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Oct 19, 2015

TRUCKER'S WORK * USA: Truck driver says ...

* New York - Professional truck driver; "It's a lifestyle, not just a job"

-- There’s a lot of money to be made as a truck driver, depending on the way you want to spend your days and nights... The median annual pay for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers was $38,200 in May 2012... Tim Capuano, 46, transports vehicles for between five and seven regional dealerships at any one time. He delivers an average load of nine or 10 vehicles to and from auctions in Waverly, in Tioga County near the Pennsylvania border, and Syracuse. When he’s needed, he also transports automobiles back and forth between Rochester and Florida for snowbirds... In addition to holding a Class A commercial driver’s license, Capuano has an air brake endorsement through New York State and must pass a physical and a drug test every two years to be recertified through the New York State Department of Transportation... When he started out he was generally away from home six days a week. Now he makes it back home in Perinton to his wife and 12-year-old twin sons every night, though typically at a late hour, with the exception of Thursdays when he drives down to Waverly. He spends travel time in the truck on the phone with dealers or catching up on the news... The job helps Capuano stay physically fit. He drives and chains each vehicle onto the trailer, which can get tricky depending on the weather, particularly when dealing with snow-covered trailers and icy conditions... 
(Photo: Mike Bradley - Trucker Tim Capuano, has been driving for R H Harding) --  Perinton, NY, USA - Democrat & Chronicle, by Robin L. Flanigan - October 17, 2015

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