being said, just because you have a bad experience at first with one company doesn't mean its over and your gunna hate it. Take a step back, reevaluate things and try something else, 5 years ago i never would of thought i would be getting my own truck and authority.
I’m coming up on my one year. First day of training. One thing I’ve been doing mentally is no matter how successful a move I make or misjudge the space or setup. I’m taking notes. Early on I wouldn’t try to back into a spot unless I had 3-4 spots to work with. I remember one of those. If anyone was watching me, looked like I did a perfect backing into a spot. But i saw I was backing into the wrong spot. My positive side said there still success. Didn’t hit anybody or anything and truck and is square in its spot. Safely parked. My competitive side said I still messed up and still learn from it.
Thanks you all I’m out of heavy towing trying to get into regional trucking. Going to be 40 very soon. Time fly’s. With that I’ll never stop learning from my elders you guys made this country.
my advice to new drivers golly is never become complacent or give into peer pressure from your dispatch. If your fatigued tired or sick … that’s it’s pull over ! Great video thanks for posting
DONT BECOME A WHINY NEGATIVE TRUCKER LIKE MOST OF THE OLD DRIVERS ARE. Stay positive, control what you can control, have good habits, and lastly dispose of piss jugs by throwing them at swift trucks
Your GPS is a tool use it as such! One of the first things I was told is to never trust the gps, check your routes, confirm that your delivery address is correct, and always pay attention to the signs, even if the gps tells you otherwise, the signs will be right before the gps in my experience !
@@deputysheriff2643 yes exactly! I like to call them to confirm the address but also confirm the entrance to the delivery 👍 we have so much technology and information available to us getting lost and being in the wrong place should be a rare occurrence.
Good luck though and I hope whatever you got going works out 💯. I'm long haul and I go home when I want liberally not kinda or sometimes. I pay half everything and book my loads. And come home after 2 weeks. If I come home after a week it's only for a day or 2.
Your wife will cheat on you(you deserve it for abandoning her), your child wont like you because their mom will only say ur a punto, and 50% of your paycheck will go to child support.
@@deputysheriff2643 damn, harsh truth, doesnt happen to everyone but they need to hear it, there are plenty of other jobs, just be confident in your priorities an decisions.
Im a new driver I always keep up-to-date with all of your shows I always like and subscribe. I like the idea that you guys keep me up-to-date what’s going on out there in the real world I feel like I’m a driver with you guys. I wish if I could land a job there I know you guys don’t Take new drivers. :(
My advice for any new driver fresh to it within a year or so if you do a lease be careful first off make sure you get a new truck that way you're not taking over someone's headache and having to pay for someone else's treatment of a vehicle and then unless you're someone that really hustles goes right to the jobs runser 9 to 11 hours everyday stay with a company that gives you a decent miles. I leave my truck but I got a brand new 2022 Freightliner I gotta from the showroom floor and every 3 years I get another brand new truck so by the time it is ready to be repaired or breaking down it's no longer my responsibility and the most important thing cuz I know for a fact to this happen to me if you can't miss work if you lay out that lease payment comes regardless I make really good money Leasing I have a nice truck very dependable and I make good money so it's worth it to me but I'm the type of driver that picks up and drive straight to my drop regardless if it takes me two days to get there but I can get it and 9-10 hours I'll drive the whole shift and try to check in early and do it again but just be careful when your new until you've established your style of driving you don't want to get into a lease special with an older truck or your responsible for repairs and then you're also not willing or ready to put 110% behind the wheel cuz I work my ass to the Bone and I'm still had at least one to two weeks where I owed money and that's just by missing a day or so and it happens due to maintenance getting stuck with a load but just know what you're getting into at least can work for you as long as you work hard hustle and most importantly make sure your lease is a newer truck you don't want someone else's headache godspeed Brothers
On the flip side of your advice to new drivers, we've unfortunately just employed a newly qualified driver, 23, and he knows absolutely everything, tried to explain to him about a particularly tight delivery, he wasn't interested 'oh I'll be alright' etc etc. I most definitely won't help him again. There's a big difference between confidence and being arrogant, he's the latter. Enjoyed the vid, valuable information.
He’s 23? The dude is barely old enough to drink. Yeah I wash my hands from arrogant folks like those. I have been driving for 4 years and I still feel like a rookie out here
@@miguelrobb5719. He is. The trouble in the UK is the acute shortage of truck drivers. This particular person passed his test, went out with our driver trainer for a day, then was let loose on the road. I've got nothing against new drivers, but you must be humble, listen to experienced drivers, take on board what they say, he doesn't.
hey man, I just have a small logistics company in Chicago a couple of months ago and I still struggle to hire a CDL Class A some give us the idea to post a job at the recruitment website but we have to compete with the big company that offers more than what we can offer and at the end, we will never get any driver do you have any advice on how to get the CDL driver? thank you for your help.
