Back in 2022 I took on a local truck driving position for an Amazon Freight Partner in my city. I was no stranger in hauling Amazon freight since I had been an Amazon Southeast regional driver for the previous 3 years. There were some key differences in running as a local driver though and I…
Many people come out of CDL-A school with the desire to land a local truck driving job. The reality is most companies will not take you as an inexperienced driver to work local. What this means is you will have to go over the road and gain some valuable experience before landing that dream driving…
If you are wondering what it is like to be a Southeast regional truck driver you are in luck. I drove in all of the south-eastern lanes for over 2 years as a professional truck driver. I am going to go over the pros and cons of what a SE regional driver is likely to…
The Benefits of Being an Amazon Truck driver If you are curious of what it is like to be a CDL-A driver running Amazon freight you are going to love this article. I hauled freight for Amazon for over 2 years and drove over 200,000 miles for them. By the time I finished there I…
If you are new to trucking and just passed the CDL exam it is likely your first trucking job will have you spending a lot of time with your trainer. No one wants to do this, but it is a requirement for most truck jobs in order to get your over the road experience. Most…
In the summer of 2016, I signed up for a course at my local community college named Commercial Vehicle Driving. Little did I know how this 2-month course would forever change my life in ways I had never imagined. Financially I would go on to earn more than any other career in my adult life…
No matter what type of trucking job you have you will have to deal with your dispatcher on a daily basis. They are there to tell you where your next pickup or delivery is and to also make sure you are running on time. You will end up talking or communicating more with them than…
Truck jobs have a lot in common, but they also have some differences. Let’s go into a few of these. Some truck drivers are home every day, and these are called local truck drivers, other drivers may be home only once a week or every few days. These are called regional truck drivers. The type…