Any true trucking nomads out there?
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Gypsy88, Apr 6, 2021.
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Dang man you guys are hard core! I envy the lifestyle.
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Avoid Western Express & CR England: Dude, I almost went to work for CR England last October. I chatted with a guy named Jay H on Youtube & he warned me RIGHT AWAY to NOT go there. Hah.slow.rider and tscottme Thank this. -
I haven't had a "home" in over ten years. All my time in the oilfield and also over the road. I keep the little stuff I own at my parents house, which I use as my permanent address.
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*old TRICK not truck. Lol
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When I was young and single and first starting out Trucking , I jumped into the deep end, had never even driven a truck before , bought a truck on a lease purchase deal, was renting a single wide trailer in a cow pasture . But since I was never there I just moved my few belongings to my parents house and used their address on my DL
and built a tiny shower in my truck, and bought the first electric cooler when they came out.
So with a shower and fridge , I literally lived in my truck.
had my credit card bills sent there and they paid them with my checkbook.
this was before the internet banking was available . Yep , I’m old .
I found a small local non chain bank that I mailed my settlement checks to and they deposited the money into several different accounts for me.
10% into one account for taxes , 10% into another for truck maintenance, 10% into savings , and the rest into my normal checking account .
The larger issue is you have no friends or family that would keep your stuff in a closet and let you use their address on your DL?
also, please look into a state vo tech or community college for the CDL class.
In My state it’s $1,600. And it’s a very good 13 week class.
I saved enough money in two years to buy a small shack on seven acres in the mountains near the North Carolina Tennessee Georgia border. I didn’t get to go there much but I just wanted some land to call my own, that was 28 years ago and even though I quit trucking to get a normal job so I could be around for my wife and children, I still own it and go there about one weekend a month.Last edited: Apr 6, 2021
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I had to drop my hazmat when I did this because there are added complications with that but it IS completely legal. Residency doesn’t mean you can vote, though - you need a physical address and not a PO Box for that.
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