I’m working on my CDL I’m in it for the experience learn the ends and outs anybody out there that has the time i’m a family man just trying to provide I wanna do it safe for myself and others to be able to come home knowing just that
Don’t let flatbed intimidate you. I’m 29 and I got into it at age 27. It’s pretty easy once you get the hang of it. And getting the hang of it doesn’t even take long
What is a good company to start driving with? I have 0 experience and want to be trained well. Should I go to a separate truck driving school or let them train me?
This video was great, thank you for making it. I has me thinking a lot, as I am in my mid 30's looking for a possible career change. I work in construction management and feel burnt out, dealing with these rich elitist, takes a toll on you. I am single and have no kids, I love to drive, so I think OTR would be a great fit for me. Would any of you guys recommend companies to start off with. I am planning on driving for a large company for 2-3 years and then try the owner/operator route. Any information or recommendations would be greatly appreciated. JP
Marvelous video guys great Trucking chat this year..covers many of the bases of today's Trucking I hope many Drivers new & old take notes.. Success On & Happy Trails 🚛🚛🚛🙏
How come everyone is switching to automatic? In traffic I can see it being better. I’m so new I still like the manual. I kinda don’t want to see them go.
I was trying to finance my own license but my wife have the covid went I was doing my cdl permit and I run out money to finish complete my full license. Is any one have a good advice or know any other way for my to get it . thanks
I was never in the industry, never considered it. I don't understand the number of times you have to "warn" new drivers they're going to be on the road a lot. Umm, how can they be under any other impression? Do they think, I dunno, like they'll be local delivery drivers? It just seems to be a given that you're going to spend a LOT of time away from home ...
that was very important video to me im going to trucking school and don't know what to do after that so im going to go to the truck stop and talk to veteran drivers for sure thank you so much for the advise
Big mistake moving from a 40-hour workweek job to a 70-hour work week job. Also moving from an 8-hour workday to a 14. All your driver leaders or managers work 40 hours a week and sleep in their beds EVERY night but will tell you to drive hard. If you add up the pay and match it to the hours you are on the truck you make nothing.
Ok! This job* its a 150,000 bussines as owner and thats all in a 5 yrs to play with that ! If you got 450,000 in your back afther those 5 yrs you are my hero !😆😅 but 99.9% its not goona happen.
One of the biggest things is the psychological side; a person has to be comfortable with themselves because a person will be alone a lot and thinking a lot about different things.
Great point, John, absolutely!
Comfortable with themself. 😐 wtf. Jesus Christ that doesn't sound dumb to you? 🤔 Really? 🙄🤦🏽♂️🤦🏻♂️🤷🏽♂️🤷🏼♂️
@@I_Am_NAKOA he meant loneliness is a part of the job
@ John Yes Sir I agree as I do a lot of this now doing long distance deliveries with a Medical Courier company some times up to 8 hours a day by myself. You have to be a custom to being alone.
@StraightUpTruth hahahaha
Lot Lizards do not roll down the road, unless they left ya a special gift.
I’ve been driving for 34 years. The first 9 as a company driver before I bought my own truck. Society today wants everything fast. I want to drive for someone for 6 months, then be an owner operator. My advice… take the time to learn your craft. No job will test your mettle like this one, no job will teach you more about your self than this one. If you take the time to really learn this business then you will have what it takes to be a successful owner operator for many years to come.
💯💯💯🗣🗣🗣
Thank you for sharing! So true!
A really important video. My two takeaways from what Brian & Dave said; you have to ask questions. Don't pretend you know when you don't. Ask and learn. You also got to be passionate and committed to pull through.
thank you, appreciate the positive feeback.
I had it rough at first, i started in 2016 at 22 years old with one of the mega carriers, it was so bad i never wanted to do OTR again, i did local for 3.5 years, then i decided to try OTR again with a company that runs 389s, Dynamic Transit, I'll name drop them because they were good ro me. Drove only for 6 months with them then some personal stuff came up, and i did some oilfield work. But just recently i stepped into the Owner Operator side, getting a truck and doing it! So that being said, just because you have a bad experience at first with one company doesn't mean its over and your gunna hate it. Take a step back, reevaluate things and try something else, 5 years ago i never would of thought i would be getting my own truck and authority.
Biggest mistake new drivers make is after their first six months they immediately become owner ops through a lease purchase 🤦♂️
totally agree.
I’m coming up on my one year. First day of training. One thing I’ve been doing mentally is no matter how successful a move I make or misjudge the space or setup. I’m taking notes. Early on I wouldn’t try to back into a spot unless I had 3-4 spots to work with. I remember one of those. If anyone was watching me, looked like I did a perfect backing into a spot. But i saw I was backing into the wrong spot. My positive side said there still success. Didn’t hit anybody or anything and truck and is square in its spot. Safely parked. My competitive side said I still messed up and still learn from it.
