If you’re looking to pick up some extra cash for the holiday trucking season, then you certainly aren’t alone in the driving industry. There are approximately 3.5 million truck drivers in the US, and in the month of December, the vast majority are trying to secure every load they can find to buy gifts, keep the bills paid, and do everything they can to make it home by Christmas. Then comes January, when purchases made with credit cards start getting paid off – resulting in an even tighter market for keeping the wheels turning.
In true holiday spirit (and throughout the year), the staff here at CareersinGear.com would like to do their part. If you’re looking for a load and you haven’t yet taken a look at our Freight Finder, let me be the first to invite you to try it on for size. We’ve got hundreds of loads posted, already sorted by state and location, and each posting includes the contact information you need to secure your load and keep the holiday dollars flowing.
Why wait on a dispatcher or freight broker, who may be tied up with other loads, or might not understand the financial consequences of your dead time. Be proactive and make sure that your rig stays moving until you’re ready to take a well deserved vacation.
Another way to increase your bottom line is to make sure you’re earning top dollar for every mile you drive. Between finding job listings, making phone calls, sending in applications, scheduling interviews… the list goes on Trying to switch jobs is one of the most difficult tasks to undertake while you’re out on the road (check out Switching Trucking Employers for more on this).
Instead of putting up with all of that hassle, try the CareersinGear.com solution and Apply Online for driving jobs by filling out one simple form. The form doesn’t take long to complete, and you can even add yourself to our email list, just to ensure that you maintain awareness of every available opportunity and continue making top dollar for your efforts, no matter what. It’s that easy!
Still feel like you could be making more than an average freight driver? That may be because you know that driving a bigger truck, driving hazmat loads, or hauling doubles and triples usually pays more per load than hauling standard freight. In addition to the potential extra pay, adding these endorsements to your CDL can also keep you busier throughout the year, since you’ll have access to loads that the average driver isn’t qualified for.
If you want to add more endorsements to your CDL, upgrade your license class, or even if you don’t yet have a CDL and want to get one, but you also want to stick with a reputable driving school, then check out our Schools link to see which establishments the staff at CareersinGear.com has checked out. Shop around for the schools nearest you to make your driving time as profitable as it can possibly be.
No matter where you go, there are always those who like to complain about their lack of opportunities while staying broke; on the other hand, there are also those who choose to be proactive about maximizing their opportunities no matter where they find themselves in life. Can you guess which of these approaches leads to far greater income over the course of a career?
Join the conversation below and let us know what you do to keep the holiday trucking dollars flowing through your comments.
- Kevin Freeman
I have been on this website for almost a year now. And, I still feel like I’m not making any progress,also I’m not finding what I ‘m looking.
This is awesome!! With Brett’s 15 years, your newbie experiance and some as a trainer and then my 9 years that ended in 2010 or delayed, there are many stories to tell. No matter what your time is behind the wheel the trucking world is still the same in the treatment of driver’s and the way of life. But the stories vary due to the time you were in them. Looking forward to knowing and seeing more on this new adventure.
I WOULD recommend getting a GPS that has truck routes on it. Makes getting around a LOT easier when you’re somewhere you’re not that familiar with and don’t know your way around. Also very helpful with trip planning. If you have a tool available that will make your life on the road easier, USE IT!
Dj HawcSeptember 2, 2011 @ 1:11 pmI work in the maritime transport industry, and the regulations we undergo are ridiculous. For one, so many of the regulations try to go across far too large a spectrum. A 6000 horsepower riverboat pushing 30 barges up and down the Mississippi river is not the same animal as a petroleum carrying ocean vessel that comes up to New Orleans to offload it’s cargo, however, both are held to many of the same standards in navigation equipment, safety equipment, communication, and a myriad of other things.The safety regulations out here baffle me. For example, our fire suppression systems use an older style of Halon, a heavier than atmosphere gas that will displace the oxygen in a compartment and smother a fire, should we have one. The old stuff is fine to have, UNLESS, it is removed. In other words, what we have in our suppression tanks is fine to have, but were we to do maintenance on the system, such as replacing older piping, we couldn’t hook the old tanks back up. They would have to be replaced with a new formulation of Halon that does the same thing.The same kind of ruling goes into effect in our kitchens. The boat I’m on has no fire suppression system installed in the vent system above our stove. That’s fine, perfectly to code. However, if we DID have a system installed, it must be to a very very strict set of compliances. It seems that if (not that I necessarily agree that it should) something is going to be regulated if you DO have it, then it should be a requirement, and if it’s deemed that you DON’T need it, then what’s the harm in having a smaller, but still secondary, protection that doesn’t interfere with any other safety feature. I just don’t understand the regulatory mindset. It seems to defy my common sense.
Regarding your second amendment discussion in episode, I think if you look into it, you will see that at the time of the founding fathers regulated meant equipped. So reading it that way a well equipped militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED. It is pretty apparent what the meaning is. With the important part being shall not be infringed and a permit system is an infringement on that right.