About Me - Kevin R Watts - President of The Trucker's Report

About Me

Kevin R. Watts

Born:	January 7th, 1973 Paris, TN
Where I've Lived:	Paris, TN Big Sandy, TN Springfield, OH Williamsport, PA Dilliner, PA Marquette, MI Belgrade, MT Ooltewah, TN
Where I Live Now:	Big Sandy, TN
My Youth:	I was born in Big Sandy, TN and lived there until I was about 8 years old when my father had to move for a new job. I then lived in Springfield, OH until I was about 13 years old then moved again to Williamsport, PA. Now comes the real mess:
The Problems Of My Youth:	At about age 14-15 I became a serious problem to my parents. I started running away. I rode freight trains, and any other thing I could get my hands on. I was basically a punk that got into a LOT of trouble. I was put into boy's homes all across PA and just kept running away from them and moving from boy's home to boy's home. After a long time of doing this I came to a point when a judge told me I could either go to jail for a long time or go into a youth program called Vision Quest. What it basically was was a wagon train that traveled up and down the east coast of the US and we slept in teepees. It was a hard life to say the least. At about the time I was to get out of that program I was sent to another called Ocean Quest. We sailed on a schooner called "Bill Of Rights" from Maine to New York. We were taught the ropes, literally. It was an awesome time in my life to be able to learn this and to see sights of which most can't imagine. My eyes were opened to a new world. Even from a very young age I was well traveled.
A Young Man:	After getting out of Ocean Quest I then joined the US Army Reserves. I did basic training in Ft. Jackson, SC and AIT in Ft. Gordon, GA. After getting out of training I worked in a restaurant for a bit but then started building prisons. I worked at the Federal prison in Allenwood, PA. The state prison in Waynesburg, PA. and another high-rise prison in downtown Pittsburgh, PA. I was a laborer for brick layers. Which is VERY hard work! At the same time I was finishing up that prison I started truck driving school and finished school at the age of 21 when I started my first truck driving job.
A Truck Driver:	I have driven truck in all 48 states including British Columbia, Alberta, and Ontario Canada. I have seen every interstate from beginning to ending. There is not much in this country that I've not seen. I have run vans and reefers. When I lived in Montana I hauled apples from Wenatchee, WA to Bronx, NY. (Hunts Point) I am a mountain runner and I truly enjoy them very much. I have seen snowstorms that as a kid I never could imagine. I've been in hurricanes, beside tornadoes, blizzards, earthquakes, and basically all types of weather you can imagine. I have been a truck driver for 12 years now.