Well, now, here's a development that has the potential to make a big difference in trucking for me.

My wife has decided that I'm not a priority for her anymore and wants to split. This isn't a shock, but has the potential to change a lot of things.

We're parting friends, but I'm thinking of moving back out west. Cape Cod is nice, but I don't think I could handle seeing her around town with another guy.

Originally Posted by Rattlebunny

We're parting friends, but I'm thinking of moving back out west. Cape Cod is nice, but I don't think I could handle seeing her around town with another guy.

Well,and you with another woman,right?Cmon man,play some "Freebird" by Lynyrd Skynyrd,and have fun.

Get a pass port and get Canada legal. This alone will put you head and shoulders above many applicants for jobs as a driver. If you have some "stuff" on your record, contact the city were charges were filed...and see what it takes to get things expunged. Then you should qualify for a passport.

This might be a little late but, A second loan company can not foreclose on your home. FACT. I spent a few years in the collection industry and dealt with causes like yours many times. People tell you they are going to foreclose and they just cant. You should have told them to beat it. If you really wanted to be a nice guy you could have offered them a settlement for less then amount owed. They would have taken it and then reported you to the irs for the difference as income earned. The irs would have sent you a charge off statement. You would of had to pay taxs for the amount you didn't pay. It would have shown on your credit and amount settled for less then owed. Account closed. Zero balance. But any way to little to late.

Sounds like you have quiet the story. But you should have never left your house till they served you with papers by the county sheriff. In the mean time you should have paid some bills off and squirmed some cash aside. To have something for when they boot you or to have something to bring to the table for when they offered different terms on your loan.

Their are many ways you could of done this but you were on the out side. So you had no clue what you could get away with. Now the bank got away with your house. Your not the only one so dont feel bad.


Good luck trucking.....again. I cant get out of my job fast enough LOL I am looking to either buy myself a truck or leave the industry all together and start a new line of work. Im tired of the bs and ready to make a move.

good luck to you.

Originally Posted by georgeandson

But you should have never left your house till they served you with papers by the county sheriff.

We were served by the Sheriff, and were told to leave in that order.

*** NEW BUSINESS ***

Ok, now that I'm going to be completely on my own does anyone have a suggestion as to a town or area of the country where a single ... older ... truck driver (again soon) could hang his hat for short money and call it home? I've been looking into rents and I have to say that things aren't looking good for the kid (me).

My idea is simple, gather what cash I can here and move to wherever I'm going to be. Then apply to a training company to get the CDL back once I've established residency in the new location. Suggestions?

Thanks for all the help and support so far guys and ladies. It's going to be a great help in the long run ... also, thanks for keeping this as positive as possible.

Originally Posted by georgeandson

Get a pass port and get Canada legal. This alone will put you head and shoulders above many applicants for jobs as a driver. If you have some "stuff" on your record, contact the city were charges were filed...and see what it takes to get things expunged. Then you should qualify for a passport.

Don't have any "stuff" on my record. Having been an Aircraft Mechanic for years, working in Washington DC literally across the river from the Pentagon, I don't think I qualify as someone that has to worry about that sort of thing, but thanks.

The Passport is in the works as we speak.

Wow, I just reread my last post and even to me it sounded a bit arrogant. I apologize for that. To qualify that last statement, I have been through six separate FBI / Homeland Security background and threat assessment checks since 9-11. The last one came back in 30 minutes ... I just meant to say that I am the worlds most legally boring person. Even my hazmat finger print paperwork came back in 13 days rather than the 30 for most.

Sorry if I sounded a bit full of myself. I'm not usually like that.

Getting things rolling again, especially after surrendering my CDL, is a complicated process. I've found that I've gotten nestled in to life off the road, and have the typical infliction of the Lackawanna-No-Motivationosis disorder. So, daily I have to kick it in the ribs to get moving again. It's probably a touch of depression ... but what's going on with me is a lot like being set up in baseball. See, when you get breaking ball after breaking ball, it's easy to not see the fastball between the eyes coming.

Well, that sounded better in my head ... but it is what it is.

I have a few things left on my prep list to take care of. Things that were added by my decision to end my marriage. This isn't the typical split-up. See, I don't want to leave her s*c*r*e*w*e*d. So I have a few things to set up for her before I disappear.

For instance, she's still staying at the house, which is awkward. She's not dating anyone (never cheated on me) thankfully. And we've agreed not to until I've moved on and the paperwork is finalized. So, she needs to find a place of her own ... a difficult thing out here with rents for a one bedroom place over a grand a month for the most part. That and she's taking a course to become a CNA for the second time in her life ... it's only a few weeks long, and since her family has turn their back on her (her brother that lives near by told her to go pound sand when she asked to stay with him ... what a bastage) she's going to stay until that's completed.

So, my trucking adventure should resume shortly after the first of the year. I still am not sure who I'm going to end up with, but the "not a chance" list is growing.

So far I am NOT interested in working for:

C.R. England
Werner
CRST
Knight
and
FFE

My shortlist:

Crete - depends on how I get my CDL back
Swift - If I can't get into a Crete approved program
Central - Worked for a refer carrier and liked it before.
Schneider - They do have a good rep.
Stevens - Not sure if they'll have me back ... but they didn't ding my DAC

Any suggestions are welcome ... I am looking at the NETTTS program in N. Andover, MA if I can get funded for retraining after getting laid off in about ten days. If that's a no go, I will look into a training company after relocating to a different state with even a slightly more sane book of laws.

For those keeping score: Romney Care has cost me $968 over the last couple of years in fines ... simply because I can't afford to pay for health insurance and I make too much to qualify for any of the public plans.

That and the two years of consecutive logs, plus a letter from your former employers, required to transfer a CDL in Massachusetts is the whole reason behind my needing to get it back. So much Fun!

Rattlebunny,

You may want to consider heading south to either TN or GA. There are plenty of transportation companies in both states, and you'll find it easier to return to the trucking industry there as a lot of freight moves from that sector of the U.S.

I relocated from CT to the Atlanta area in 2010 to take advantage of the lower cost in property taxes and elected to get my CDL when I realized that a large portion of the working population in those states is dedicated to the transportation industry.

I, too, suffered greatly from the economic tanking that began in 2007. I was fortunate enough, however, to sell my house in time to stop the financial bleeding.

My cousin also relocated to the Atlanta area and drives for Central Refrigerated. They're a decent outfit to work for. He has no complaints. They have a terminal in Conley, GA.

You may also want to add US Xpress to your list of companies. They're based in TN but have terminals in Tunnel Hill and Ellenwood GA. I'm suggesting them because if you've read my thread, you'll find that they took me in when most other companies were shutting the door, and they've been good to me ever since. They're big, but they have decent equipment and will keep you busy.

I wish you the best of luck getting back on your feet. I'll be following your thread with interest.

Stay safe, Driver