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    How To Become a Truck Driver: Your Step-By-Step Guide to Becoming a Trucker
    How To Become a Truck Driver: Your Step-By-Step Guide to Becoming a Trucker
    How To Become a Truck Driver: Your Step-By-Step Guide to Becoming a Trucker
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    How To Become a Truck Driver: Your Step-By-Step Guide to Becoming a Trucker

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    If you want to learn more about how to be a truck driver, then get this step by step guide written by a real life trucker. This beginner's guide will show you step by step on how to start your truck driving career!

    I have been driving a truck full time for over 4 years at the time of this publishing. I have been a company driver for 3 of those years and an owner/operator for a bit over one.

    In the 4+ years that I’ve been driving I have spent one year driving most of the lower 48 states. I haven’t made it up to North Carolina, and a few other states in the northeast but all of the others I have. For the last two years I have been truck driving with my team from Los Angeles to the Kansas City area and back. We did that twice a week. After doing that for about a year I was able to get a driving position working nights and being home every day. I did that for almost year. I left there because the company did a pathetic job of maintaining their equipment. I was afraid of getting stopped by law enforcement. So I left them and got my own truck to take care of. Now I am contracted with a carrier to move their freight and it works out a lot better.

    Let’s talk about the money, most truck drivers can expect to earn $30,000-$40,000 in their 1st year. I know some drivers who work as Solo drivers and decide to give up their apartments so they can stay in the truck all year long and save money. They still take days off from time to time, and stay with friends, family or rent a hotel for a few days so they can take a break. Once you have 6 months experience you may be able to find a job that pays more money. I’ve seen motivated drivers earning in the $60,000 range in their 1st year. The money is there to earn if you look for it. Too many drivers get complacent and they stay with the same company in the same position making low wages for years and years. Sometimes all you need to do to increase your income is switch positions within the company. If the company you work for doesn’t offer anything that will take you to the next level then find another company that will. I know a Walmart driver who earns $100,000 year and he’s home every night and weekend.

    Companies pay you in cents per mile (CPM) so the more mileage you drive the more you earn The bottom line is company drivers can make anywhere from $30,000 to around $100,000 per year. Stay away from company lease options, 99% of the time only the company does well with this type of position. They will make their lease program sound perfect, touting how you will be your own boss and make lots of money. Drivers often find themselves making just enough to cover the WEEKLY truck lease payment. If you want to truly be your own boss as a owner operator of your own truck then save up the money to buy a used truck cash or you may be able to find a 3rd party (not company sponsored) lease program. I have seen a couple of decent 3rd party lease programs, these will allow you to contract with any company you want. So if you’re not making enough money with one company then you can easily switch to another.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHowExpert
    Release dateOct 3, 2016
    ISBN9781370101108
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      How To Become a Truck Driver - HowExpert

      Trucking Business Secrets

      How to Start, Run, and Grow Your Trucking Company

      By HowExpert Press & Bruce Stimson

      Copyright http://www.HowExpert.com

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      Table of Contents

      Chapter 1 Define the role of the Broker and Agent

      Chapter 2 Here's How the Industry Works

      Chapter 3 Abide by the Industry's Standards

      Chapter 4 Satisfy the Steps to Become an Agent

      Chapter 5 Understand the Industry's Work Environment

      Chapter 6 Familiarize Yourself with Industry Terms

      Chapter 7 Build the Steps to Become a Broker

      Chapter 8 Consider the Big Picture

      Chapter 9 What to Spend or Not Spend Money on

      Chapter 10 Discover Self Pace & Time Management Success

      About the Expert

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      Chapter 1 Define the role of the Broker and Agent

      Are you stuck in a dead end job and looking for a way out? Perhaps you have no job at all? Maybe owning your own company is what you are most passionate about.

      Well, you've have come to the right place. While the freight and transportation business may not be for everyone, there’s the possibility that this is the gold mine and goal mind you've been searching for.

      Entrepreneur Magazine has rated the freight brokerage business as one of the top home-based businesses to own. A recent Wall Street Journal article cited freight brokering and logistics as the largest growing sector of the transportation industry. Let me tell you more about the ever growing industry of freight brokerage company and process agent career.

      The transportation brokerage industry has experienced exponential growth over the past thirty years. Many shippers face the challenge of seeking opportunities to establish relationships with reliable freighters. It is the goal of both the shipper and carrier to work hard to get freight moved. Being able to solve the problem and get reliable and consistent transportation in the marketplace is the goal of all in the freight and transportation business.

      Challenging issues freighters are facing include limitations of seasonal issues and specialized freight handling requirements. As a result, a number of challenges exist for both the carrier and shippers.

      Advantages of Working Under a Brokerage Agency

      Are there advantages to a position as a transportation broker or agent in the transportation industry? How about owning a brokerage company? Brokers are specialists who have expertise at moving freight in an efficient and professional manner with rates negotiated on a load-by-load basis with the carrier.

      The answer is yes, most definitely.

      While starting you won agency is financially beneficial, there are many benefits of working for a brokerage agency.

      • The work that goes into a business start-up can be tremendous and labor intensive.

      •The

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