ironpony
Professional Pot-Stirrer
50-ish is realistic.
Good point about taking a DOT physical first. My hearing is not as good as it used to be. I have trouble with conversations.
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papawalt97
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So straight out of driving school, driving a company truck 50 to 60k??
What is better, Flat bed, van, steel hauling, auto parts?
What is better, Flat bed, van, steel hauling, auto parts?
papawalt97
Member
I have a friend that is an assistant manager at a steel mill in Michigan.
He said "get your license and I'll give you a job"
Not sure of the pay but it is a flat bed steel hauler.
He said "get your license and I'll give you a job"
Not sure of the pay but it is a flat bed steel hauler.
mndriver
curmudgeon extraordinare
The job you can stomach the longest. It's more about the bs coming out of the office than anything.
You want to make a good living, you learn to hustle. Hustle makes you more money than anything.
Hustle isn't about driving 16 hour days or 80 mph either.
Electric Chicken
Well-Known Member
Amen to that. We have a 12hr/60mph hustle here that can be lucrative.
It's mostly about being consistent and predictable so they can keep you planned out.
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Electric Chicken
Well-Known Member
That's what I was thinking. 45-55k range.
papawalt97
Member
I am definitely a hustler. Been working more than one job most of my life. Steel Mill, auto factory, home maintenance, tow truck, handyman.
Haha, I'll try anything once, twice if I like it.
Haha, I'll try anything once, twice if I like it.
ironpony
Professional Pot-Stirrer
The truth is that you can make money in any segment of the industry.
The thread title says you have trouble hearing. Better go get your DOT physical.
Electric Chicken
Well-Known Member
What? No I've never seen a SWAT musical!
ironpony
Professional Pot-Stirrer
Sinister
pari animositate
What??
ironpony
Professional Pot-Stirrer
Driving schools won't let you enroll in a CdL course without a DOT physical. If you find one that does, betcha it's a mill, and you'll play hell getting your tuition refunded if you can't pass the physical.
r3gulator3
IMA KEEP IT REDNECK
I think the point @Sinister was trying to make is that at no time did anyone imply that you shouldn’t have or didn’t need a DOT physical prior to going to the DMV or CDL school.
ironpony
Professional Pot-Stirrer
Maybe. If you give a school money without knowing you can pass the physical, WC Fields comment about fools and money applies.
ironpony
Professional Pot-Stirrer
That's the point about getting the physical out of the way. Like the rest of us folks that have a few miles on us, there's lots of conditions that can cause problems getting a med card. Best find out about that now. Any reputable school won't take the OOs money without this in any case.
r3gulator3
IMA KEEP IT REDNECK
And you and everyone else has advised to get it done prior to....you’re arguing a point that everyone agreed with and yet you still argue like everyone is against you.
Proverbs 26:11
Electric Chicken
Well-Known Member
Everyone: You're right!
Ironpony: No, I'm right and you're all idiots!
Ironpony: No, I'm right and you're all idiots!
ironpony
Professional Pot-Stirrer
mndriver
curmudgeon extraordinare
No kidding
That's what I said.
He should get a Dot physical before even investing his time to study to take the written test for his permit.
It will save him money to take the initiative and get his permit on his own time and dime than sit in a classroom and listen to someone read him a manual.
