r/Truckdrivers

Please explain it to me like I’m five.
Let’s say you are driving and you finish the job you drop off at location and you only have an hour left of driving time, but your house is two hours away. I don’t have a load with me just my trailer. Can I go home?

After nearly a year of doing local DSD work in central Florida I'm going back OTR. What are the best OTR companies you personally have ever worked for? I'm looking for companies that hire company drivers on a W2 basis, with no driver facing cameras, a rider policy that would let me take my wife on runs, and that pay well. Whst are the absolute best companies you have ever worked for, the one you would tell your brother, son, best friend, etc to apply to without hesitation?

I was jumped by a group of three men who shouted homophobic slurs at me near their pickup truck outside of The Seal pub in Harwich. Message me if you witnessed the incident or if you have any information.

Hi fellows,
I'm working for a reefer trucking company and we face issues with h!r!ng drivers.
Not sure we ACTUALLY have issues its just our boss who always wants more Owner Operator and drivers, so we h!r!ng all year round. I know there's driver shortage right now but still.

To give some context on what we’ve tried so far:
**Indeed**: Yielded very few results
**Truck stop advertising**: Difficult to get approval through corporate offices...
**Local print magazine**: Currently our most effective one, we spend $200 a mont and consistently get leads from there.
**Ads on the truck itself**: Very little return though we offer generous referral sing on bonuses, like $2000..
**Social media ads (Facebook mostly)**: Generated very low lead volume, and these people who came from there are kinda not who we looking for.

I just found out about Driver's Pulse, and I'm looking for feedback from you guys - is it worth it?

Overall, how and where you search for jobs?
What else should I try?
What matters for you the most? Benefits like sign on bonuses, rate per mile and discounts at the repair shop?
Any advice would be GREATLY appreciated

Hi guys! I'm looking at jobs for LTL trucking, and I came across FedEx freight. Wanted to understand what's it like from a culture, pay perspective, especially in the last 12 months? I've heard that there has been a big wave of retirements/resignations recently (a lot more than say 2-3 years ago), wanted to check if what I've been hearing is verifiable by other people. Also are most drivers currently stretched to their limits in terms of number of hours worked? Thanks!

Hi all ! Any lorry drivers here in the UK ?

I'm in the truck parts business, got a ton of respect for you guys out on the road every day. Looking to tap into a little bit of your experience. Have a customer with some Hopper bottoms that is interested in being able to dump his suspension before he unloads so he doesn't overextend his airbags. Hopper doors get opened up all the way in dumps in a hurry, so the normal suspension valve doesn't keep up. And he doesn't want to have to do it with a manual dump valve. It looks to me like a lot of the leveling valves with the integral dump automatically dump when you set the trailer parking brakes. His comment was that they normally don't set the parking brakes because it skids the tires a little bit then when dumping the suspension. Does that make sense to you guys? Is it just something you live with? Is there a better way? Again, all the respect in the world to you guys, and any help is greatly appreciated.

I have this interaction probably 2-3 times a day

- Me to truck driver: "Hi how can I help you?"

- Truck driver: "I'm delivering to X company at this address."

- Me: "Great. Do you have a contact number for the person you're delivering to?"

- Truck driver: "No."

- Takes invoice with the contact information clearly on it

- Me: "Is this the person you're delivering to?"

- Truck driver: "Yes."

- Me: "If you call them, they'll come down and meet you."

I understand wanting to check in with me first, but why are you telling me you don't have a contact number when you do? Is there a reason behind it that I'm not aware of?

Is it true that a truck driver can make $100,000 a year? Is that possible or is the salary capsized. If I want to make that kind of money I would have to be an owner operator lease operator or find something else to do. Do you believe I was better off if I’ve done something else like an LPN or in healthcare or stayed as a roofer before I did any of this

This may be an impossible transition to make, but I’m interested in making the switch into maybe a Shipping Manager type of role. I’m currently a truck driver making low six figures and at the moment can’t afford to take a substantial pay cut. Any advice on how to make the transition? Willing to get certified or go back to school if absolutely necessary. Any guidance is extremely appreciated!