1st mistake is eating taco bell before your 10 hour reset
Lol 😂 nice 👍
Or before you start a 10 hour drive...
Thanks you all I’m out of heavy towing trying to get into regional trucking. Going to be 40 very soon. Time fly’s. With that I’ll never stop learning from my elders you guys made this country.
my advice to new drivers golly is never become complacent or give into peer pressure from your dispatch. If your fatigued tired or sick … that’s it’s pull over !
Great video thanks for posting
Absolutely
And never be in a rush, shit happens traffic, bad weather, etc... take your time drive safe, better late than in a wreck 😬
If you're new just know that you are investing in yourself. Learn everything you can and use that knowledge to then go start your own business.🤨
DONT BECOME A WHINY NEGATIVE TRUCKER LIKE MOST OF THE OLD DRIVERS ARE. Stay positive, control what you can control, have good habits, and lastly dispose of piss jugs by throwing them at swift trucks
😂😂😂
Forgot to mention the other side of the coin: some people are actualy made for this industry.
Absolutely! Thank you for watching and sharing!
Again one of the most important issues have discussed,
Awesome great job bro....👍👍👍💪💪💪
Your GPS is a tool use it as such! One of the first things I was told is to never trust the gps, check your routes, confirm that your delivery address is correct, and always pay attention to the signs, even if the gps tells you otherwise, the signs will be right before the gps in my experience !
When going to a new customer always look at the location via satellite image before arriving. The gps will only get you to an address
@@deputysheriff2643 yes exactly! I like to call them to confirm the address but also confirm the entrance to the delivery 👍 we have so much technology and information available to us getting lost and being in the wrong place should be a rare occurrence.
Becoming a longhaul driver with a new wife and baby at home, expecting to be home every few days and still make enough to support the family.
Bad expectations for a long haul driver. Unless you're driving for your self.
Good luck though and I hope whatever you got going works out 💯. I'm long haul and I go home when I want liberally not kinda or sometimes. I pay half everything and book my loads. And come home after 2 weeks. If I come home after a week it's only for a day or 2.
Your wife will cheat on you(you deserve it for abandoning her), your child wont like you because their mom will only say ur a punto, and 50% of your paycheck will go to child support.
@@deputysheriff2643 damn, harsh truth, doesnt happen to everyone but they need to hear it, there are plenty of other jobs, just be confident in your priorities an decisions.
Great video. Thank you
Glad you liked it!
Stay clean protect your CDL, When you go shipper or receiver do not wear sandals
first, keep them coming ronan & guys :)
thank you, appreciate the positive feedback.
Getting paid by check is still a thing? Damn. I haven't been paid by check in over 20 years.
Wait a minute. How the heck are you going to pay a OTR driver by check when he isn’t even home to get the check? Lol that’s messed up
Yep, clearly someone still got away with it.
Im a new driver I always keep up-to-date with all of your shows I always like and subscribe. I like the idea that you guys keep me up-to-date what’s going on out there in the real world I feel like I’m a driver with you guys. I wish if I could land a job there I know you guys don’t Take new drivers. :(
Am a new driver signed up with a company today gonna get train then solo on the road so this advise was helpful am still nervous
My advice for any new driver fresh to it within a year or so if you do a lease be careful first off make sure you get a new truck that way you're not taking over someone's headache and having to pay for someone else's treatment of a vehicle and then unless you're someone that really hustles goes right to the jobs runser 9 to 11 hours everyday stay with a company that gives you a decent miles. I leave my truck but I got a brand new 2022 Freightliner I gotta from the showroom floor and every 3 years I get another brand new truck so by the time it is ready to be repaired or breaking down it's no longer my responsibility and the most important thing cuz I know for a fact to this happen to me if you can't miss work if you lay out that lease payment comes regardless I make really good money Leasing I have a nice truck very dependable and I make good money so it's worth it to me but I'm the type of driver that picks up and drive straight to my drop regardless if it takes me two days to get there but I can get it and 9-10 hours I'll drive the whole shift and try to check in early and do it again but just be careful when your new until you've established your style of driving you don't want to get into a lease special with an older truck or your responsible for repairs and then you're also not willing or ready to put 110% behind the wheel cuz I work my ass to the Bone and I'm still had at least one to two weeks where I owed money and that's just by missing a day or so and it happens due to maintenance getting stuck with a load but just know what you're getting into at least can work for you as long as you work hard hustle and most importantly make sure your lease is a newer truck you don't want someone else's headache godspeed Brothers
Thank you for sharing. Very valuable!
On the flip side of your advice to new drivers, we've unfortunately just employed a newly qualified driver, 23, and he knows absolutely everything, tried to explain to him about a particularly tight delivery, he wasn't interested 'oh I'll be alright' etc etc. I most definitely won't help him again. There's a big difference between confidence and being arrogant, he's the latter.
