I was contracted to haul furniture 98% of the time. My heavy load would be 14,000, occasionally I would have a back haul of salt or something that would put me to the max. Most of the time my back haul would be a 3,500 pound of foam. Just drop and hook. I do miss the scenery and the people I was involved with. And after retiring, the money.
It's not like it used to be. Trucks used to be cool. Real drivetrains, beautiful to look at, easy to wrench on now, they look like minivans. The new breed of drivers are many times worse than the 4 wheelers.