Truck driving: Is it right for you as a career move

June 19, 2009 by  
Filed under Trade & Manufacturing Jobs

If you go into truck driving because you think is will be an easy way to make money, then you need to think again. Companies will tell you the pay is great, you will get a lot of home time. You can choose your own loads, go where you want to go, lease your own truck.

You will find when you enroll at a CDL school or a company, which has CDL training, most companies want, at least one or two years over the road experience just to get hired.

You will start at their base pay, and drive where your dispatcher finds your loads; your home is non-existent, as far as most companies are concerned. Most dedicated runs are put up for bid…

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