Enjoyed the vid, valuable information.
He’s 23? The dude is barely old enough to drink. Yeah I wash my hands from arrogant folks like those. I have been driving for 4 years and I still feel like a rookie out here
@@miguelrobb5719. He is. The trouble in the UK is the acute shortage of truck drivers. This particular person passed his test, went out with our driver trainer for a day, then was let loose on the road. I've got nothing against new drivers, but you must be humble, listen to experienced drivers, take on board what they say, he doesn't.
Thank you for sharing. These stories are unfortunately familiar.
hey man, I just have a small logistics company in Chicago a couple of months ago and I still struggle to hire a CDL Class A some give us the idea to post a job at the recruitment website but we have to compete with the big company that offers more than what we can offer and at the end, we will never get any driver do you have any advice on how to get the CDL driver? thank you for your help.
Help me to complete my license and I work for you . I looking for some benefits too
I’m working on my CDL I’m in it for the experience learn the ends and outs anybody out there that has the time i’m a family man just trying to provide I wanna do it safe for myself and others to be able to come home knowing just that
I am 50 and want to get into flatbed but I never driven on my CDL A. Any videos on recommendations for a company to work for a coue.of years????
Watch 50plus, it's a great channel for an older truck driver.
Edit: I see you already have.
@@brianwillis8447 I will continue to watch his channel, learn and get stronger to prepare for flatbed country!!!!
Don’t let flatbed intimidate you. I’m 29 and I got into it at age 27. It’s pretty easy once you get the hang of it. And getting the hang of it doesn’t even take long
I looking to do the same just got my cdl permit
@@miguelrobb5719 I appreciate the advice.
No questions are stupid when it comes to trucking.🔥🔥🔥🔥
What is a good company to start driving with? I have 0 experience and want to be trained well. Should I go to a separate truck driving school or let them train me?
This video was great, thank you for making it. I has me thinking a lot, as I am in my mid 30's looking for a possible career change. I work in construction management and feel burnt out, dealing with these rich elitist, takes a toll on you. I am single and have no kids, I love to drive, so I think OTR would be a great fit for me. Would any of you guys recommend companies to start off with. I am planning on driving for a large company for 2-3 years and then try the owner/operator route. Any information or recommendations would be greatly appreciated. JP
Marvelous video guys great Trucking chat this year..covers many of the bases of today's Trucking I hope many Drivers new & old take notes.. Success On & Happy Trails 🚛🚛🚛🙏
How come everyone is switching to automatic? In traffic I can see it being better. I’m so new I still like the manual. I kinda don’t want to see them go.
Our new pump truck is a 6 speed auto🤢🤣 most of our trucks are stick thankfully
Good knowledge! Thank you for posting this video.
Thank you for watching!
I was trying to finance my own license but my wife have the covid went I was doing my cdl permit and I run out money to finish complete my full license.
Is any one have a good advice or know any other way for my to get it . thanks
If in usa go see if you can get a grant
Im from north Carolina
I was never in the industry, never considered it. I don't understand the number of times you have to "warn" new drivers they're going to be on the road a lot. Umm, how can they be under any other impression? Do they think, I dunno, like they'll be local delivery drivers? It just seems to be a given that you're going to spend a LOT of time away from home ...
Thank you, it's important and great video
Thank you for watching!
that was very important video to me im going to trucking school and don't know what to do after that so im going to go to the truck stop and talk to veteran drivers for sure thank you so much for the advise
Be a owner operator right after school u ill make it but have some huge money safe okay
Big mistake moving from a 40-hour workweek job to a 70-hour work week job. Also moving from an 8-hour workday to a 14. All your driver leaders or managers work 40 hours a week and sleep in their beds EVERY night but will tell you to drive hard. If you add up the pay and match it to the hours you are on the truck you make nothing.
DONT PARK / SLEEP IN FUEL ISLANDS MOVE up !!!!
What would you say about Kelsey's transport? That is the company that I want to work for.
unofrtinatly i dont know anything about them :( sorry.
@@NorthAmerican-Trucking-News
Okay I guess I will have to find out for myself then
Ok! This job* its a 150,000 bussines as owner and thats all in a 5 yrs to play with that ! If you got 450,000 in your back afther those 5 yrs you are my hero !😆😅 but 99.9% its not goona happen.
I was told trans am is not a bad company
One of the biggest mistake they make not to ask these companies to pay them as contractors.
Go to mega carrier school job day 1
🖤🖤😷
I'm 23 years I love this job it's my passion, if someone can help me become a truck driver pls
The single biggest mistake is becoming a driver in the first place.
Is that true?
@@miguelrobb5719 hell no thats not true
@@craigj.651 My biggest mistake was not being a driver sooner