7 months OTR and loving it!
Posted 12.18.2008 at 08.03 PM by Dieselgypsy1
My dad drove truck from the time he was 18 until the day he died, which was around 35yrs. His last 15, my mom drove with him and now at 40, I am driving. It is hard to believe, even now, that I am a truck driver. I swore I never would drive truck. My dad had many wives and I still have sisters and brothers I have never met. I have 5 kids of my own and now 3 grandkids. A friend of mine that used to work for the same corporate company I did started 2.5yrs ago and we have stayed in touch. I started thinking about driving because of him and now I am. I wished I would of started sooner but I will be driving for a while, the good Lord willing that is. I have been trying for a few months now to get my wife in the truck so we can be together and make double the money. Now that she is willing, the company I drive for has stopped hiring inexperienced drivers but yet they still are hiring experienced drivers. A little upset about that. I am looking forward to owning my own truck in the near future and have talked to a lot of O/O and IC's about it. Have gotten some great advice and am doing all I can to prepair myself for that day. Drive safe and keep the left door closed.
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 | what kind of advice have you received for o/o? i am a student graduating soon and am thinking about o/o. |
Posted 12.22.2008 at 04.41 PM by jmmate  |
| | I appologize for not getting back to you sooner, have only been on here a little while and have not worked out all the kinks yet. As for being an O/O or IC, there is a lot of info out there. The best thing to do is talk to any and all O/O you see while out on the road. You must be an person that is organized, detailed and a take charge type of person. If you are not any of these things than running your own truck will be difficult at best. The best advice I can give you, that I have received is being a company driver for 2 to 3 years before you buy your own truck. Now if your like me and you are constantly doing research and asking questions than 1 or 2 years should do it, especially if your the type of person I mentioned above. I wish you the best with your trucking career and be safe out there. Keep the left door shut and remember: slow is smooth, smooth is fast. |
| Posted 01.22.2009 at 08.46 PM by Dieselgypsy1 |
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