Becoming an owner-operator truck driver requires a unique spirit of independence and self-awareness.

Since owner-operators are the individuals who own and operate their own trucking businesses, straight proportionally it indicates that an owner-operator truck driver should as well have a self-reliance in order to pave his own way.

Nowadays, we can witness that there are more and more company truckers who are changing drastically their careers into becoming owner-operator truck driver. The Department of Transportation DOT has noted that there are approximately 350.000 owner operators registered in the USA.

Moreover, owner-operators are the creators of their own success.

In general, owner-operators are fiercely creative and independent individuals, they always choose to take the road less traveled. Straight proportionally you might think that they won’t ever have the need of an owner-operator truck driver career guide to profit and success, but in reality it is not quite like that.

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Rookie truck drivers often have a hard time getting the good runs. This can be for a couple of reasons. The most obvious is that the best runs will go to the senior and/or the most experienced truck drivers. This is true no matter the industry.

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Now we all know the amount of time one has in doing something isn’t always a fair gauge into how capable a person is. But it stands to reason that if someone who has been driving 500,000 miles will most likely be more proficient than someone who has just completed a truck driving school.

So what can you do to get the coveted better routes? Well there are several things you can do:

• Bide your time as you work your way up the seniority ladder;
• Start with a newer or smaller trucking company;
• Prove yourself to be reliable and dependable;
• Maintain a good driving records and good safety rating. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) maintains several websites that provide easy access to safety-related information, so check their sites for some valuable information regarding your driving and safety ratings).

Those are only a few ideas, I am sure you have suggestion that might be better. But the one thing you should not do is just sit around and complain. That won’t get you very far, unless of course your grievous is legitimate.

A valid gripe might be you and three other drivers were all hired at the same time but you haven’t had a weekend home in four months while they get every weekend off. But even so, you need to address the issue the right way.

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In my attempt to create the ‘ultimate’ heavy duty truck guide I know there will be points, ideas, and information left out. Unfortunately trying to cover everything about a heavy duty truck can be hard. Not that there is not enough information, but deciding what to include and what to skim over, is the real issue.

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Some might read this and think it is a good overview, others might say what about this or that. As usual I will welcome all suggestions and points in the comments box beneath the article. For others perhaps this will be more a starting point in your quest to learn more about what is considered to be a heavy duty truck.

I will say for this guide of mine that it isn’t a 4×4 GMC with a lift kit and spray on ‘mud’!!! It is geared towards commercial trucks.

If you want to learn more from an official point of view you have several options:

• Visit the site of the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA);
• Read The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) article, regarding the heavy duty trucks;
• Read the FMCSA’s safety compliance and enforcement program (CSA);
• You can visit your state’s transportation department or other relevant regulatory agency for your state or the state where operating in;
• Visit on-line forums, groups, and other social media sites for heavy duty trucks and truck drivers, or any kind of site for truckers will give you a valid information on the topic, in matter of fact;
• Read one of the on-line or hard copy truckers’ magazines, or join one of the many trucking associations like example the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, (OOIDA).

Of course, there are other options. But what I have put together is a guide, and I hope it does help you for finding the information you are seeking.

Commercial Truck Classification

Ok, I guess, before I go into details about what is a heavy duty truck, or the types or their uses and all that other fun stuff, I shall first explain the classifications. I am sure many will be like, “I already know this”! Well, if you do know, then this might be a refresher for you, if you don’t, I hope it adds to your understanding.

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