anyone drive tow trucks?

[TurboJake]

okay. i live in south range though

Shoot me your address in PM and I can be down there in about 45 minutes. I haz no classes tomorrow.

[dirtbag30]

okay. i live in south range though

[TurboJake]

i need to steal my bosses plow truck and clean it up.

but yeah i had both winch cables in use for just in case because ive never seen someone stuck like that. it was a funny sight to see.

Give me gas and I'll come take care of what I can with my plow truck.

[dirtbag30]

yeah its crazy how dense it is. youd think it would be like powder and be easy to move. shoveling my driveway has been a lost cause too. i need to steal my bosses plow truck and clean it up.

but yeah i had both winch cables in use for just in case because ive never seen someone stuck like that. it was a funny sight to see.

[TurboJake]

So south of Houghton. Very nice! This recent snow is like concrete. I'm having a HELL of a time moving it around, and have said "Fuck this" for the night.

Betchya he was stuck in there REAL good.

[dirtbag30]

haha i actually knew the kid, he isnt the brightest bulb.
It was on south superior road about 5 miles off the hancock canal.

[TurboJake]

This pleases me. Kid REALLY should've known better.

Where was this? Between Calumet and Houghton?

[dirtbag30]

well ive been doing alot of calls lately, mostly with the flatbed and winching people out of snowbanks. i can honestly say its better then i thought it was going to be. i do enjoy not being in the shop all day.

so today i got called to get a kid out of the snowbank and this is what i came upon. it was pretty funny.
apparently the road drifted across so he had to abandon his vehicle,and in the morning when the plow went by it buried it completely.

forgive the photos, my phone is a potato.

[dirtbag30]

^

Look into the licensing and regulatory environment in PNW, and buy your own truck and start your own small towing business, good wrecker drivers that give a shit type car people are hard to come by. With 2 years of northern MI experience and 2 winter seasons, you should be set for the easier PNW climate.

that would actually be a crazy awesome plan. thanks for the motivation. :D

[mrsleeve]

^

Well if you do ed up liking the job, keep doing it for where your at. When you get a little more proficient at it, tell your boss when your on calls with the truck you want your 30% no matter the time of day, and will take your hourly when not in the truck. Next if you seem to like it, then stick with it where you are though NEXT winter, and save your pennies.

Look into the licensing and regulatory environment in PNW, and buy your own truck and start your own small towing business, good wrecker drivers that give a shit type car people are hard to come by. With 2 years of northern MI experience and 2 winter seasons, you should be set for the easier PNW climate.

[dirtbag30]

I see that from time to time around here, drivers not giving a shit about the task at hand. I have a blast driving a truck for a living. Around here I tow alot of high end cars that are hard to load, and for me that makes it all the more fun. The $9.00 a hour thing blows, I wouldn't do it for that. We make .30% of what we do and that works out very well for me.

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most of the other drivers get the 30% deal, but since im a full time employee i drive trucks during the day when its busy and also after hours in the evening so yeah its 9$ an hour during the day, but if i drive after hours i will transfer to the commission of 30%.

I would consider moving if the working situation is that terrible in your area. You might also consider enrolling yourself into a trade school to get some qualifications to get out of that 9-10$ hour range and up into the 15-20$ an hour range. I had a hard time living making $10 an hour, that's for sure.


Edit:

Also I have been a tow operator on the side since 07. It's fun sometimes, the hours however are not.

i have done HVAC with my family and made 13 an hour, but got laid off and then got this job out of desperation for work, and my previous job hired another guy so theres no going back to HVAC. i wish i could move back to washington. but that will probably never happen unless i had a job lined up first.


and the worst part about this whole this is... i have enough money in my account to quit now and survive winter or until i find another job, but my e30 is in storage in my bosses garage, behind a boat. so if i quit now.. he would make it hell for me to get my car back. basically just charge me an outrageous storage fee.
so i am forced to stick it out this winter, and as soon as i get my car back ill tell him im leaving.. lol
but who knows maybe ill turn out to love driving trucks once i start doing it more. only time will tell.

[e30lov]

I would consider moving if the working situation is that terrible in your area. You might also consider enrolling yourself into a trade school to get some qualifications to get out of that 9-10$ hour range and up into the 15-20$ an hour range. I had a hard time living making $10 an hour, that's for sure.


Edit:

Also I have been a tow operator on the side since 07. It's fun sometimes, the hours however are not.

[Sideways87]

in my experience ive seen some drivers, not care about the customers car, or they dont have the skill to move cars. for example. ive seen my boss drive the quick pick on our dodge straight into the grill of a lady's van. and cars falling off the rollback. but. tonight i went on a call with our most experienced driver(12 years) and it was actually fun. he knows how get shit done and move cars safely and correctly.

the thing about driving tow trucks that i don't like is the hours, and the pay. if you have hobbies, or a dream, and you drive tow trucks for my boss. you can kiss them goodbye. because you'll be working all day everyday making 9 dollars an hour, with no breaks. and yes. no breaks. at all. and if you're at the shop not doing a wrecker call, you're pumping gas or changing tires. we do way to much shit for the amount of employees we have.

I see that from time to time around here, drivers not giving a shit about the task at hand. I have a blast driving a truck for a living. Around here I tow alot of high end cars that are hard to load, and for me that makes it all the more fun. The $9.00 a hour thing blows, I wouldn't do it for that. We make .30% of what we do and that works out very well for me.

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[dirtbag30]

was going to say up in that part of the state if you have a job that keeps the lights on and you get to sleep in your own bed most every night then your kinda lucky

yes, i am very lucky. i do have it better than most. i lived homeless/ish for a while in the pnw about 4 years ago, so im glad to be back home doing my own thing, with my e30. it does keep the lights on, and my e30 functional. lol

[mrsleeve]

was going to say up in that part of the state if you have a job that keeps the lights on and you get to sleep in your own bed most every night then your kinda lucky