TRUCKING THRU CHICAGO CONSTRUCTION ZONES - Melton truck lines

[@Sonic_Appeal]

Love seeing other fit truckers who refuse to be the average trucker and take their health seriously and find time to excersise. Looking forward to more content bro this is my new favorite trucking channel.

[@Demi.1133]

Ong

[@JPHamilton87]

I drove for CFI before joining Melton. Now with CalArk but may come back to Melton

[@Spade_hndrixxx]

Welcome back!!!! & you a hell of a driver i swear….

[@Kody_Bear]

That construction zone looked stressful. Nice one!

[@ianelbert]

Thanks, stay safe out there!

[@ManuelGonzalez-gs1ln]

He’s backkkk. I start orientation on the 1st. Hope I pass everything and I’ll be seeing u otr

[@Demi.1133]

I start on the 3rd . Congrats man. We out here, and it’s time to get this money and work towards Financial freedom 💪🏾💪🏾

[@casperz33]

Do they provide GPS when you get your own truck? I start orientation Oct 7th 2024

[@bluemamba4239]

23 and I get my cdl the end of January. I’m hyped can’t wait to drive.

[@jonfelty6063]

Welcome back my friend! Hope you are doing well!

[@danielhallows1157]

Welcome back, looking forward to the videos. How did rehire orientation go? Thinking about coming back myself.

[@ianelbert]

It wasn’t bad at all. They changed orientation from 2 weeks to just 8 days, so it goes by pretty quick

[@danielhallows1157]

@ianelbert that's good, I thought 2 weeks was long, when I worked there it was 5 days.

[@JesseDukee]

welcome back!

[@renegaderats]

Im surprised you left the oilfields, figgured that would be more money. I just finished CDL school and am waiting for my road test. Was planning on doing a year flatbed then going to the oilfields myself. Is this a bad idea? Any advice? Much appreciated!

[@ianelbert]

The oil field is always up and down and it’s not easy to predict when it’s gonna be good or bad. It wasn’t that great when I was there and I didn’t know when it would turn around, so I came back to flatbed. There is big money in the oil field though, you just gotta be in the right place at the right time

[@williamshepard8107]

Welcome back

[@dannystranahan1004]

When you came back to Melton, did they make you go out with a trainer again? Or did you get your truck right after orientation?

[@ianelbert]

I got a truck right after orientation

[@dannystranahan1004]

​@@ianelbert Tight on. I'm thinking about going back myself.

[@greenbeld]

Merry Christmas

[@kiranbhattarai856]

hey you back. quick question, i also left melton after doing 8 months.. when you rejoin, did your CPM increase or it the same?

[@ianelbert]

After I left melton I drove at another company for a few months, so when I came back I had 1yr driving experience. So that upped my CPM

[@castanovayt]

Why did you quit the oil fields?

[@ianelbert]

I wasn’t making as much and I did at Melton, and I had to work nights a lot which I didn’t like

[@castanovayt]

@@ianelbert thanks for the response, I'm considering oil fields or otr living out of the truck for a year or more. If you have any insights to which would be more lucrative as a new driver I'm all ears. Safe travels bud

[@Merker1438]

What phone mount are you using?

[@ianelbert]

I forgot the name but I think it starts with an “s” and I got it from Walmart

[@ghostjr7234]

@@ianelbertwhere is it mounted? It looks like it’s mounted right there on the plastic next to your load suspension meter