Walmart is the company that pays the most mileage for a truck driver. States such as California and Texas pay the most.
drivers must comply with Federal regulations and any State regulations that are stricter than Federal requirements. Truck drivers must have a driver's license issued by the State they live in, and most employers require a clean driving record.
You can have truck driver training by checking at local driving schools. Most of the larger driving schools will offer truck driver training, although some of the smaller ones won't.
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Most states require a commercial driver to be at least 18 years old. However, you will not be able to leave your home state in a commercial truck (this is called intrastate driving). To drive outside of your home state (interstate driving) you must be at least 21 years old. Therefore, most trucking companies will not hire a driver who is under the age of 21.
As a company truck driver, it's virtually impossible. Even a contract truck driver from a western country in Iraq only earns about half of that. If you own your own truck, it's possible to gross $200K, but most of that money is going right back into the truck.
The average annual salary for a long haul cattle truck driver is about $37,930. This falls in line with the salary of most kinds of over-the-road truck drivers.
Becoming a truck driver isn't hard. Making it in the industry is where most fall short, and that's why the industry has such a high turnover rate.
One of the most highly accredited schools for truck driving is the Truck Driver Institute. They are located in 9 states throughout the country, and have been in business for 35 years. All of their schools offer on site recruiting and job placement as well.
Most are paid percentage/commission, not hourly.
Well this would depend on what size of pick up truck you are referring to but the top ten best gas mileage pick up trucks of 2011 list the Dodge Ram 1500 as most fuel efficient.
If you are a class B trucker most of these jobs are restricted to box trucks, or delivery bus drivers, city bus driver, dump truck drivers that tow small trailers, tourist bus driver, or trolleybus driver.
You file in the "liable state" which is the one where the company paid your employment security taxes to the state. Most states are members of the interstate unemployment compensation program, where you can file where you live, but have to identify your company's IRS tax number and address